The SpaceX Starship's Raptor Engines Just Hit A Major Milestone
If there's one thing we can always count on from SpaceX it's that Elon Musk will let everyone know of new developments the moment they…
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One Year After It Was Shot Into Space, Let's Check In On Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
It's hard to believe it's already been a year, but exactly 12 months ago today was the first launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. The rocket…
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You Need To Look Very Closely To See China's Chang'e 4 Lander In This Stunning Moon Photo
China's space agency has had a busy year thus far, with a successful Moon landing and rover deployment as well as some pretty neat experiments…
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This Is The Kepler Space Telescope's Last Image After Nearly A Decade Of Work
It's now been a few months since the Kepler space telescope bit the dust, but the work it did will still have an impact for…
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Astronomer Offers Entirely New Theory To Explain 'Alien Probe' Asteroid
If there's one story that left astronomers truly scratching their heads in 2018, it had to be the mysterious interstellar visitor known as Oumuamua. The…
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Scientists Discover That Flying Squirrels Glow Bright Pink Under UV Light
If you've ever seen a flying squirrel in the wild you know that they're neat little critters. They're not particularly bothersome, and aside from mastering…
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Earth's Magnetic Pole Is Shifting Faster Than Scientists Predicted
If there's one thing big-budget Hollywood disaster films have taught us, it's that the Earth's poles are nothing to be messed with. But apocalyptic fiction…
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Chinese Satellite Snaps Image Of The Moon From The Side We Never See
The Moon dominates the night sky and, as the closest large body to Earth, we get to see it plenty. Unfortunately, since the Moon only…
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A Meteorite Exploded Over Cuba And Its Boom Was Captured On Video
Space rocks come crashing down to Earth with somewhat startling regularity, and when they do they often create a big boom. When a meteorite detonates…
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Watch This Massive Jupiter Storm Swirl Forever
Jupiter, the mighty "king" of planets, is one of the most interesting objects in our Solar System, and not just because it's really really big.…
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NASA's InSight Robot Had To Install A Protective Shield Because Mars Is Windy
It's now been over two months since NASA's InSight lander touched down on Mars. The landing went as smoothly as anyone could have hoped, and…
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Climate Change Is Actually Changing The Color Of The Ocean
Climate scientists have long since warned that human activity and pollution is rapidly warming the Earth, and it's a consensus that we're at or near…
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China Deploys New Rocket-Launching Robotic Ship, But It's Not Built For War
When one of the world's superpowers deploys a robotic ship capable of launching rockets it's safe to assume that it's going to raise plenty of…
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DNA Testing Kit Company Has Been Handing Over Genetic Data To The FBI
At-home DNA testing kits were once little more than a fun distraction that might reveal something about your family history that had been long forgotten.…
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Israel Is About To Launch The First Privately-Funded Mission To The Moon
Getting to the Moon takes an incredible amount of technical know-how, engineering excellence, and of course money. That's why embarking on a lunar landing mission…
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Researchers Invent 3D 'Replicator' That Builds Objects Using Liquid And Light
We've all seen what modern 3D printing technology is capable of, but it still has some serious limitations. Many times, 3D printed objects come out…
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Here's What The Polar Vortex Looks Like From NASA's Heat-Mapping Satellite
You don't have to live in the U.S. Midwest to have heard about the polar vortex, but if you do you've no doubt felt its…
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China Says It's Even Colder On The Moon Than We Thought
China's Chang'e 4 mission has been a rousing success for the country's space agency, and it's already celebrated a number of "firsts," including being the…
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Scientists Built A Robot That Taught Itself What It Is
AI researchers who develop machine learning algorithms have demonstrated that telling a machine to teach itself how to do a certain task is a pretty…
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Scientists Create The Deepest Space Image Ever By Mining Hubble Images For New Light
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced some of the most stunning glimpses of distant objects mankind has ever laid eyes on, but one particular image…
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NASA's Mission To 'Touch The Sun' Just Reached A Major Milestone
NASA had a big year in 2018 with several bold new missions to study various features of our Solar System, and one of the most…
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Tourists Post Video Holding Octopus That Could Kill Them In An Instant
When you're vacationing in a place like Australia it's normal to want to show folks back home all the neat things you come across. However,…
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NASA Offers Best Look Yet At Surface Of Space Rock Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has already had quite an eventful year. After initially arriving at the space rock known as Bennu in early December, the…
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Young Boy Found After Being Lost For Days In The Woods Says He Made Friends With A Bear
Kids say the darndest things, and a young boy who was lost for three days in a heavily wooded area of North Carolina is spinning…
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'Bug Bombs' Make Life Worse For You, Not Roaches
Discovering your home or apartment has a roach problem may be enough to make you want to take some seriously drastic measures. Nobody likes seeing…
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MIT Scientists Built A System That Uses Lasers To Beam Sound To Your Ears That No One Else Can Hear
Hearing someone across a crowded room can be close to impossible thanks to the way sound waves spread, but what if we could project audio…
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NASA Is Sending A Desperate Message To Wake Up Opportunity On Mars
Just last week NASA celebrated the beginning of the Opportunity rover's 16th year on the Martian surface, but all is not well with the six-wheeled…
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