This Dune-Covered Volcanic Rock Bed Is One Of The Coolest Places On Mars
There are lots of cool sights to see here on planet Earth, but our Solar System is filled with planets that are just as interesting,…
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What Is This Weird Stuff All Over Uranus?
Each of the planets in the Solar System has a unique personality. Earth is a bustling hub of weird life forms, Jupiter is a massive…
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Scientists Are Hunting For A Meteorite That Just Struck In Australia
A meteor streaked through the skies above a heavily populated area of Australia last night, prompting countless residents to gaze skyward and sparking a scientific…
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NASA Reveals Best-Yet Image Of Twin Space Rocks Ultima Thule
NASA's 2019 started off with a bang as its New Horizons probe zipped by the most distant object mankind has ever tried to visit, a…
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A Mission To Mine The Moon Could Be Underway As Early As 2025
How do you mine for resources in a place where humans haven't set foot for over four decades? That's a question the European Space Agency…
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The Moon Was Hit By A Meteorite While You Were Staring At The 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' Eclipse
Skywatchers had plenty to be excited about this past weekend thanks to a lunar eclipse that was visible from the Americas as well as parts…
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At Long Last, Scientists Have Determined How Long Saturn's Days Are
Determining the length of a single day on a planet is usually pretty easy. You just pick a landmark and wait for it to reach…
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Mythical 'Planet Nine' Has Been Re-Debunked
An as-of-yet unseen planet may be lurking at the very distant edge of our Solar System... or it might not exist at all. That incredibly…
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How To Watch The Super Blood Wolf Moon Lunar Eclipse This Weekend
Sadly, the United States (and the rest of the continent) missed out on a lunar eclipse last summer, but we will get one more chance…
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Spotted Fresh Rainfall On Saturn's Moon Titan
NASA's Cassini orbiter has been dead for well over a year now, but its incredible discoveries continue to trickle in as researchers pore over data…
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Seeds Just Sprouted On The Moon For The First Time In History
In a development that will likely have huge implications for the future of space travel, China's Chang'e 4 lunar lander successfully managed to plant and…
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The International Space Station Will Release Its SpaceX Cargo Ship This Weekend
Both SpaceX and NASA are eager to get the Dragon cargo spacecraft back to Earth now that it has fulfilled its duties in bringing much-needed…
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NASA's Asteroid Probe Snaps Incredible Shot Of Earth From 71 Million Miles Away
Snapping images of distant worlds, galaxies, and stars is something that NASA is very good at, but it's not often that the space agency has…
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Astronomers Spot Black Hole Spinning Unbelievably Fast As It Swallows Up A Star
Black holes are some of the most interesting features of our universe, but they're also not very well understood. Studying distant black holes in any…
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