Scientists Built A New Rover That's Learning Here On Earth How To Search For Life On Mars
NASA has learned a lot about Mars thanks to the efforts of its high-tech rovers. We've learned a lot about the composition of the planet's…
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First Privately Funded Mission To The Moon Hit By Bizarre Computer Glitch In Space
The very first privately funded mission to the Moon is already underway, with the Beresheet spacecraft taking off this past Friday. The mission, which is…
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Japan's Asteroid Probe Left A Big Dark Patch When It Touched Ryugu
Japan's space agency JAXA is still celebrating the success of its first attempt to collect a sample of the asteroid Ryugu using the Hayabusa2 spacecraft,…
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New Jupiter Photo From NASA's Juno Spacecraft Is Utterly Gorgeous
Our Solar System is full of planets and moons that are quite interesting, varying from dusty rock worlds like Mars to frigid collections of methane…
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The ESA Captures Stunning Images Of Ancient Waterways On Mars
Mars as we know it today is a dusty, dried-up ball of rock with a little bit of ice here and there, but things were…
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Entered 'Safe Mode' On Mars, But Nobody Knows Why
You know that feeling you get when a piece of technology just isn't working like it should, but you can't find the cause? Whether it's…
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Japan's Asteroid Probe Is About To Shoot A Bullet At An Asteroid
Last year, the Japanese space program (JAXA) successfully arrived at the diamond-shaped space rock known as Ryugu. The spacecraft, known as Hayabusa2, spent the latter…
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This Gorgeous Moon Shot Took 50,000 Individual Photos To Create
We've seen some pretty stunning images of the Moon over the years thanks to high-powered imaging tools from NASA and other space agencies, but you…
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NASA Captures Best Look Yet At China's Lunar Lander Hanging Out On The Moon
China started the year off strong by landing a lunar probe on the Moon's surface and deploying a tiny rover to do a bit of…
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This Space Harpoon Might Finally Be The Answer To All The Junk Floating Around Earth
NASA and other space agencies around the world have accomplished some seriously amazing things in space, but there's been a big price to pay for…
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Here's How NASA Is Searching For All The Missing Mass In The Universe
Centuries of astronomical observation and technological advances have revealed a lot about the Universe we all call home, but it's also raised plenty of new…
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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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