Earth May Have Been Struck By An Interstellar Meteor Way Back In 2014
It was late 2017 when the astronomy world was buzzing over what appeared to be the first-ever interstellar visitor observed by mankind. It was a…
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NASA's TESS Exoplanet Hunter Found Its First Earth-Size Planet, But You Wouldn't Want To Visit
NASA's TESS exoplanet hunting telescope has been on the job for less than a year, but it's already racking up some impressive discoveries. Following the…
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Nearby Exoplanet May Have The Potential To Support Life
Finding planets outside of our solar system is a challenge, and determining the size, composition, and surface conditions of such planets is more difficult still.…
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NASA's Cassini Discovers Shockingly Deep Lakes On Saturn's Moon Titan
It's been well over a year since NASA's incredibly trusty Cassini probe performed its final act, plunging into Saturn's atmosphere where it was obliterated by…
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SpaceX Lost Its Falcon Heavy Core Booster To The Ocean
Last week, SpaceX finally accomplished something it had never done before. It launched the Falcon Heavy on its first commercial mission, and when its trio…
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NASA Sent Mice Into Space, And The Results Are Unintentionally Hilarious
At some point in the not-so-distant future, NASA and other space groups around the world will begin embarking on manned missions deeper into our solar…
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The World's Largest Airplane Finally Took Off
It didn't take long for SpaceX to become a leader in commercial spaceflight. The company's reusable rocket technology makes it possible for the company to…
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This Is The Last Thing Israel's Lunar Lander Saw Before Smashing Into The Moon
Last week, Israel attempted to do something that only three other countries have accomplished in the history of mankind by landing a spacecraft on the…
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Florida Man Killed By Gigantic Pet Bird
Lots of people around the world keep birds as pets, and the vast majority of the time they pose no danger to their owners. A…
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Chinese Scientists Put Human Brain Genes In A Monkey
Everything we know about evolution tells us that humans have primate ancestors, and that the development of our complex brains is what allowed ancient humans…
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Why Didn't Scientists Photograph The Black Hole At The Center Of The Milky Way?
After years of work and a whole lot of hype, researchers working with the Event Horizon Telescope project finally unveiled the very first image ever…
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SpaceX Is Going To Try To Launch Its Falcon Heavy Yet Again - Watch It Live Here
It's been a rough week for the folks at SpaceX. The second-ever launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket was supposed to happen on Sunday, and…
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Oops! Israel's Beresheet Lander Crashed Into The Moon
There were only two ways the first-ever Moon landing for Israel was going to go. The country's Beresheet lander was definitely going to make it…
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Watch Israel's First-Ever Moon Landing Live
It's been a number of weeks since Israel launched a privately-funded mission orbit and then land on Earth's Moon. Things got off to a bit…
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Watch SpaceX's Second Falcon Heavy Launch Live Right Here
Update: Unfortunately, high winds have forced yet another delay of the Falcon Heavy launch. Stop me if you've heard this one before: SpaceX is going…
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Researchers Find Fossil Of Ancient Creature With 45 Arms
Today's oceans are full of interesting and bizarre creatures, many of which would seem utterly unfathomable to us if we hadn't learned of their existence…
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Drilled A New Hole On Mars
The year 2019 started off on a bittersweet note for NASA with the unfortunate demise of the incredibly trusty Opportunity rover on Mars. It was…
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Here Is The First-Ever Photo Of A Black Hole
As we expected, the international collaboration of scientists involved in the Event Horizon Telescope project have made good on their promise to provide the first-ever…
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Watch Scientists Reveal The First-Ever Image Of A Black Hole Live
Well, the day is finally here. After centuries of wondering and developing technology capable of actually spotting a black hole, the international group of researchers…
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Another Fireball Exploded Over Russia, And Plenty Of People Caught It On Video
If you want to see space rocks exploding in Earth's atmosphere apparently you'd be best served by moving to Russia. At least that seems to…
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NASA's Mission To 'Touch The Sun' Just Hit Another Major Milestone
In 2018, NASA launched a mission to do something that scientists have never done before. The Parker Solar Probe mission is truly the first of…
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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Will Now Fly On Wednesday, Hopefully
If you were eagerly anticipating the second-ever launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket this past weekend, you were sorely disappointed when the company was forced…
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The International Space Station Is Disgusting
The International Space Station has been home to space travelers for nearly two decades now, and with the current crew of six, there's been a…
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We May Be Just Days Away From Seeing A Black Hole For The First Time Ever
For how much astronomers know about black holes — it's a lot, trust me — it's a bit of a shock that mankind has never…
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Witnessed Two Solar Eclipses On Mars
When a solar eclipse is expected here on Earth, it can be a pretty big deal. Back in August of 2017, a total solar eclipse…
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SpaceX's Starhopper Completed Its First Mini-Launch 'Hop'
Between tests of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, regular launches for commercial clients, and the impending second launch of the massive Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX has…
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Civilian Passenger Accidentally Ejected From Fighter Jet During Ride-Along
The vast majority of us will never strap into the seat of a fighter jet, and the few who will (or have) probably have extensive…
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