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NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Might Be Damaged Beyond Repair
The Kepler space telescope is having some major problems that could call an end to its exoplanet hunting mission, NASA officials announced on May 15."I would have been even happier if it continued...
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Jupiter, Venus, And Mercury Will Align In A Once-In-A-Decade Event
Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury are hundreds of millions of miles apart in the vastness of our solar system. But next week, the three planets are going to appear to be very close to each other in the...
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Here's What It Looks Like Inside The Space Station Control Room
Joanne Manaster, a biologist at the University of Illinois-Urbana, tweeted this image of the mission control room that runs the International Space Station.In the picture, you can see a video link into...
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NASA Releases The First-Ever Terrain Map Of Saturn's Moon Titan
Saturn's biggest moon, Titan, has long intrigued scientists because it is the only other place besides Earth known to have liquid on its surface.With the help of NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which has...
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Rock Where India Crashed Into Asia And Pushed Up The Himalayas [PHOTO]
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been tweeting photos from space ever since he arrived on the International Space Station last December. Although the commander recently returned to Earth he just...
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Brilliant Pictures From The Rare Alignment Of Jupiter, Mercury, And Venus
For the past couple of days, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury have been putting on a rare show in the western sky.The three planets are in the middle of what is known as a planetary conjunction, when they...
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Manhattanhenge Is Coming Tonight
One of the greatest sights in New York City is upon us again: Manhattanhenge!The beautiful sight seen above happens when the city's grid lines up with the location of the sunset.Tonight is the night to...
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Scientists Have Figured Out How Much Radiation Would Hit Astronauts Traveling...
One of the biggest obstacles of sending humans to Mars is the exposure to radiation, from cosmic rays and solar particles, that astronauts would experience during the 180-day ride to the Red Planet and...
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This Star Is The Size Of Manhattan, But Heavier Than The Sun
The awesome illustration above, from NASA, shows how Manhattan compares to the size of a Neutron star — they are both about 12 miles across.Neutron stars are the crushed up core of massive stars, after...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson Explains How We Can Stop Earth-Destroying Asteroids
President Barack Obama wants to send astronauts to asteroids, and he's even giving NASA $100 million to figure out a way to lasso asteroids.As ridiculous as that might sound, world renowned...
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Buzz Aldrin Calls Out A Major Flaw In Will Smith's New Space Movie
Will Smith's new space movie, "After Earth," is out in theaters now.In the movie, the Smith men set out from the home planet in a spaceship, which explodes while in transit.The two get stuck on Earth,...
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This Is A Picture Of The Lightest Exoplanet Yet
Researchers have just released pictures of what is likely the smallest and lightest planet they have ever seen outside of our solar system, about 300 light years away from Earth.The planet, dubbed...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Is Having A Tough Time Back On Earth
In a few moments, astronaut Chris Hadfield changed from an orbiting Man of Steel-type to one who needs to heal from microgravity's effects.Hadfield recently spoke of his Superman-like moments of...
View ArticleSupersonic Jumper Felix Baumgartner Used These 'Good Thoughts' To Keep Him...
It's been close to nine months since Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner floated above Earth in a small, pressurized space capsule and became the first person to break the speed of sound in a free...
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What The Human Face Might Look Like 100,000 Years From Now
The human face might look very different in the future.Artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm from U.K. discount site MyVoucherCodes.co.uk collaborated with a genomics expert to create pictures that show...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Is Retiring
Rock star astronaut Chris Hadfield, just returned from a five-month stint in orbit, will be hanging up his spacesuit for a new adventure, the Canadian spaceflyer announced today (June 10).Hadfield, who...
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Spectacular Images From Herschel — The Space Telescope That Was Shut Down...
The Herschel Space Telescope, run by the European Space Agency was officially switched off on Monday, concluding its three-year mission.Herschel became the largest infrared telescope ever sent to space...
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This Stunning Video Maps Our Vast Universe
Have you ever contemplated just how small we really are? Well, the mesmerizing video below maps the known galaxies in our small slice of the universe, and shows just how small our home galaxy The Milky...
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These New Astronauts May Be Among The First Humans To Walk On Mars
NASA announced the latest group of Astronaut trainees on Monday.The eight potential space travelers includes four men and four women, ranging in age from 34 to 39. The first new class of astronauts to...
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These Are The Moments NASA's Newest Astronauts Learned They Might Go To Space
Ann McClain's mother was in her front yard rose garden when her daughter called with the news."You'll never forget this moment," McClain, a 34-year-old major in the U.S. Army told her mom. "I've been...
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