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This is the best explanation yet for that 'alien megastructure' 1,400...
A curious star more than 1,400 light-years from Earth has completely baffled astronomers.It's so unlike anything we've ever seen, scientists can't entirely discount that it's evidence of an alien...
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NASA is about to get its best look yet at an underground ocean on one of...
Miami (AFP) - An unmanned NASA spacecraft is set to make its deepest dive ever into the icy spray emanating from the underwater ocean on Saturn's moon, Enceladus.The tiny moon orbiting the sixth planet...
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SpaceX is backpedaling on its plan to launch 4,000 satellites into space
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company's plan to launch 4,000 internet-beaming satellites into space is "very speculative," just a few months after the failed launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9...
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Russia just announced that it is sending humans to the moon
Before 2030, Russia plans to land its first cosmonauts on the moon, and Europe wants a piece of the action.They're a little late for the great space race of the '60s, but the mission is an admirable...
View ArticleBill Nye: This scientific fact blows my mind
Clearly Bill Nye, author of "Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation," has learned a lot of scientific facts throughout his years. But he says this one fact is still the one that truly blows...
View ArticleA record-breaking astronaut takes his first walk in outer space
Astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren embark on their first spacewalk from the International Space Station.This is the 189th spacewalk in the station's history and is led by Kelly, who is...
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Runaway military blimp caught after cutting power to thousands
An enormous military blimp tore free of its tethers on Wednesday, October 28. It was spotted earlier floating over the middle of Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press. It appears to have gone...
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Astronomers discovered a new component of the Milky Way galaxy that they...
The universe is a mysterious place — comprised of mostly dark matter and dark energy, neither of which scientists fully understand.And now, a recent study shows that even our own cosmic neighborhood...
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A NASA spacecraft just took a record-breaking dive through an...
A nuclear-powered spacecraft has just pulled off a strafing maneuver to "sniff" the vast subsurface ocean of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, says NASA.The Cassini spacecraft's sampling is a particularly...
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Astronaut Scott Kelly just broke the record for the longest US single...
Astronaut Scott Kelly now officially holds the record for the longest US single spaceflight, surpassing Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria's record of 215 days.And here at Business Insider, we can't get...
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The discovery of oxygen on a comet has scientists rethinking how the solar...
Scientists have for the first time detected molecular oxygen (O2) in a comet’s coma, the cloud of gas surrounding it when it moves close to the sun.The discovery, which challenges our understanding of...
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A giant 'spooky' space rock is flying close to Earth on Halloween, but that's...
'Tis the season for fear and fright.And you won't want to miss this Halloween's rare sight!On Saturday at 1:05 pm ET, an asteroid that could be up to 2.5 times taller than Trump World Tower in New York...
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8 remarkable discoveries that make this beautiful moon of Saturn the most...
Enceladus is just one of more than 60 confirmed moons orbiting the giant, ringed planet Saturn.But it is a very special moon, unlike any of the other 59.Since 2004, when NASA's Cassini spacecraft began...
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See Pluto as a glowing crescent in this stunning high-res photo
NASA just released a full crescent photo of the dwarf planet Pluto taken from 11,000 miles away, and it's stunning:The image was taken in July, right after the New Horizons spacecraft hurtled past...
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Astronomers just saw a monster black hole do something shocking
Black holes are some of the most mysterious, frightening, and — paradoxically — brightest objects in the cosmos.Supermassive black holes in particular, which can outweigh the sun millions of times,...
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The first raw images of NASA's record-breaking dive through an...
On Oct. 28, NASA's nuclear-powered Cassini spacecraft flew just 30 miles above Saturn's icy moon Enceladus to "sniff" its vast subsurface ocean.Just two days later, NASA has just released the first...
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Meet the 'Everyday Astronaut' — a photographer with a spacesuit and a knack...
Over a year ago, Tim Dodd put the minimum bid on an old space suit online. When it arrived at his doorstep, he wasn't sure what on Earth he would actually do with it. But eight years of experience as a...
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The Antares rocket is on a come back
One year after the catastrophic launch failure of Orbital ATK’s privateAntares rocket seconds after liftoff with the Cygnus cargo freighter bound for the International Space Station (ISS), the firm is...
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Watch 15 years of space station construction in 2 minutes
Today marks the 15th anniversary of one of the greatest engineering feats in human history.The International Space Station (ISS) has been orbiting 250 miles above the Earth since 1998, but a rotating...
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15 surprising stats about the International Space Station
Today (November 2) marks the 15th straight year that humans have lived aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Since the arrival of the first astronauts in 2000, a rotating crew has continuously...
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