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For The First Time Since The Shuttle Was Retired, The US Will Soon Have A Way...
In a few years, for the first time since the Space Shuttle's retirement, the US will have a way for astronauts — and maybe even civilians — to go into space.In a press conference, NASA announced the...
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Giant Fireball Spotted Over Eastern US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A blazing meteor lit up the night sky like fireworks across a dozen eastern US states and prompted more than 200 sighting reports, the American Meteor Society said on Monday.The...
View ArticleNASA Is About To Do Something It Hasn't Done In 40 Years
Big news in the world of space operations yesterday as Boeing and SpaceX took contracts to fly people to the International Space Station. That leaves NASA in a brand news position, with brand new...
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Scientists Have Detected A New Stellar Explosion That Might Be A Supernova
Right now galaxy NGC 1566 is giving us a spectacular light show and astronomers suspect it could be coming from a powerful event called a Type II supernova, which occurs when a high-mass star ends its...
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Russia's 7 Most Ambitious Space Projects
This summer, the Russian Space Agency (Rosсosmos) announced a number of ambitious projects. RBTH has created a list of the most exciting and expensive ones. Of course, not all of these projects will be...
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Humans Just Got Our First Close-Up Look At A Comet And It's Mind-Blowing
Ten years ago the European Space Agency launched Rosetta, a first-of-its-kind spacecraft on a mission to meet a comet.That comet? 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.It finally accomplished that goal earlier...
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What Is The Most Powerful Thing In The Universe?
BI Answers: What is the most powerful thing in the universe?The most mind-boggling explosion you can imagine doesn't come close to what the universe can create. When stars 150 times the size of our sun...
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This 3D Printer Is Specifically Made To Work In Zero-Gravity In Space
Off-world manufacturing is about to begin.On Saturday, the first 3D printer designed to work in zero gravity will be launched into space, aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, for use on the International...
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Japanese Engineering Company Wants To Build A 'Space Elevator' By 2050
Obayashi is considered one of the world's leading construction companies, with notable projects including the Hoover Dam Bypass Project, the Dubai Metro Project, the high-speed railway in Taiwan and...
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Elon Musk Just Got $2.6 Billion To Build His Amazing 'Space Taxi' — Here's...
This week, NASA announced that Elon Musk's SpaceX will receive a $2.6 billion contract to develop the manned iteration of its Dragon capsule, the first version of which is already being used to...
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Want To Go To Space? Boeing's Space Taxi Has A Seat For A Tourist
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Boeing Co's (BA.N) proposal to develop a so-called space taxi for NASA astronauts includes a seat for paying tourists to fly to the International Space Station, the...
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These Images Of Maine's Nightime Lightshows Will Take Your Breath Away
Jeremy Gray is an award-winning fine art, nature and landscape photographer who grew up in Maine, a state known for its beautiful scenery.Through his art, Gray hopes to inspire in others the same...
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The Evidence For An Inflation-Based Birth Of The Universe May Have Been...
In March, scientists working on the BICEP2 experiment, a microwave telescope based at the South Pole, announced that they had seen gravity waves from the early universe, created just after the Big...
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India's Cheap Mars Spacecraft Just Sent Back Its Very First Photo
The first photo of Mars from India's Mangalyaan spacecraft was posted to Facebook on Thursday by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Check out the view in the photo above from a height of...
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Watery Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Discovered
A Neptune-size planet beyond the solar system has telltale traces of water vapor in its atmosphere, making it the smallest exoplanet known to have the wet stuff yet, scientists say.Several massive...
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5 Revealing Facts We Learned From Our First Close Up Views Of A Comet
A probe flying through deep space has been beaming back amazing photos and information about its target comet since arriving at the cosmic body in August.After a 10-year trek through the solar system,...
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Russian Female Cosmonaut Gets Angry With 'Hair' Question In Space Press...
Yelena Serova will become Russia’s fourth woman in space this week when she heads to the international space station (ISS).However, Russian reporters at the pre launch press conference seemed more...
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A Strange Space Weather Phenomenon Called A 'Plasma Bubble' Seems To Have...
Three American soldiers may have died in Afghanistan's battle of Takur Ghar because of disruptions caused by plasma bubbles – a form of space weather – according to a new study.Space weather is...
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Scientists Spot A Mysterious Object On Saturn's Moon
Last July, radar images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured a mysterious feature in a large hydrocarbon sea on Saturn’s moon Titan. Astronomers on the radar team have suggested a wide range of...
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Richard Branson Says He's Ready For Historic Trip Into Space — He Talks About...
Richard Branson, one of the most exuberant and successful entrepreneurs of the last 50 years, stopped by our offices last week. As the conversation below suggests, one of his greatest strengths may be...
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