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A ghostly particle detected in Antarctica has led astronomers to a...
The origin of the universe's most powerful cosmic rays, or high-speed particles, has been difficult to determine for decades.Astronomers recently used ghostly particles called neutrinos to verify the...
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Astronauts explain why nobody has visited the moon in more than 45 years —...
The last time a person visited the moon was in December 1972, during NASA's Apollo 17 mission.Over the decades, NASA planned to send people back to the moon but has yet to succeed.Astronauts often say...
View ArticleWhat would happen if you could skydive off the International Space Station
While the sight from the International Space Station is a beautiful one, jumping off of it won't be. It will be a deadly journey for any astronaut who jumps off the ISS to reach Earth's surface....
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A 'super telescope' has captured an astounding image of the massive black...
An astounding image of the massive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way has been captured by a $330 million super telescope in Africa. It managed to capture the Milky Way, which is 25,000...
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An Air Force pilot took a U-2 spy plane to the edge of space — and the photos...
Ross Franquemont is a U-2 pilot and instructor at the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, based at Beale Air Force Base, California. Fortunately for the rest of the world, he is also a great photographer.In...
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The longest total lunar eclipse in a century is about to happen — here's how...
A total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, will happen overnight on July 27.The eclipse will be colored orange-red due to sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere and bouncing off the moon.The eclipse is...
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Scientists just found a dozen new moons around Jupiter — including one...
While searching for a hypothetical planet at the far edges of our solar system known as Planet Nine or Planet X, a team of astronomers discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter.That brings the total...
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27 of the most iconic, jaw-dropping photos of the Earth and the moon from space
From the ground, Earth looks like a boundless fertile plain that beckons to be explored and exploited.But astronauts would beg — and even plead — to differ."You realize that people often say, 'I hope...
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NASA's $1 billion Jupiter probe just beamed back mesmerizing new photos of...
It’s been a busy and exhilarating couple of months for scientists who study Jupiter— and space nerds fascinated by the gas giant.Yesterday, a team of researchers announced the discovery of 12 new...
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NASA's $1 billion mission to Jupiter has taken years of stunning images —...
All good things must come to a end, but Juno— NASA's $1-billion mission to study Jupiter like never before — has gotten a crucial life extension.NASA originally planned to destroy its tennis-court-size...
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SpaceX may still rocket 2 mystery customers around the moon — here's what...
SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, is poised to launch people to the moon for the first time in more than 45 years.In February, SpaceX successfully test-launched a Falcon Heavy rocket,...
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NASA astronauts first landed on the moon 49 years ago today. Here's what the...
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy put a monumental goal before Congress:"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon...
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The black hole at the center of our galaxy just belched two giant bubbles of...
Two giant bubbles of radiation — each up to 1,400 light-years across — are expanding outward from the center of the Milky Way.A new study describes these never-before-seen bubbles, spotted for the...
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Ahead of SpaceX moon mission, billionaire Yusaku Maezawa sells a $2.3 billion...
Yusaku Maezawa plans to sell a 30% stake in his online fashion-retail company, Zozo, to Yahoo Japan. As part of the $3.7 billion tender offer, Maezawa will resign and pocket $2.3 billion.During a press...
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A black hole in the center of our galaxy is the 'hungriest it's been for 24...
A black hole in our galaxy called Sagittarius A* is the hungriest its been in the past 24 years and is eating large quantities of dust and gas coming its way.Scientists at UCLA have yet to determine...
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A new image of a mysterious object careening toward our solar system strongly...
Astronomers have likely detected an interstellar object approaching our solar system — only the second time such an object has been observed.A new image provides the clearest picture we have so far of...
View ArticleWhat happens to the human body in space
Space is a dangerous and unfriendly place not suited for human life, yet astronauts are sent up to the International Space Station every year.From exposure to high levels of radiation to surviving in...
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SpaceX may be a $120 billion company if its Starlink global internet service...
SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, plans to surround Earth a gigantic network of internet-providing satellites called Starlink.In May, Musk said if Starlink could get a few percent of the...
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SpaceX is trying to buy a hamlet inside its Texas rocket-launch site because...
SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is building and launching Mars rocket prototypes from the southeastern tip of Texas.The company, however, built its experimental spaceport in and around...
View ArticleElon Musk's multibillion-dollar Starship rocket could one day take people to...
Space X is testing the concepts and ideas behind StarShip, its next big rocket, in south Texas.The multibillion-dollar project includes a prototype rocket called the Starhopper to test the enormous new...
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