What humans will look like on Mars
Colonizing Mars might be the best chance to ensure the human species survival in the future. In order to adapt to Mar’s hostile living conditions, our bodies will evolve in ways that might end up with...
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Each year the government asks 10 simple questions to test the public's...
Every two years, the National Science Foundation is required to tell the president how the US is doing in regard to science and engineering."As economies worldwide grow increasingly knowledge-intensive...
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A NASA photographer's camera melted during a SpaceX rocket launch — and he's...
A 30-year veteran of NASA photography set up automated cameras around SpaceX's recent rocket launch.One of the cameras melted to a crisp in a brush fire that was lit by the rocket's super-hot exhaust...
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Strange and beautiful 'Manhattanhenge' sunsets are about to happen in New...
Manhattanhenge happens when a sunset aligns perfectly with New York City's gridded streets.In 2018, Manhattanhenge happens on May 29, May 30, July 12, and July 13.A few city streets and locations offer...
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China is building a brand-new space station, and it may be the latest move in...
China is building a new space station, and officials say the whole world is invited to participate.The move comes after President Donald Trump announced plans to scale back the US's funding commitments...
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NASA is on a 'daring adventure' to get the closest-ever photos of Ceres — a...
Ceres is a Texas-size dwarf planet in the Asteroid Belt that may hide a salty ocean.NASA's ion-propelled Dawn probe reached Ceres in 2015 — the first visit to the mysterious world.Now NASA is now...
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NASA's $1 billion Jupiter probe just beamed back even more jaw-dropping...
Juno, a tennis-court-size NASA probe at Jupiter, recently sent scientists a new batch of data, and the photos it included are even more stunning than the last set.NASA launched Juno toward Jupiter in...
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Having sex and reproducing in space comes with serious scientific and ethical...
If humans want to establish a long-term colony on Mars or elsewhere in space, we'll eventually need to be able to have children there.But reproducing in the vastly different Martian environment would...
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The space between Earth and the moon is mind-boggling. This graphic reveals...
The moon is far away from Earth — very, very far away.But don't take our word for it: Scroll from the moon to the Earth yourself in a new interactive graphic.The graphic also reveals interesting...
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NASA's $1 billion Jupiter mission was slated to meet a fiery end this summer...
Juno, NASA's probe at Jupiter, has orbited the giant planet for nearly two years.The $1 billion mission was scheduled to end with a crash into Jupiter's clouds after July 2018.However, NASA sources...
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NASA is announcing a new discovery from Mars on Thursday — here's how to...
NASA is announcing a new discovery about Mars on Thursday.The Curiosity Rover, which has been roaming the Martian surface for nearly six years, beamed back the data that led to the finding.You can...
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Satellite photos show Hawaii's Kilauea volcano filling an entire ocean bay...
The Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii continues to erupt.On Tuesday, a huge river of lava wiped out a neighborhood and filled Kapoho Bay.Before-and-after satellite images released Wednesday...
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Is it Planet 9 or Planet X? Scientists spar over what to call the solar...
Astronomers are hunting for a missing planet in the solar system beyond Pluto.They've found indirect evidence for the existence of the hypothetical world, often called Planet Nine.But Alan Stern, who...
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NASA confirms that its $1 billion Jupiter mission will cheat death for at...
NASA's probe at Jupiter, called Juno, has orbited the gas giant since July 2015.The $1 billion mission was supposed to crash into Jupiter's clouds in July 2018, but sources told Business Insider that...
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Elon Musk has job openings for more than 500 people at SpaceX — here's who...
A careers page for SpaceX shows that the rocket company founded by Elon Musk is in a big hiring phase.SpaceX appears to be using new hires to establish a global satellite internet network, build rocket...
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NASA's Juno probe has solved a 39 year-old mystery about Jupiter's lightning
NASA's Juno spacecraft has made an astonishing discovery about Jupiter's lightning strikes: They're similar to Earth's.Jupiter's lightning is clustered in the polar regions, while Earth experiences...
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The case for alien life on Mars just got stronger, thanks to NASA's Curiosity...
NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover has spent years analyzing the red planet's methane levels, and discovered they ebb and flow on a seasonal cycle.The rover has also drilled into some ancient rocks called...
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NASA just woke up a nuclear-powered probe 1 billion miles beyond Pluto — and...
NASA's New Horizons probe, which visited Pluto in 2015, recently woke up from hibernation.Scientists are preparing New Horizons to visit a mysterious, peanut-shaped frozen rock called Ultima Thule.The...
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SpaceX wants to build this futuristic campus in Florida to support an...
SpaceX has filed a proposal to expand its footprint at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The document calls for a 67-acre site that includes a futuristic control tower, a giant hangar, and a...
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The June solstice is almost here — here's how it works and why it starts both...
The June solstice of 2018 happens Thursday, June 21, marking the first day of summer for the northern hemisphere.Earth's tilted axis and orbit around the sun — not the planet's rotation — is the...
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