Scientists Think They've Found All The 'Missing' Iron In The Universe
These days, scientists think they have a pretty good idea of what the universe is made of. By detecting the telltale signatures of various elements…
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Astronomers Just Spotted An Asteroid That Loves The Sun
Thanks to astronomers and their constant search for new bodies moving throughout our solar system, we know about a lot of asteroids. Many of them…
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Astronomers Just Spotted Two Supermassive Black Holes On A Collision Course
There's really nothing in the universe that can compare to the awesome power of a supermassive black hole. Well, almost nothing. In a new paper…
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NASA's Voyager Twins Refuse To Die
It's been almost 42 years since NASA sent its two Voyager spacecraft on record-breaking missions, and both of the decades-old robots are still alive. Voyager…
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Hubble Spies Distant Galaxy In Full Bloom
Spring may already be in our rear-view mirror but NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is still in the mood for things that bloom. In a new…
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Scientists Built A New Type Of Artificial Gravity That Could Help Keep Astronauts Healthy
Heading into space means leaving Earth's gravity behind. Astronauts floating around on the International Space Station might look like they're having fun in the weightless…
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NASA's Search For Signs Of Life On Mars Yields Another Shock
It was just a couple of days ago that NASA announced something pretty exciting about Mars. Its Curiosity rover had detected shockingly high levels of…
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New Mars Rover Discovery Hints At Life, But We're Not There Yet
NASA's Mars missions have provided mankind with a wealth of knowledge about our dusty orange neighbor, but signs of life have been hard to come…
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NASA Just Set Preliminary Dates For Its Commercial Crew Launches, With SpaceX In The Lead
There's a space race happening right now. It's not between the United States and Russia, or any nations at all, for that matter, but it's…
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Poll Finds Americans Are Worried About Asteroids, Don't Care About The Moon
As we creep closer to the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, NASA is doing its best to drum up support for a return…
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You Can Own A Flag From The Apollo 11 Mission, If Your Pockets Are Deep Enough
We're now just one month away from the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, and owners of some seriously sought-after space…
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Mars Has Meteors To Thank For Its Wispy Clouds
Mars isn't exactly known for being a cloudy place. It's dry, dusty, and barren, but the planet does indeed have a bit of cloud cover.…
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NASA Is Going To Fire An Atomic Clock Into Space So Astronauts Know Where They're Going
As NASA and other organizations begin to lay the groundwork for crewed missions to places other than an orbiting space station or even the Moon,…
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NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Finally Has Its Head
NASA's Mars 2020 mission will be its most ambitious trip to the Red Planet yet. The Mars 2020 rover is absolutely packed with the latest…
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Daring Maneuver Brings NASA's Orbiter Closer To An Asteroid Than Ever Before
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been orbiting the space rock known as Bennu since the start of the year. It caught up with the asteroid in…
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Hubble Spots Tiny Galaxy Working Overtime To Build New Stars
Like everything else in the universe, galaxies are born, live, and ultimately die, and thanks to incredibly powerful tools like the Hubble Space Telescope, we…
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NASA Says Now Is A Great Time To Leave Earth
When you're planning on taking a trip it pays to plan ahead, and one of the first things you should do is check the weather…
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NASA Will Send Three Landers From Three Different Companies To The Moon
NASA plans to return humans to the Moon within the next five years. That's a tall order and, while many people remain skeptical that the…
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Astronomers Captured An Image Of A Double Asteroid As It Sped Past Earth
Astronomers eager to observe bizarre visitors to our neck of the Solar System were in for a real treat late last month as the rare…
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If We Sent Astronauts To Mars Right Now They'd Almost Certainly Die
Mankind seems destined to one day set foot on Mars. NASA and other space agencies around the world are already making big plans for sending…
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NASA's Spitzer Telescope Snaps 'Family Portrait' Of Epic Proportions
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has a habit of providing us with some downright gorgeous views of deep space, but its latest snapshot might actually be…
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Scientists Suggest A Nearby Supernova May Have Prompted Human Ancestors To Walk Upright
For scientists studying the history of human evolution, determining when certain changes happened and what may have prompted those changes are very important questions to…
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'MOONRISE' Project Will Use Lasers To Melt Moon Dust
Building a structure anywhere other than Earth is something that has never been done before... at least by mankind. We all like to imagine a…
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NASA's Kepler Just Spotted 18 New Earth-Sized Planets, But Only One Is Worth Dreaming About
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope may be dead, but that doesn't mean that the wealth of data it gathered doesn't still hold some untold surprises. A…
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NASA Is Asking For Another $1.6 Billion To Fulfill The Moon 2024 Promise
Back in March, the Trump administration declared that it was directing NASA to send humans back to the Moon no later than 2024. That's an…
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New Study Suggests The Moon May Be Shrinking
Earth isn't the only place that "quakes." Rocky planets and moons regularly experience similar movements, and faults can form between massive chunks of crust on…
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The Next 'Gold Rush' Will Happen In Space, But Should We Try To Prevent It?
Earth is a pretty big place, but it has a finite amount of resources. Mining companies that seek to exploit untouched parts of our planet…
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