Here's a 3-minute animation that will completely change the way you see the...
Carl Sagan told us that there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all of the Earth's beaches. At the same time, there are more H2O molecules in just 10 drops of water than...
View ArticleHere’s how astronauts exercise in space
"The Martian" is out on Blu-Ray and DVD now, and to celebrate the film's release, Fox Home Entertainment, in conjunction with NASA, put together a five-part video series called "Life in Space" where...
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Most of the universe is missing — here are 5 ambitious experiments that might...
Everything that we see around us — planets, stars, nebulas, and so on — only makes up about 15% of the matter in the universe.The other 85% of matter is missing. Scientists call this invisible stuff...
View ArticleWe drove NASA’s monster Mars car with moves that’ll blow Ferrari out of the...
We had the chance to test drive NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV) in the Mars Yard at the Johnson Kennedy Space Center in Texas – and it has some pretty stellar moves.Produced by Jenner Deal....
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Here's what SpaceX fans think Elon Musk's secret giant new rocket might look...
SpaceX made history at the end of 2015 when it launched and landed an orbital rocket, but that feat is just the beginning for the rocket company.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is planning a gigantic rocket and...
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Here's what being stranded on Mars like in the Oscar-nominated film ‘The...
Ridley Scott's blockbuster film "The Martian" has been nominated for six oscars, including Best Actor (Matt Damon), Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay.In the film, based on the novel by Andy...
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NASA’s top planetary scientist told us what he thinks of the science in the...
"The Martian"— last year's must-see film based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir — has been nominated for a bunch of oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Back when the film came out last...
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Astronomers are baffled by a newly discovered cosmic explosion that shines...
Last June, a team of astronomers, armed with a network of telescopes across the globe, spotted an unusually bright object, and upon further investigation, discovered that they had stumbled on the most...
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Scientists have spotted mountains on Pluto that look like giant ice volcanoes
NASA scientists have pieced together the most detailed image yet of one of two giant mountains on Pluto that they suspect might be ice volcanoes.This feature, nicknamed Wright Mons, is about 90 miles...
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The 2 most dangerous numbers in the universe are threatening the end of physics
A deeply disturbing and controversial line of thinking has emerged within the physics community.It's the idea that we are reaching the absolute limit of what we can understand about the world around us...
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NASA just announced which companies are going to supply the International...
On Thursday, NASA announced the awardees of its second round of Commercial Resupply Services (CRS2) contracts, which will cover cargo deliveries to and from the International Space Station (ISS) from...
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Epically awesome pictures of Saturn
Saturn flaunts the most majestic planetary rings in the solar system, but those are not the only things that make this beautiful gas giant unique. It's also the farthest planet from Earth that we can...
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SpaceX will attempt its most challenging feat yet this Sunday — here's how to...
Last December, SpaceX achieved what many thought could not be done. It launched one of its two-stage Falcon 9 rockets into low-earth orbit and then brought the first stage back to land for a historic...
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China wants to make the first landing on the dark side of the moon
SHANGHAI - China plans to land the first probe ever on the dark side of the moon in 2018, marking another milestone in its ambitious space program, the official Xinhua news agency reported.China has...
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These 11 laws are what keep space from becoming the wild west
When Russia launched the world's first satellite in 1957, it revealed a glaring hole in legal policy — how should we regulate outer space? Should Russia get in trouble for violating international law...
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That bizarre-looking star just got a lot weirder — and yes, it could be aliens
Three months ago, news broke that a giant "alien megastructure" could exist around a bizarre-looking star 1,500 light-years away.While the prospect of aliens was first launched by Penn State astronomer...
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Here’s how scientists build the incredible mirrors that power the world’s...
When astronomers point their telescopes up at the sky to see distant supernovae or quasars, they’re collecting light that’s traveled millions or even billions of light-years through space.Even huge and...
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We can already fast-forward in time — here’s why we can’t travel backward
It might sound like science fiction, but time travel is completely possible.Well, at least time travel in one direction.Back in the early 1900s, Einstein completely changed our understanding of the...
View ArticleScientists say blowing up the Death Star would have had a catastrophic result
One of the most persistent theories in the Star Wars universe may have some grounding in reality. We asked Astrophysicist Dave Minton about the 'Endor Holocaust', the fan theory that the exploding...
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NASA is upping the competition on SpaceX
NASA added a new member to its International Space Station (ISS) supply team that just dialed up the pressure on pre-existing members SpaceX and Orbital ATK.On Thursday, the agency announced the...
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