NASA's InSight lander has spent the bulk of 2018 flying through space towards its target, Mars. Today it finally arrived, passing through the planet's atmosphere,…
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Well the big day is finally here! After months and months of travel from Earth the InSight lander is now poised to enter the martian…
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Ever since astronomers announced the discovery of seven exoplanets around the star called TRAPPIST-1, researchers have been diving into the data in an attempt to…
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Of all the moons in our solar system, the Martian moon of Phobos might be the most interesting. It's not a near-perfect sphere like most…
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Elon Musk, boss of SpaceX and noted flamethrower enthusiast, is a bit of a bizarre character. He has a habit of tweeting random stuff (that…
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NASA was forced to plan for the inevitable death of the exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope a few weeks ago. The spacecraft, which had already discovered…
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Black holes are scary. They're like bottomless pits that nothing can escape from, even light, and you probably wouldn't want to get too close to…
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If you've been paying attention to any kind of space news over the past few years, you already know that the race to Mars is…
Read MoreIt's been a strange few months for Russia's space program. First, a strange hole showed up in a Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space…
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We might not know a whole lot about what's going on inside Mars, the Moon, or even the deepest reaches of Earth's oceans, but scientists…
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When NASA sets its sights on a far-away galaxy, there's often a lot to take in. Even if it only appears to be a dim…
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If there's one space story that 2018 will be remembered for its the numerous ongoing investigations of the first interstellar object ever to be detected…
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Lately, a lot of the exoplanets discovered by astronomers have been incredibly far away. Spotting planets at a huge distance is still important, and every…
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Elon Musk and SpaceX won't be leading the reusable rocket space race long, at least not if Russia has anything to say about it. Russia's…
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Hey, want a cup of coffee? I don't actually have one to give you, but it's a nice intro to talk about NASA's latest photo…
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SpaceX gets a whole lot of press for leading the charge in the private spaceflight industry, but there's a number of other companies also vying…
Read MoreScientists know a lot about Mars, at least when it comes to what it looks like. Sound, on the other hand, is a lot more…
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Earlier this week, the mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua was back in the headlines. It didn't resurface because of any new observations or studies since its…
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It's been a busy week for the folks manning the controls of the Sun-touching Parker Solar Probe at NASA. After breaking a bunch of records…
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It's been a busy month for the Parker Solar Probe which, if you haven't been keeping track, is currently moving faster than any man-made object…
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Our Solar System is incredibly old by human standards. The Sun, sitting in the center, is thought to be just over 4.6 billion years old,…
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Time flies when you're cruising through space in a Tesla Roadster, huh? It's hard to believe that it's already been nearly nine months since SpaceX…
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One of the most bizarre pieces of space news that keeps popping up this year is the story of Oumuamua, a cigar-shaped object that sped…
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Depending on how serious you are about your home entertainment, you might not even own a 4K TV yet. If that's the case, you can…
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It was just a couple of days ago that Russian space agency Roscosmos announced that its probe into the Soyuz rocket failure had officially wrapped…
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NASA's Hubble telescope has sent back some stunning images of eye-catching sights in the sky, but shadows aren't usually a highlight of the eye candy…
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Just yesterday the Russian space agency Roscosmos revealed that it has completed its investigation into the failure of its Soyuz rocket on a recent launch…
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