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Fascinating footage of the diamond ring effect from Friday's total solar eclipse
A total eclipse of the sun is one of those rare celestial events that you can go an entire lifetime without seeing, which would be a shame because they're spectacular.Observers on the Faroe Islands and...
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In 2012 the Large Hadron Collider found the game-changing Higgs — here's the...
By the end of March, an international team of physicists aims to awaken a monster machine from its two-year slumber and use it to hunt down one of the most elusive and mysterious particles in the...
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This is Neil deGrasse Tyson's favorite science joke
If you've ever listened to StarTalk radio, then you'll know that its host, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, definitely has a sense of humor.His humor was not lost on Business Insider when we...
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NASA scientist says this is where we'll likely find alien life first
Take a good look at all of the planets and the most-prominent moons in our solar system and ask yourself which one is most ideal for life. Would Earth be your first pick?If you know what to look for,...
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New maps reveal Mercury’s bizarre surface features
Two new maps of Mercury taken by a NASA probe have identified never-before-seen formations on the planet's surface.The previously unidentified regions of Mercury have compositions that differ...
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Awesome satellite images of an erupted volcano
In the predawn hours of March 3, 2015, one of Chile's most active volcanoes exploded to life. Thousands of people evacuated from within a 10-kilometer (6-mile) radius of Villarrica.The Operational Land...
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Soon you'll be able to drink beer brewed with space yeast
On April 13, at a few select places around the country, you'll be able to take a swig of space. Ninkasi Brewing Company in Oregon is releasing Ground Control, an imperial stout brewed with yeast that...
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Scientists finally solved the mystery of a huge stellar explosion in the 17th...
Astronomers have shed new light on what was thought to be one of the earliest recorded observations of a nova, or exploding star.It comes as observations continue to track a faint new nova currently...
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Incredible image of trucks driving across frozen lakes
In the farthest reaches of northwestern Canada, there are few people and fewer roads. The largest settlements tend to be gold or diamond mining towns. And while just about every one of them has an...
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NASA is about to start a year-long experiment on the first twin astronauts in...
On Friday, March 27, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, together with cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko, will strap in for a rocket ride to the International Space Station, embarking on a...
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Another essential ingredient for life was discovered on Mars
The more scientists learn about Mars, the more intriguing the Red Planet becomes as a potential haven for primitive life in the ancient past ... and perhaps even the present.A study released today...
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50 years ago, NASA had to reassure Congress that astronauts would stop...
When you gotta eat, you gotta eat I guess. Even if you are an astronaut. While aboard the Gemini 3 space mission in 1965, Astronaut John Young had a craving. For some corned beef. Luckily, he had snuck...
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Jupiter probably swung through the early solar system like a wrecking ball...
Jupiter may have acted like a giant wrecking ball in the newborn solar system, roaming in to destroy an early generation of inner planets before retreating to its current orbit, researchers say.This...
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China is developing a growing space weapons threat
China’s recent test of a missile designed to shoot down satellites in low-earth orbit highlights a growing threat of space weapons, the commander of the US Strategic Command said on Tuesday.Adm. Cecil...
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NASA is about to conduct the most complex experiment on the space station ever
If you were given the chance to spend a year in space, would you?That's what NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have signed on for. They will float aboard the International...
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This image of a giant 'rip' on the sun's surface is mind blowing
A dark line more than half a million miles long curves across the lower half of the sun in a gorgeous photo snapped by a NASA spacecraft.The line is what scientists call a solar filament, a large...
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The stars in the sky 'sing' but we’ll never be able to hear them
The surface of a star is a volatile place. Constantly in motion, a star's exterior flows with plasma and often accumulates new materials, which are drawn in by the star's immense gravitational...
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Epically awesome photos of Mars
Mars might not look like much from Earth, but close up, it's a perfect spectacle of natural beauty.Since 2006, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has been orbiting Mars snapping pictures of the...
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Scientists are baffled by a small cloud that survived an encounter with a...
In an epic battle between a powerful supermassive black hole and an unassuming gas cloud, scientists naturally bet on the black hole.And they bet wrong, according to a paper published Thursday in the...
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Two astronauts are about to launch on a crazy mission that will change how we...
On Friday, March 27, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, with cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko, will ride the monster rocket shown here into space.Their mission is unlike any before.The launch...
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