NASA's next mission is collecting 'scientific treasure' that could answer one...
NASA is about to embark on an epic journey to an asteroid called "Bennu," searching for answers to the formation of life on Earth. On September 8, NASA will launch its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft into space....
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An 'impossible' thruster is about to be tested in space
An actual EM Drive is about to be launched into space for the first time, so scientists can finally figure out — once and for all — if it really is possible for a rocket engine to generate thrust...
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Pokémon Go players have walked far enough to reach the sun from Neptune
Niantic, the company that makes Pokémon Go, announced some amazing numbers at the Apple event Wednesday.John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, said at Apple's iPhone event that players have covered a whopping 4.6...
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One of the most popular franchises of all time almost never launched
Fifty years ago – on Sept. 8, 1966 – TV viewers were transfixed by the appearance on screen of a green-hued, pointy-eared alien called Spock.But beneath the makeup, actor Leonard Nimoy fretted that...
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Tonight, NASA is launching a mission that could solve the mystery of life...
Tonight, NASA will launch a rocket-fueled, minivan-sized spacecraft on a seven-year-journey through space — all for a pile of dirt. But this isn't just any dirt. This dirt could hold the key to...
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Here's why NASA is risking nearly $1 billion to suck up 2.1 ounces of dirty...
An asteroid-sampling NASA spacecraft with a dinosaur-like name is scheduled to launch at 7:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.If all goes according to plan, the 1.7-ton OSIRIS-REx...
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SpaceX could be grounded for 9-12 months
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX likely will be grounded for nine to 12 months while it investigates the cause of last week's launch pad accident and makes any repairs, the chief...
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NASA successfully launches a nearly $1 billion mission to an asteroid...
NASA successfully launched a space probe bound for the asteroid Bennu Thursday, September 8 at 7:05 p.m. ET.OSIRIS-REx, short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification-Regolith...
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The 'Earth next door' may have a cozy atmosphere — and we could find out in...
The funny thing about the discovery of Proxima b— the closest planet to our solar system, which is also rocky, Earth-size, and potentially habitable — is that nobody has actually seen it.Astronomers...
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Elon Musk: SpaceX's fireball is 'the most difficult and complex failure we...
A little more than a week after SpaceX's launchpad rocket explosion, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk — the aerospace company's founder, CEO, and CTO — has hinted at how trying its investigation has...
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An ancient collision might explain a longstanding mystery about how Earth...
How life formed on Earth is one of the biggest questions in science. And a huge part of that question is how exactly Earth collected all of the chemical ingredients it needed to eventually create...
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SpaceX is investigating a mysterious 'bang sound' just seconds before its...
SpaceX founder and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Friday morning that the company's launchpad rocket explosion is proving to be "the most difficult and complex failure" it has ever encountered.On...
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Here's how SpaceX is figuring out what went horribly wrong with its rocket
On September 1, a SpaceX rocket suddenly exploded during a routine launchpad test.Elon Musk has called the accident "the most difficult and complex failure" his 14-year-old aerospace company has ever...
View ArticleSurprise: Earth has two moons
NASA says Earth may have another moon. It’s much, much smaller than our original moon. Astronomers spotted it at the asteroid survey telescope in Haleakala, Hawaii.Follow TI: On FacebookJoin the...
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This may be the most accurate Milky Way galaxy simulation ever made
A powerful new computer simulation has provided the clearest-ever picture of how our galactic home, the Milky Way, came to exist.The Milky Way is a truly monstrous collection of more than 100 billion...
View ArticleA 24-year-old has a solution for one of NASA's biggest problems
When it comes to sending rockets to Mars, the biggest hurdle that NASA has faced is the amount of energy needed to carry a very small payload over such a long distance. Modern technology doesn't allow...
View ArticleAstronomers discovered a second ‘alien megastructure’ star that’s even...
The strangest star in the universe is not alone. In 2015, astronomers reported unusual behavior in the star "KIC 8462852" that they could not explain. Now, another team has discovered a second star...
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Something punched through a stream of stars and it could help solve a bunch...
Two massive holes appear to have been punched through a stream of stars just outside our galaxy, and researchers believe they could have been caused by clumps of dark matter.Scientists at the...
View ArticleJeff Bezos’ space company is about to blow the top off of its rocket on...
Blue Origin has big plans to launch humans into space. But one of the first precautions in any space endeavor is safety. That's why Blue Origin has outfitted its New Shepard reusable rocket with an...
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The SpaceX explosion could open up the conversation of space law
The recent explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a test on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral may have opened a Pandora’s box of legal problems previously only discussed with hushed voices in space...
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