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Next week, a meteor shower created by a mysterious comet will reach its peak...
The Perseids, one of the most popular meteor showers of the year, is coming up in just under a month. But you don’t have to wait until August to see shooting stars light up the sky.Right now, we are in...
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Today is the anniversary of the 1st moon landing — here's why we're not going...
On July 20, 1969, a spacecraft planted itself on lunar soil, carrying with it the first men who would ever step foot on the surface of the moon.Forty-seven years later, we're still trying to learn...
View ArticleSpaceX is about to try its most ambitious landing ever
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket will be the most powerful rocket in the world. The company plans to launch it later this year, and make the most ambitious landing yet.Follow TI:On FacebookJoin the...
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'Planet 9' might have tilted our solar system
Two recent studies have shown that the existence of a mysterious, hypothetical Planet Nine could explain why the planets in our Solar System don't fully line up with the Sun.Researchers have been...
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It's been 47 years since we made our first footprints on the moon — here's...
It's one of the most defining moments in American history: On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person ever to walk on the moon, taking what he called "one small step for a man, one giant...
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Here's how planets get their colors
These days, we're used to seeing pictures of planets sent back by spacecraft. Some pictures look colourful, others less so. But do they show what each planet really looks like?The short answer to this...
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The coolest NASA missions happening right now — and the most exciting ones...
On July 20, 1969, two Americans did something extraordinary: They climbed out of a precarious spacecraft and onto the surface of the moon.We hairless apes, gifted with powerful brains and wanderlust...
View ArticleNASA just released a time-lapse from space showing a year on Earth
Thanks to NASA, we can now see what a year on Earth looks like from outer space.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleIncredible time-lapse shows 1 year in the life of Earth
NASA's DSCOVR satellite is situated 1 million miles from Earth, balanced perfect between its gravity and the sun's. NASA put together more than 3,000 images the satellite has taken of Earth to create...
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NASA’s laser-shooting Mars rover can now make its own decisions
Even though NASA launched the Mars Curiosity Rover back in 2012, the diligent spacecraft is still picking up new tricks.Recently, NASA gifted its Martian explorer with the ability to pick and choose...
View ArticleGeophysicists discovered that the Moon is triggering earthquakes in California
Parkfield, California — the so-called earthquake capital of the world — experiences hundreds of thousands of microearthquakes 15 miles below the Earth's surface. Geophysicists have now discovered these...
View Article7 space mysteries no scientist can explain
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This is what would happen if a comet smacked into Earth
With the Delta Aquarid meteor shower going on right now, and the crowd-favorite Perseid meteor shower hot on its heels, the next few weeks are going to be the prime-time to watch some shooting stars...
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Astronomers have recorded what it sounds like in space — and it's pretty eerie
"In space, no one can hear you scream" was the tagline of the 1979 box office film success Alien. And it's true. Sound waves propagate mechanically as a vibration and therefore need a medium — solid,...
View ArticleForget what you learned in school: Jupiter does not orbit the sun
Technically, Jupiter doesn’t orbit the sun. Here’s why.Video courtesy of NASA.Follow TI: On FacebookMORE: 6 science-backed ways to improve your memoryUP NEXT: A flower that smells like death is about...
View ArticleCrystal-clear images of the fascinating places on this giant asteroid that...
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has been in orbit around the giant asteroid Ceres for more than a year. During that time, it has spotted features on this mysterious world that defy explanation. NASA reveals a...
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An artist designed a timeline of the universe that shows you when it began —...
Earth has been around for about 4.5 billion years. The universe has been around for about 13.8 billion years.Taken by themselves, those two numbers probably feel more or less the same. They're both...
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Tonight, a meteor shower created by a mysterious comet will reach its peak —...
The Perseids, one of the most popular meteor showers of the year, is coming up in just under a month. But you don’t have to wait until August to see shooting stars light up the sky.Right now, we are in...
View ArticleWe may be about to solve one of the biggest mysteries in the universe
The discovery of gravitational waves in February is leading to remarkable new insights in physics. One of the most promising is identifying what dark matter is made of, the elusive missing majority of...
View ArticleAstronomers are trying to do the impossible that could prove Einstein wrong
Priyamvada Natarajan is an astrophysicist at Yale University who specializes in studying the invisible universe: black holes and dark matter. You can read more about her work and how astronomers study...
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