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Here’s the massive amount of fuel it takes to launch a rocket into space —...
On July 16, 1969, an American rocket called the Saturn V launched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into space in a mission that would end with the first human steps on the moon. To this day, no other...
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This bizarre experiment is bringing us closer than ever to solving a...
On the flanks of the Sierra Negra volcano in Central Mexico, nearly 14,000 feet above sea level, there is a giant field of water tanks. Three hundred water tanks, to be exact, occupying a space that's...
View ArticleHow NASA’s groundbreaking work on human blood can predict your reaction to...
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly recently returned to Earth after spending on year in space. Now, NASA scientists are conducting a series of tests, including blood tests, to better understand how Kelly's...
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The Hubble Telescope has found a tiny moon orbiting a dwarf planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Chalk up a moon for the icy dwarf planet Makemake.The Hubble Space Telescope has detected a tiny, dark moon circling the dwarf planet on the frozen fringes of our solar...
View ArticleHotels across America are sold out a year in advance for a cosmic event that...
A total solar eclipse — when the moon completely blocks out the sun — will take place across part of the U.S. in August of 2017. While the event will only last a few minutes, hotels in the path of the...
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A group of mice developed serious health problems in space — and it might be...
A few years ago, a group of mice spent 13.5 days aboard the Atlantis space shuttle. They returned home with serious health problems. Researchers who have been studying the tiny space explorers since...
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SpaceX says it wants to launch a Mars mission within 2 years
SpaceX just announced that it plans to send a Dragon spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018.The mission would lay the groundwork for Elon Musk's goal to land humans on Mars.Previously, Apollo 11 astronaut...
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A three-way collision of galaxies has given birth to a monstrous black hole
Researchers at the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope were performing a routine measurement when when they spotted something intriguing.Gases swirling in the center of a...
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NASA to SpaceX: Hey, we'd love to help you get to Mars in 2 years
SpaceX just announced it's hoping to land an uncrewed Dragon capsule on Mars in 2018, which would make it the first private company to land on another planet.But it's not going alone.According to a...
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Despite corruption and glitches, Russia successfully launches its inaugural...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia launched its inaugural rocket from a new cosmodrome on Thursday, a day after a technical glitch thwarted the much-publicized event in a sign of continued crisis in the...
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SpaceX just signed an $82.7 million deal for a mission unlike anything it has...
On Wednesday, the US Air Force awarded Elon Musk’s private company SpaceX an $82.7-million contract to launch a GPS satellite.This is the first time a company other than United Launch Alliance (ULA)...
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Here's what SpaceX's ship might look like when it lands on Mars
SpaceX recently announced that the Elon Musk-owned company plans to send a spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018.The NASA-supported mission's goal is to land the Red Dragon capsule on the red planet's...
View ArticleSpaceX just set an incredible goal for 2018
SpaceX just announced plans to send its Red Dragon craft to Mars by 2018 — here's how they plan on doing it.Produced by Matt StuartFollow TI:On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
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China wants to put astronauts on the moon by 2036
BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants to put astronauts on the moon by 2036, a senior space official said, the latest goal in China's ambitious lunar exploration program.China in 2003 became the third...
View ArticleNASA is looking for ways to dispose of dead bodies in space — and it's...
As humans push further to the stars, it's time to confront the unpleasant possibility of how to proceed if someone died in space. NASA is currently considering a plan of action called "Body Back" to...
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7 space mysteries no scientist can explain
We've made some incredible space discoveries in the last few years, like gravitational waves and liquid water on Mars. But considering we've explored only a teeny-tiny corner of the universe, there's a...
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There's a fascinating reason Earth's pale blue color might help us find aliens
In 1972, the Apollo 17 crew captured the first photograph of Earth in full view. The shot, appropriately named “Blue Marble,” shows our planet roiling in shades of blue and white against the dark...
View ArticleThis massive telescope using lasers to see the universe was just switched on...
On April 26, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope achieved “first light” on its new optics system, shooting four lasers into the sky for the first time.Produced by Zach Wasser....
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Lightning storms make it rain diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter
It sounds like a wacky fantasy, but scientists believe that it rains diamonds in the clouds of Saturn and Jupiter.Diamonds are made from highly compressed and heated carbon. Theoretically, if you took...
View ArticleThis 360-degree video of SpaceX's historic rocket landing lets you watch from...
Earlier this month, SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of a giant rocket on a robotic barge at sea.It looked pretty damn impressive from a spotter plane:And it looked even cooler in photos from...
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