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That one time when the Air Force tested cats in zero gravity
It’s well known that cats will always land on their feet when dropped. According to this clip, those cat-like reflexes are completely lost in a weightless environment.Along with cats, the Airmen fly...
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NASA just released audio of the mysterious 'music' astronauts heard on the...
The crew of NASA's Apollo 10 mission in May 1969 set the groundwork for showing that Apollo 11's moon landing would be possible. They flew around the moon and practiced separating and descending the...
View ArticleBillionaire Richard Branson has unveiled Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane —...
On Friday, the spaceflight company Virgin Galactic unveiled a new spaceplane.VSS Unity is the flashy new sibling of the VSS Enterprise, which was destroyed in a fatal accident in 2014.The company hopes...
View ArticleFuturist Ray Kurzweil: Here's the one scientific fact that blows my mind
The world's leading futurist Ray Kurzweil isn't shocked by much. Except for this one thing.Kurzweil — one of the world's leading minds on artificial intelligence, technology and futurism — has a...
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The new 'snow moon' international postage stamp is just as nerdy as we hoped...
In honor of tonight's "snow moon"— the second full moon of the year— the United States Postal Service (USPS) has just released the newest member of its international forever stamps global fleet: A real...
View ArticleRichard Branson just unveiled Virgin Galactic's gorgeous new space plane
Founder and CEO Richard Branson unveiled the second generation Virgin Galactic space plane. It will fly lucky passengers up to space for 4 minutes of zero-gravity fun. Stephen Hawking had the honor of...
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The US government is evaluating sanctions against Russia that could destroy...
A prime SpaceX competitor— United Launch Alliance (ULA) — might be banned from flying one of its most important rockets, which could spell ruin for the company.Right now, the US Government is...
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Business Insider is hiring paid interns who love to write about science
Business Insider Science is looking for a paid editorial intern!Interns at Business Insider aren't sent on coffee runs or forced to spend their days filing or making copies.Instead, they are an...
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SpaceX will attempt a potentially historic rocket landing this week — here's...
On Monday, SpaceX completed an important pre-launch test with one of its Falcon 9 rockets, setting the stage for an exciting launch out of Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this Wednesday.The...
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NASA wants to use a giant laser to get to Mars in 3 days
Despite how far we've come in space exploration, one thing still holding us back from interstellar travel is our slow spacecraft.While we're able to propel particles to close to the speed of light in...
View ArticleWHERE ARE THEY NOW? Here’s what NASA’s ‘Mohawk Guy’ is doing today
Back in 2012, a NASA engineer with a red, white and blue mohawk won over the internet. He became a meme, received marriage proposals from strangers on Twitter, and even got a shout-out from President...
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This veteran astronaut wants to fly you toward the edge of space in a balloon
Veteran NASA astronaut Ron Garan just signed on to be the chief pilot for an Arizona-based space company named World View. Which means he may be flying the first paying customers up to near space in a...
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Earth could be unique among 700 quintillion planets in the Universe
So much of humanity’s astronomical research is based around the notion of finding something like us out there – whether that’s looking for environments that could sustain life, ranking planets in terms...
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This tiny box is revolutionizing how we understand the Earth
This is a CubeSat. It's a satellite that weighs only about 3 pounds, and it's revolutionizing the way we can collect data about the Earth. Partly because they're so small, CubeSats only cost about...
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What happens after astronauts spend a year in space
On March 1, American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will return to Earth after spending a year aboard the International Space Station, in orbit 240 miles above Earth.Mr....
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Here's why landing a rocket on a ship is actually a really big deal
SpaceX is going to try and make history again.On Thursday, February 25, the company will launch its 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla.Shortly after launch (and setting loose a new...
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Scientists are getting closer to finding the mysterious 9th planet in our...
Paris - US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea where on an estimated 10,000-20,000-year orbit it might be.On Tuesday, a...
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There's an unsettling reason why we know about the gigantic fireball that no...
Earlier this month, on Feb. 6, a giant fireball came screaming through Earth's atmosphere. But the chances that anyone actually saw it are few to none.This fireball likely exploded with the energy...
View ArticleNASA had some crazy training exercises back in the '60s — but this was by far...
John Glenn described this training exercise as "the weirdest" he'd ever done. Glenn was part of the Mercury Seven, seven astronauts chosen by NASA after President Dwight Eisenhower insisted that all...
View ArticleThese are the most active launch pads in the world
A total of 86 rockets, satellites, and shuttles blasted off from launch pads around the world last year. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was one of the most prolific, but it wasn't number one.Produced...
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