<p>Two strange asteroids found in the asteroid belt might hint at a grand <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/science/red-asteroids-belt.html" target="_blank">planetary dance</a> in the early Solar System. Also this week, we’ve finally peered <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/insight-lander-makes-best-yet-maps-of-martian-depths/" target="_blank">under the surface of Mars</a>. What did we see, and what can it tell us?</p>

Two strange asteroids found in the asteroid belt might hint at a grand planetary dance in the early Solar System. Also this week, we’ve finally peered under the surface of Mars. What did we see, and what can it tell us?

<p>Two strange asteroids found in the asteroid belt might hint at a grand <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/science/red-asteroids-belt.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">planetary dance</a> in the early Solar System. Also this week, we’ve finally peered <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/insight-lander-makes-best-yet-maps-of-martian-depths/" rel="noopener noreferrer">under the surface of Mars</a>. What did we see, and what can it tell us?</p>

Red asteroids at night, astronomer’s delight. Plus, what’s inside Mars?

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Red asteroids at night, astronomer’s delight. Plus, what’s inside Mars?

Red asteroids at night, astronomer’s delight. Plus, what’s inside Mars?