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America's next battlefield will be in space
Space may be the final frontier, but it is also fast becoming another potential battlefield where America must be prepared to defend itself against any and all adversaries.That was the message in a...
View ArticleHere’s what would happen if the Earth stopped rotating
The Earth spins at more than 1,000 mph. If it were to suddenly stop, the effects would be disastrous.Follow Tech Insider:On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
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21 women who shattered barriers and paved the way for future generations
There are thousands of women pushing boundaries and shattering glass ceilings everyday so that future generations won't have to worry that their dreams aren't achievable. Each of these historic...
View ArticleAstronomers just solved a long-standing mystery about how planets form
Much about planet formation is not understood. Astronomers suspect that planets form from a disk of gas and dust that clumps together over time, to form giant planets. There's just one problem: How do...
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NASA released incredible new animations of a star that exploded with the...
New animations released by NASA are recasting a groundbreaking astronomical moment in a whole new light.On February 24, 1987, astronomers Oscar Dhalde and Ian Shelton witnessed an incredible sight atop...
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A bright orange star will vanish behind the moon this weekend, and you don't...
Make a date with the moon on Saturday, March 4.If you live in the United States and the weather cooperates, chances are good that you can watch a bright star called Aldebaran briefly disappear that...
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NASA performed a rare evasive maneuver to stop a satellite from smashing into...
A NASA science satellite orbiting Mars was forced to make a rare evasive maneuver to avoid a collision next week with one of the planet's two small moons, the US space agency said on Thursday.Flight...
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This sleek vest might protect NASA astronauts from deadly radiation on...
HAIFA, Israel — A vest designed to shield astronauts from deadly solar particles in deep space is set for trials on a lunar mission and ready for deployment on any manned mission to Mars, its Israeli...
View ArticleSpaceX will use this capsule to slingshot two civilians around the moon
SpaceX recently announced plans to send two paying passengers into space in 2018. Details about the trip are currently unknown, but SpaceX confirmed to Business Insider the space tourists would be...
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Jeff Bezos has a secret plan to colonize the moon — starting with package...
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon as well as a rocket company called Blue Origin, wants to colonize the moon.That's according to a report from The Washington Post, which obtained a secret memo the...
View ArticleNASA has a team that tracks everything astronauts lose in space
Because of the lack of gravity, astronauts tend to lose items in space more often than on Earth. Meet the team who keeps track of all items brought to space and finds them when they get lost.Video...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks there's a 'very high' chance the universe is just...
As we approach the end of 2016, a number of people might be wondering whether there's some chance that the past year was just some sort of weird dream.It turns out that if you ask the scientists whose...
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Scientists are beginning to rethink where Earth's water came from
The Earth has been the blue planet for as many as 3.8 billion years.Ancient sedimentary rock deposits and lava that cooled into characteristic pillow shapes provide irrefutable evidence that liquid...
View ArticleJeff Bezos' Blue Origin just showed off its SpaceX competitor
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also has a space company called Blue Origin. The company is working on reusable rockets similar to those developed by Elon Musk's Space X. Here is a peak at what they hope their...
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NASA scientists think a giant magnetic shield could make Mars habitable
NASA scientists have proposed a bold plan that could give Mars its atmosphere back and make the Red Planet habitable for future generations of human colonists.By launching a giant magnetic shield into...
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The 15 most incredible plutonium-powered space missions of all time
When it comes to free energy, nothing beats the giant ball of plasma that is the sun. That's why engineers slap solar panels onto most spacecraft.However, most of outer space is a dark, lonely void...
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NASA will soon create the coldest spot in the universe — and forge a bizarre...
SpaceX is launching a NASA experiment called the Cold Atom Laboratory.The device will use lasers and a "knife" of radio waves to cool gases into superfluids.The superfluids will be just a billionth of...
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Congress just passed a bill that tells NASA to send humans to Mars by 2033
For the first time in more than 6 years, both chambers of Congress passed a bill that approves funding for NASA and gives the space agency new mandates.The NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 is...
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Potatoes can grow in 'extreme' Mars-like conditions, a new NASA-backed...
In the 2015 blockbuster movie "The Martian", a fictional botanist-turned-astronaut gets stranded on Mars, forcing him to "science the s--t" out of his dire situation.Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon)...
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New closest-ever photos of Saturn's moon Pan show it looks like a frozen...
Moons aren't always round. Some look like walnuts, other like potatoes.But Pan — a moon of Saturn — has to be the first ravioli-shaped satellite we've ever seen.According to a new post by NASA, these...
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