Upcoming Tests Will Reveal Whether Boeing's Starliner Is Ready For Prime Time
It's no secret that NASA is increasingly leaning on commercial partners to meet its various needs, and when it comes to sending humans into space,…
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Newly-Discovered Interstellar Object Is Spewing Cyanide Gas
Astronomers spotted an interstellar object passing through our solar system last month. It was only the second time scientists have ever detected such an object,…
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STDs Are Spreading Like Wildfire In The US
Despite decades of sexual education and STD awareness campaigns, the rates at which new STD cases are reported continues to rise. A new bulletin by…
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You've Been Running Wrong Your Entire Life
Whether you're a seasoned marathoner, amateur jogger, or simply run when the situation warrants it, a new study claims that you'd be doing yourself a…
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Nobel Prize Winner Says Mankind Is Doomed To Remain On Earth Forever
Sometime within the next five years or so, NASA plans on sending humans back to the Moon. Looking to the future, NASA is laying the…
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Here Is NASA's New Spacesuit That Astronauts Will Wear To The Moon
We're still several years away from seeing NASA send humans back to the Moon, but when you're planning for a mission as intense as that,…
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Hordes Of Tarantulas Are Crawling Across San Francisco Right Now
If you have a natural aversion to spiders, you might want to steer clear of the San Francisco Bay Area for at least the next…
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Saturn Has 20 New Moons, And They All Need Names
Earth's singular moon has offered astronomers the opportunity to study the relationship between planets and the natural satellites that orbit them. In many ways, Earth's…
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Fireballs Spotted Streaking Across The Sky In California
If you're a California resident and happened to be hanging around outside on Monday evening you might have spotted something very special in the skies.…
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Chinese Farmers Are Breeding 'Mutant' Pigs The Size Of Polar Bears
Farmers have always done their best to maximize yield, whether that be cramming another row of corn onto a field or breeding beefier cattle, but…
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China Grew Cotton On The Moon, If Only For A Moment
China may have had to sit and watch as countries like the United States dominated space for decades, but things are a whole lot different…
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Astronauts Are Swapping Out ISS Batteries Like It's An Old Pickup Truck
The International Space Station is a high-tech laboratory and high-flying living space. It's an incredible structure that has been keeping astronauts safe and helping them…
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Paints Ancient Mars As A Water-Rich Paradise
NASA's Curiosity rover is currently cruising around an area of Mars known as the Gale Crater. It's a massive impact site that has existed for…
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The Last Woolly Mammoths On Earth Died Alone, Stranded On An Island
As Earth began to slowly emerge from the last ice age, many of the creatures who had adapted to life on a frigid planet found…
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FDA Announces Expanded Recall Of All-Purpose Flour That Is Tainted With E. Coli
Several months ago the FDA announced a recall of all-purpose flour because it was probably tainted with E. coli. E. coli is no joke, but…
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NASA's InSight Robot Is Fighting Against Mars To Save A Vital Instrument
NASA's InSight lander has been resting safely on Mars for nearly a year now, and it's doing some seriously great work. Most of the robot's…
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Paralyzed Man Walks Again Thanks To Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton
A 28-year-old man who fell some 40 feet off a balcony four years ago is getting back on his feet thanks to advancements in brain-controlled…
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Japan's Asteroid Probe Just Fired A Rover At Space Rock Ryugu
The Hayabusa2 probe arrived at the space rock known as Ryugu in June of last year. It was launched by Japan's space agency JAXA, and…
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NASA's Juno Orbiter Has To Jump Over Jupiter's Shadow, Or Die Trying
NASA's Juno orbiter has been doing some really great work while in orbit around gas giant Jupiter. The spacecraft has taught scientists a great deal…
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India's Space Agency Refuses To Give Up On Crashed Moon Lander
Early last month was supposed to be a time of celebration for India's space agency ISRO. The group was poised to become the fourth nation…
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Just Try To Pretend This New NASA Snapshot Isn't The Most Incredible Thing You've Seen Today
With some of the most powerful imaging tools on Earth at its disposal, NASA and its scientists have captured countless lovely images of the cosmos…
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NASA's New Drones Are Taking On Bizarre Shapes
In the context of space exploration, the term "rover" conjures images of multi-wheeled robots with big, bulky bodies covered in scientific instruments. NASA's Mars rovers…
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The Hunt For Life On Saturn's Moon Enceladus Just Got A Big Boost
Of all the worlds in our solar system that may harbor some form of life, Saturn's moon Enceladus may be the most exciting. The moon…
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Scientists Argue That Contaminating Mars With Microbes Might Be A Good Thing
At some point in the not-so-distant future, mankind will embark on a mission to another planet. That planet will be Mars, the largely barren, dusty…
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Elon Musk Presents Starship To The World
If you even casually follow space news you've no doubt already heard of SpaceX's Starship. Starship — and the Super Heavy launch vehicle that will…
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Is There A Black Hole Hiding Right Here In Our Solar System?
Way out on the edge of our solar system something big is lurking that has yet to be identified. Astronomers know it's there because they…
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NASA Spots Distant Star Being Torn Apart By A Hungry Black Hole
Black holes are devastatingly powerful forces of nature, and nothing demonstrates their incredible might quite like seeing one tear apart a star. Recently, NASA's sky-scanning…
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