The Fastest Stars In Our Galaxy Are Invaders
We're pretty familiar with our own Solar System, but the galaxy that we reside in is absolutely enormous. The Milky Way is thought to have…
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The Scariest Part Of An Asteroid Hitting Earth Probably Isn't What You Think
If you have a lingering fear of an unseen space rock slamming into our planet and wreaking havoc on an unimaginable scale, your nightmare scenario…
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A Distant Galaxy Is Starving To Death, And Astronomers Are Loving It
As NASA and other space agencies from around the world set their sights on exoplanets and destinations within our Solar System that could host life,…
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Scared Of Dinosaurs? This Colossal Prehistoric Crocodile Was Even More Frightening
Movies like Jurassic Park paint the Tyrannosaurus Rex as a ferocious hunter capable to crushing bones (and Jeep Grand Cherokees), but more recent research suggests…
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NASA Has A Plan For Preventing Asteroid Strikes, And It's Going To Test It
The threat of an asteroid striking Earth is pretty scary — and not just in all the ways Hollywood movies have depicted — but human…
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NASA Finally Carried Out Its Plan To Make Man-Made Clouds On The East Coast
Typically, when NASA is planning on launching something it goes off without a hitch. Sometimes storms, wind, or other unforeseeable circumstances push the launch window…
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Scientists Have Developed AI That Can Read Your Mind And Predict Your Thoughts
At one point in our history, the most impressive example of artificial intelligence was a computer that was really, really good at chess. Today, various…
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Japan Wants To Put A Man On The Moon By 2030
With NASA's focus on Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and as many exoplanets as it can spot, it's easy to forget that our closest neighbor — the…
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Researchers Find Evidence Of Ancient 'Skull Cult' At Known Ritual Hotspot
Researchers poking around at one of the oldest known sites of human civilization — and some say rituals — have discovered what they are referring…
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Scientists Can't Rule Out Collision With Asteroid Flying By Earth In 2029
Asteroids are one of the most serious threats to life as we know it, but scientists and skywatchers have gotten pretty good at predicting exactly…
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Study Shows Your Smartphone Makes You Dumber, Even When You're Not Using It
Smartphones have been hailed as world-changing gadgets that provide humanity with a constant connection to the rest of the world, and all the knowledge it…
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Scientists Finally Think They Know Why Eggs Have Different Shapes
Even if you started off your morning with a nice omelette, you probably didn't spare a thought for where it came from, but scientists have…
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Mysterious 'Planet Nine' Might Not Actually Exist After All
Skywatchers have been theorizing and dreaming about a mysterious unknown planet hanging out at the edge of our Solar System for many years. Sifting through…
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Responds After NASA Calls BS On 'Healing' Stickers
What do you do when you have too much money? Most of us never have to worry about such things, but oftentimes celebrities find themselves…
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An Asteroid Is Definitely Going To Hit The Earth, Expert Warns
Space is a dangerous place to be, and since the Earth is in space, every living thing on the planet is at risk of eventually…
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Stephen Hawking Wants Humanity To Leave Earth As Soon As Possible
Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been extremely vocal in recent months about his feelings that humanity needs to get off of Earth as soon as…
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NASA Just Found 10 New Earth-Like Planets
NASA's Kepler space telescope has been floating in space since early 2009, and it's already outlived its planned mission window by a handful of years,…
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You Can Neither Run Nor Hide From Drones With X-Ray Vision
Scientific researchers (and hopefully not wannabe arms dealers) at the University of California have worked out how to use a pair of drones and Wi-Fi…
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Look What Researchers Found In The Ocean Off Australia
Deep-sea researchers working off the coast of Australia continue to find some pretty stunning examples of never-before-seen ocean life. Late last month, the group showed…
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NASA Wants To Probe Uranus In Search Of Gas
We hear a lot about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and that's because we have extremely fancy hardware floating around and, in some cases, cruising on…
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Meet The Defibrillator Drone That Could Save Your Life
At the moment, drones are in a weird place. They're popular among hobbyists and photographers for the eye candy they can capture, but they're also…
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Elon Musk Is Planning A City On Mars, And Here's Why
If there's one thing you can definitively say about Elon Musk it's that most certainly does not lack ambition. The boss of SpaceX, Tesla, and…
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Fishermen Accidentally Catch World's First Two-Headed Porpoise
Mother Nature has provided humanity with some pretty awesome things in the past — existence, for example, is a pretty solid gift — but sometimes…
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Scientists Discovered Evidence That Jupiter Is Way Older Than Anyone Thought
Jupiter is one of the most interesting places in the Solar System for a number of reasons. It's massive ball of gas, covered in rolling…
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99-Million-Year-Old Bird Found Preserved In Amber Stuns Scientists
Archeologists have just discovered a nearly complete bird, encased in fossilized tree sap, that has remained intact for almost 100 million years. The bird, which…
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Scientists Discover That Earth Was Basically One Big 'Waterworld,' Without Kevin Costner
Long before Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper battled it out on the open seas in the mid-90s dystopian sci-fi flick Waterworld, the Earth really was…
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Messing With Robots' Self-Confidence Could Prevent The AI Apocalypse
In every sci-fi depiction of an eventual robot apocalypse, the mechanical monstrosities move with cold, calculated precision, dispatching or enslaving humanity with a complete lack…
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