Here’s what the food is really like in space from one of the only astronaut...
Astronaut and "Spaceman" author Mike Massimino has made two trips to space, one of which was spent servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.He's also one of the few astronauts to arrive back on Earth with...
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A star is hurtling towards our solar system and could knock millions of...
Researchers have known for a while that a star called Gliese 710 is headed straight for our solar system, but they've now worked out precisely when it should arrive.The star is currently hurtling...
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A new theory challenges everything astronomers thought they knew about how...
Currently, the leading theory of the creation of the Moon is that it formed from a giant impact between a very early Earth and another Mars-sized planet. Yet new research from the Weizmann Institute of...
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Astronomers have finally nailed the location of a strange and powerful signal...
Some mysterious radio waves from space have left astronomers scratching their heads for years. The cosmic waves are called "fast radio bursts" (FRBs) and were first discovered about a decade ago....
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An asteroid just flew by Earth nearly twice as close as the moon, and we...
Early Monday morning, while the US East Coast was making coffee, dropping kids off at school, and cursing in traffic, a space rock as big as a 10-story building slipped past Earth.The asteroid, dubbed...
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Scientists may have discovered the 'missing element' deep inside Earth's core
It's generally well known that the innermost part of Earth is made mostly of iron (about 85%). Nickel accounts for about 10%. That last 5% however, has remained a bit of a mystery.A Japanese research...
View ArticleNASA is bringing back one of its most experimental and dangerous programs
NASA's X-planes were some of the most experimental aircraft ever created. Decades were spent researching and developing the pioneering planes in order to accomplish goals like breaking the sound...
View Article7 surprising facts about NASA you probably didn’t know
NASA has accomplished some amazing feats throughout the decades. However, there's so much more about NASA that doesn't hit headlines. Here are some bizarre, interesting, and amusing facts about NASA....
View ArticleA new report on the 'alien megastructure' star is the best explanation yet
A new study suggests that the infamous "alien megastructure" star— called KIC 8462852, or Tabby’s star, may have destroyed a planet in the recent past. Turns out, the star's odd behavior probably has...
View ArticleIncredible time-lapse shows NASA building a massive tower for testing rockets
NASA recently built a structure that will test rockets under the same stresses they will experience at launch. Take a look at this amazing time-lapse of it being built.Follow Tech Insider: On...
View ArticleWatch the unbelievable death spiral this spacecraft flew around a comet for...
The Rosetta spacecraft has been trailing a comet for the last two and a half years, on a slow, spinning ride to it's ultimate destruction. But science thanks you, Rosetta.Video courtesy of ESA. Follow...
View ArticleHere’s how China could be the underdog that wins the space race of the 21st...
Over the recent years, China has stepped up their space game. The CEO of Space Angels Network, Chad Anderson, explains how China could rival with the leading forces in space explorations.Follow Tech...
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This space mission could save Earth from killer asteroids — but NASA keeps...
On January 4, NASA announced two new space missions to explore the solar system: Lucy, a probe that will visit swarms of ancient asteroids lurking near Jupiter, and Psyche, which will orbit the...
View ArticleHere's what NASA saw when it landed on Saturn's largest moon
When NASA landed on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, it became the farthest space landing in history. Here are the actual images from that landing.Video courtesty of NASA.Follow Tech Insider: On...
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SpaceX lost a quarter of a billion dollars after one of its rockets blew up
A few minutes after SpaceX launched one if its self-landing Falcon 9 rockets on June 28, 2015, it exploded into a rain of debris over the Atlantic Ocean.NASA had a bunch of cargo riding on top of the...
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The moon is much older than anyone believed
For decades, scientists have been of the belief that the Moon, Earth's only natural satellite, was four-and-a-hal billion years old. According to this theory, the Moon was created from a fiery...
View ArticleHow a self-made billionaire is trying to access $16 quadrillion worth of...
Self-made billionaire Naveen Jain came to America from India with just $5 in his pocket before building his fortune in the tech industry. He explains how his latest company, Moon Express, is going to...
View ArticleNASA saw a giant hole in the Sun's magnetic field
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory just spotted a massive hole on the sun called a coronal hole. The hole appears black because it's cooler than its surroundings and is responsible for high-speed solar...
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Sulfuric acid clouds on Venus hide a 'bizarre' anomaly that spans the entire...
Venus is hiding something very, very big.Every so often, a wave of hot air rises up from the planet's Hell-like surface and stretches across its entire diameter. The stationary gravity wave, as it's...
View ArticleThe last man on the Moon just died — here’s the incredible footage of him...
NASA released this video of "The Last Man on the Moon" showcasing amazing footage of Eugene Cernan preparing for the life-changing mission that will bring him to the edge of human's reach.Video...
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