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Humans just made history by reaching an icy dwarf planet for the first time
Friday, NASA's Dawn spacecraft became the first space probe in history to ever reach a dwarf planet.Since it was launched in 2007, Dawn has been accelerating through space and on Friday morning at 9:39...
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Hubble gave astronomers the rare chance to see the same supernova over and...
One hundred years ago, astronomy was a small field, limited by the number of observations scientists made while peering through a telescope. With the advent of space telescopes like the Hubble Space...
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Here's why Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks no one will back Mars One
There are several private companies vying to set up the first human colony on Mars, and so far not one of them seems to have the financial backing to make it happen. This is not surprising, according...
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21 incredible photographs of space exploration's golden age
Space exploration's golden age was arguably at its very start, when ambition was boundless and progress came in great strides.A massive collection of vintage photos from this era went up for auction on...
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Kim Kardashian would be jealous of this selfie taken from space
You probably know Buzz Aldrin as the second guy to set foot on the Moon.Or maybe as the namesake for Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear.But Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. also has the honor of being the first person...
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Einstein’s famous theory of general relativity turns 100 this year — here’s...
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has held up pretty well after a century out in the world.The famous theory, which Einstein published in 1915, remains the bedrock upon which scientists'...
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Most Americans would turn down a free trip to space
Imagine that Elon Musk shows up at your front door. He tells you that you've just won an all-expenses-paid trip to space.Would you go?If you said yes, you probably won't find very many people who would...
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The US Air Force could certify SpaceX to launch military satellites by June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force hopes to certify privately-held Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, to launch some U.S. military and intelligence satellites into space using its Falcon...
View ArticleNASA just tested its biggest booster rocket ever that will help astronauts...
NASA tested its biggest booster rocket ever Wednesday morning. The rocket will help NASA's manned Space Launch System reach deep space destinations like the moon and Mars.Produced by Matthew...
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A discovery on one of Saturn's moons just changed how we think about alien life
The possibility of alien life thriving somewhere other than Earth is now stronger than ever before.Underwater hydrothermal vents — the same kind that may have spawned life on our planet — seem to be...
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Astronomers just found out our galaxy has 3 close neighbors
A team of astronomers from the University of Cambridge says it has identified nine new objects – three definite small galaxies and six either galaxies or globular clusters – orbiting our Milky Way...
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ISS crew just returned to Earth after over 160 days in space
An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have landed safely on Earth after 167 days in orbit at the International Space Station. The space travelers were all smiles despite below-freezing...
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Incredible photos of space station crew's return to Earth after 6 months
After spending 176 days in space, aboard the International Space Station, one NASA astronaut, Barry Wilmore, and two Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts, Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova,...
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8 terrible things that can happen to you in outer space
Outer space is a vacuum with no breathable air or pressure. The temperature is either boiling or freezing, depending on if you're facing the sun or not. Huge amounts of deadly ultraviolet radiation...
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Ted Cruz wants NASA to quit worrying about climate change
Republican senator Ted Cruz and NASA administrator Charles Bolden don't really see eye to eye on what NASA's core mission is.Cruz was appointed chairman of the Senate Space, Science, and...
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Huge cosmic collisions rained metals on early Earth
Iron vapor from cosmic impacts during the early days of Earth could have triggered "metal rain" to fall on the newborn planet, researchers say.This new finding could help solve mysteries concerning the...
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NASA just launched 4 satellites on a new billion dollar mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday with a quartet of NASA science satellites designed to map explosions triggered by criss-crossing magnetic...
View Article2 mind-bending facts about the Earth
AsapSCIENCE duo Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown talk about science for a living. In their new book, they answer the world's 'weirdest questions, most persistent rumors, and unexplained Phenomena.' But...
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NASA is developing these augmented-reality glasses for space after Google...
NASA has partnered with the San Francisco-based Osterhout Design Group to develop augmented-reality glasses for astronauts to wear aboard the International Space Station. Astronauts today use printed...
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Amazing GIF shows the amount of water on Europa compared to Earth
Floating in space about 390 million miles from Earth is a small moon of Jupiter named Europa.The most astounding fact about Europa is the watery ocean sloshing beneath the moon's icy, outer...
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