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This is some of the best research ever inspired by 'Star Wars'
"Star Wars" is one of the most-loved science fiction series of all time, and it has attracted a fiercely loyal fan base over the decades.A good number of those mega-fans are working scientists, and...
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China's booming space program might put the US and Russia to shame
Space exploration for China didn't exactly blast off.By the time China launched its first satellite, the US had already landed men on the moon — twice. And China didn't send a person into space until...
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NASA is about to get a $1.3 billion raise
The US government is about to give NASA a $19.3 billion budget in 2016, which is almost $1.3 billion more than it got last year, according to a preliminary spending bill released on Wednesday December...
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SpaceX is launching its most powerful rocket for the first time this weekend
SpaceX is scheduled to launch an upgraded version of its Falcon 9 rocket — its most powerful rocket yet — this Saturday between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET.During SpaceX's last launch in June, a faulty rig,...
View ArticleScientists say these areas of our galaxy is the most likely to have aliens
Which parts of the Milky Way are most likely to house aliens?Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi, Original Reporting by Jessica Orwig, and Narration by Graham FlanaganFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the...
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That's no cosmic lightsaber — it's a Hubble photo of something way cooler...
The Hubble Space Telescope returned an incredible new image, and the European Space Agency (ESA) is having a little fun comparing it to a giant lightsaber ahead the new "Star Wars" movie...
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The witty author of the 'The Martian' told us his favorite science jokes —...
The biggest sci-fi hit of 2015 all began with Andy Weir and his best-selling book "The Martian," which is a thrilling survival story based on the planet Mars.Weir is a software engineer by profession...
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Fascinating planets in the Milky Way galaxy that are strikingly similar to...
"Star Wars" is filled with a whole galaxy of incredible planets, from the dusty dunes of Tatooine to the frozen wasteland of Hoth. Even though the galaxy in "Star Wars" is science fiction, the planets...
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We're obsessed with this visualization of all the 'Goldilocks' planets ever...
Earth isn't too close to the sun, like that boiling hellhole called Venus, or too far away, like chilly Pluto. Our world is just right.Astronomers call its sweet spot in the solar system the...
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SpaceX will attempt a potentially historic rocket landing like never before...
This weekend, SpaceX will attempt a rocket landing unlike anything they've tried before. Elon Musk, who is the company's founder and CEO, just tweeted the exciting news earlier this morning: Currently...
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The best vacation spots in the entire 'Star Wars' universe
Imagine that you could travel to other planets for a vacation that was literally out-of-this-world.That's exactly what the folks at The Daily Dot and Column Five– an agency that specializes in...
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New Year's Eve is your only chance to catch this beautiful comet in your...
If you get up early enough over the next few weeks—a couple of hours before sunrise should do it—and look east, you’ll see the brilliant beacon of the planet Venus. Fairly close to it in the sky, but...
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SpaceX will launch its most powerful rocket today — here's how to watch
On Sunday, Dec. 20 at 8:29 pm ET, the aerospace and launch services company, SpaceX, is scheduled to launch the most powerful version of its Falcon 9 rocket to date out of its Cape Canaveral launch...
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Sending humans to Mars could uncover a disturbing truth to one of life's...
If humankind successfully lands people on the surface of Mars, we could discover an important clue about the origins of life on Earth — one of the greatest scientific mysteries in human history. A...
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Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket launch delayed until Monday for a better chance at...
SpaceX will wait another 24 hours before it launches its Falcon 9 rocket out of its Cape Canaveral launch site.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted four hours before it was supposed to launch that the crew was...
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NASA released a spectacular new image of the Earth from the moon
From the surface of the moon, the Earth never rises or sets. Our satellite is locked in place by our planet's gravity, so only one side is ever visible. This is why we can never see the dark side of...
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SpaceX just successfully launched its first rocket in 6 months
Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX successfully launched and landed the most powerful version of its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday evening in Cape Canaveral, Florida.The most exciting moment happened after...
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Here's where SpaceX is going to try and land their rocket for the first time
Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX is going to try and make history tonight (December 21).At 8:34 p.m. ET, SpaceX will launch the most powerful version of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, and...
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SpaceX makes history with the first-ever orbital rocket landing
The aerospace company, SpaceX, just made history by sending the first orbital rocket into space and landing it back on the ground. Here's a GIF of the rocket landing below:This monumental moment marks...
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Here's why tonight's SpaceX rocket landing was groundbreaking
A little after 8:30 p.m. ET on December 21, SpaceX will launched the most powerful version yet of its 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.Shortly after the launch, SpaceX successfully...
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