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Elon Musk is launching a Tesla Roadster to Mars orbit — and he just posted...
Elon Musk said on December 1 that he'd launch his old red Tesla Roadster toward Mars.While Musk said he was serious, doubts have lingered.But on Friday, Musk posted a photo to Instagram of the Tesla...
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The most mind-blowing space and astronomy pictures of 2017
Earth is a 7,917-mile-wide rock drifting through the vacuum of space — a fact that's shockingly easy to forget.But every so often, a mind-boggling picture appears before our eyes and reminds us just...
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Billionaires may be the future of space policy — here's what they want
A number of wealthy individuals are making plans for the future of space exploration and policy.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is trying to decrease the cost of human spaceflight and has plans to create a Mars...
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A Japanese startup wants to put advertising on the moon
A Tokyo-based startup company is working to develop a lunar lander and commission two uncrewed missions to the moon by 2020. A successful landing will also let the company offer what it calls a...
View ArticleHow the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago
In the mid-20th century, we began launching satellites into space that would help us determine the exact circumference of the Earth: 40,030 km. But over 2000 years earlier, a man in Ancient Greece came...
View ArticleWhat scientists think aliens could actually look like
We've all wondered whether aliens actually exist – and if they do what exactly do they look like? We compiled information from some of the world's leading scientists to give you a glimpse into what...
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The first supermoon of 2018 will appear on New Year's Day — and it's more...
The "wolf moon" on January 1 — New Year's Day — will also be the first supermoon of the year.Supermoons occur when a full moon coincides with the time the moon is closest to Earth.They don't look all...
View ArticleA supermoon is happening on New Year's Day — here's what a supermoon actually is
What is a supermoon? And why do we only see one or two a year? Following is a transcript of the video.Supermoons are a rare type of full moon. They appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal....
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China's out-of-control space station may crash to Earth in 2 months
In 2016, China lost control of its first space station, called Tiangong-1 or "Heavenly Palace."The Aerospace Corporation expects the spacecraft to burn up in Earth's atmosphere in mid-March, give or...
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How to watch the Quadrantids, the first major meteor shower of 2018
The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks on January 3, with most meteors visible between January 3 and 4.This meteor shower is known for bright fireball meteors with long, glowing tails.But because the...
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Evidence of an 'alien megastructure' 1,300 light-years from Earth is rapidly...
In 2015, citizen scientists found weird dimming and brightening from a star called KIC 8462852, or Tabby's Star.Astronomers at the time said they couldn't rule out alien activity as an...
View ArticleSpaceX is about to launch its monster Mars rocket for the first time — here's...
This video was originally published on December 7, 2017.With the announcements of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy and Big Falcon Rocket, Blue Origin's New Glenn, and NASA's Space Launch System, it can be tough...
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A "super blue blood moon" is coming January 31 — here's what that means
On January 31, we'll get the third supermoon in a row, which will also be the second full moon of January and coincide with a total lunar eclipse.The last time all that happened together was almost 152...
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Stunning photos from space show the 'bomb cyclone' snowstorm blasting the US...
A "bomb cyclone" winter storm is pummeling the US East Coast with blizzard-like snow and wind conditions.The huge storm was born when a surge of moist ocean air spiraled north to meet a frigid blast of...
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NASA's $1 billion Jupiter probe has taken mind-bending new photos of the gas...
NASA's $1 billion Juno spacecraft completed its 10th high-speed trip around Jupiter on December 16.The robot gets relatively close to the gas giant planet and takes new photos with its JunoCam...
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John Young, one of the most legendary astronauts in history, has died
Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, according to a statement from NASA. Young was 87.The space agency said in a...
View ArticleThis is why some people believe the world is flat, according to an astronomer
Business Insider UK spoke with astronomer Stuart Clark, author of "Unknown Universe," about why people still believe in a flat earth.Stuart Clark theorises that flat-earthers could be doing it for...
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A highly classified US spy satellite is missing after a SpaceX mission failure
A highly classified US spy satellite was reportedly lost in a failed SpaceX mission in Florida.The satellite, code-named Zuma, failed to reach orbit and fell back into Earth's atmosphere after...
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Rumors are swirling that a secret government satellite crashed after SpaceX...
Zuma, a top-secret government payload, most likely crashed to Earth after its launch aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday night, multiple news outlets reported.But SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by...
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Scientists found accessible ice sheets on Mars, and it could be a...
NASA scientists discovered eight instances of ice exposed on the Martian surface.While scientists have long known about the red planet's sub-surface ice sheets, this is the first time ice has been seen...
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