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If NASA’s number 2 could travel anywhere in the universe, here’s where she’d go
If you could travel instantly to anywhere in the universe, where would you go?Tech Insider recently spoke with NASA's deputy administrator Dava Newman and we asked her the same question.Instead of a...
View ArticleChina will be the first to explore the dark side of the moon
The space race isn't over yet. China is set to explore the moon in 2018.Produced By Maya Dangerfield. Video courtesy of Reuters, Getty, and Pond5.Follow TI: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this...
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An elaborate experiment aims to answer one of humanity's most important...
This fall, a collaboration led by the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh, and the United Kingdom Astronomical Technology Center will send a string of text messages into space...
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The coolest thing I found at NASA's famous robot lab was in the parking lot
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is known for building awesome Mars-exploring robots and spacecraft that sends back data from billions of miles away, but you don't necessarily need to go inside...
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This is the most profound explanation I've heard of what it means to detect...
The scientific world is still reeling over the first ever detection of ripples in the fabric of space-time, called gravitational waves.Albert Einstein predicted their existence 100 years ago but never...
View ArticleEarth isn’t as habitable as we thought
Right now, we’re staring hard at a small section of the sky, to see if we can detect any planets that may be habitable.The Kepler Spacecraft is focused on a tiny patch of sky in our Milky Way galaxy,...
View ArticleNew research points to the unexpected and dangerous nature of Jupiter
I’ve always liked the idea that Jupiter has acted like a protector to its little brother, Earth.That it has used its massive gravitational pull to divert asteroids and comets from a collision course...
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NASA just released a jaw-dropping 360 degree photo that makes you feel like...
If you've ever wondered what it might be like to be inside of a giant crater on Mars, then check out this incredible footage NASA released this week from its Curiosity Mars rover.The video below is...
View ArticleSomething terrible could happen if we send humans to Mars
"We have perhaps two more decades before the inevitable contamination of Mars." That's a quote from Emily Lakdawalla, senior editor of The Planetary Society in a recent Washington Post article. Our...
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The two most important discoveries that completely transformed our view of ET...
When Jill Tarter, co-founder of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute, devoted her life to the search for aliens in the early '80s, she was part of a hopeful minority amid a...
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Here's Albert Einstein's hand-written equations that first predicted an...
Albert Einstein first predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916.Here's his original hand-written logic (on left), which the genius later converted into a typed manuscript (on right):This...
View ArticleThis gorgeous time-lapse shows the tedious amount of work it takes to launch...
In December 2015, the European Space Agencylaunched the LISA Pathfinder— a two-ton spacecraft traveling to a "virtual point in space." This two-minute time-lapse covers the three weeks before the...
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This chart shows how you'll probably die
On March 5, an asteroid about 100 feet across will fly close to Earth. But don't worry, experts at NASA's Center for Near Earth Objects Studies say there's no chance of the space rock impacting our...
View ArticleThere's something unsettling about these photos from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover
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View ArticleHere’s why nuking a killer asteroid is a terrible idea
Nuking an asteroid on its path to annihilating Earth is a terrible idea. Sorry Bruce Willis. Produced by Justin Gmoser and Jessica Orwig Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
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Something bizarre happens to your feet when you spend months in space
Since they're not walking around on the ground under the force of gravity, astronauts don't have to wear shoes in space.They usually wear socks, with thick Polartec socks layered on top if they get...
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What would happen if Earth fell into a black hole
Black holes have long been a source of much excitement and intrigue. And interest regarding black holes will surely grow now that gravitational waves have been discovered.Many of the questions I am...
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New research points to something unsettling about the giant meteor that...
It’s been 3 years since the dazzling fireball over Chelyabinsk, Russia, and its aftereffects in 6 Russian cities. Yet scientists still don’t know its origin.On February 15, 2013, many on Earth were...
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You can now explore ancient archaeological sites from your computer
Sarah Parcak, a space archaeologist who looks for ancient sites with satellite imagery (she's often called the "Indiana Jones from space") just revealed a plan at the 2016 TED conference in Vancouver...
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The biggest thing preventing humans from interstellar space travel
Mae Jemison doesn't see technology or engineering holding humans back from exploring outer space. She sees something far more fallible getting in the way: humanity itself.Jemison is the lead researcher...
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