Animated map of the solar system shows just how far humans have explored space
This year, 2017, marks the 60th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit Earth. In those 60 years, we've gone much further, reaching new planets and even the edge of the solar...
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The solar eclipse caused a 10% drop in Netflix viewing
While the solar eclipse drew massive crowds and a bare-eyed President Trump outside to witness the rare event Monday afternoon, Netflix viewership took a significant hit. According to the streaming...
View ArticleElon Musk just revealed the first photo of the SpaceX space suit
The first official photo of the SpaceX spacesuit is here.Elon Musk posted the photo on his Instagram early Wednesday morning, noting that it's not a mock-up suit — it actually works. A post shared by...
View ArticleAnimated map shows every total solar eclipse around the world until 2040
Even if you missed the last big eclipse, don't despair. There are solar eclipses happening across the globe at least once a year. While not all of them will happen over populated areas, some of them...
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Scientists think it rains diamonds on Neptune — and have recreated that...
If you think the weather's bad on our planet, consider the ice giants Neptune and Uranus, where intense pressures and super-hot temperatures are thought to cause cascading showers of diamonds. Now,...
View ArticleNASA released a new video of Saturn — and the images are stunning
NASA's Cassini spacecraft first began orbiting Saturn in 2004. For the last 13 years, it has seen sights on Saturn that no other spacecraft has shown us. Here are some of the best images from Cassini's...
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Why NASA's twin Voyagers probes are the most important spacecraft ever...
About 1 billion years from now, the sun will begin to die, blow off its outer atmosphere, and engulf our tiny planet in hot plasma.Luckily, the galaxy will have NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft to...
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A mini-space shuttle is being test-flown over the Mojave Desert — watch the...
Sierra Nevada Corporation is live in the Mojave Desert with a preliminary test flight of its reusable spaceship, the Dream Chaser.The Dream Chaser is designed to fly without a pilot during its first...
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NASA is about to create a $3.26 billion nuclear-powered meteor in Saturn's...
NASA's Cassini probe at Saturn will be destroyed on September 15.The mission is ending to prevent losing control of the robot and contaminating watery moons that might harbor alien life.A rare and...
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Incredible satellite photos show Texas before and after Harvey flooded the...
As eastern Texas saw its first clear skies and sunshine in days on Wednesday, satellites in space got to work photographing the damage left by Hurricane Harvey.Harris County and Greater Houston in...
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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth after logging a record-breaking...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for US space endurance.Whitson's 665 days...
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A new type of giant black hole has been found near the center of our galaxy
A giant black hole some 100,000 times the mass of the sun has been detected near the heart of the Milky Way, making it our galaxy's second largest known black hole – coming after the supermassive void...
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A ghostly aurora may be visible to the northern US states on Wednesday night
Thanks to an outburst from the sun on Labor Day, northern US states may be in for a light show late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.On Monday, the surface of the sun erupted into a small...
View ArticleNASA is about to destroy a $3.26 billion spacecraft by flying it into Saturn...
NASA is about to say a fond farewell to its Cassini spacecraft. After 13 years of exploring Saturn and its mysterious moons, Cassini is running out of fuel.NASA is using the remaining dregs to fly it...
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The Air Force's 'rods from god' could hit with the force a nuclear weapon —...
The 107-country Outer Space Treaty signed in 1967 prohibits nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons from being placed or used from Earth’s orbit. What they didn’t count on was the U.S. Air Force’s...
View ArticleAnimated map of how Earth will look in 250 million years
According to plate tectonics theory, Earth's outer shell is divided into multiple plates that slowly glide over the mantle. This slowly changes Earth's surface over time by merging, or separating,...
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NASA's Cassini probe is about to plunge to its doom — and its fiery death may...
On Friday, NASA will destroy its Cassini spacecraft at Saturn to prevent contaminating the planet's moons.The fireball in Saturn's clouds should be visible to telescopes in space or on the ground.NASA...
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The 15 most incredible plutonium-powered space missions of all time
NASA is just days away from plunging its $3.26-billion Cassini mission into the clouds of Saturn. It will glow like a meteor for a minute or two, then never be seen again.The mission has lasted two...
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Elon Musk just released a supercut of SpaceX rocket explosion videos with...
These days SpaceX, the aerospace company owned by tech mogul Elon Musk, makes landing rockets look easy.But it wasn't always that way.To underscore this point in comical yet dramatic fashion, Musk has...
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NASA will stream video during Cassini's death plunge — and you can watch it...
If you could magically teleport across the solar system, Saturn would be a great place to swing by on Friday morning.Hovering above the ringed planet's surface, you'd see something amazing. Just after...
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