Does Ultima Thule Have Moons? Scientists Want To Know
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sped past the peculiar asteroid binary known as Ultima Thule on New Year's Day, and it collected an incredible amount of…
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The Milky Way Is On An Unstoppable Collision Course With A Neighboring Galaxy
Our Solar System has remained largely unchanged for billions of years, and it's likely to remain that way for a long time to come, but…
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China's Lunar Probe Sends Back Its First Photos Of The Far Side Of The Moon
It's not all that often that China breaks entirely new ground when it comes to space science but that's exactly what the country did earlier…
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NASA's First Planetary Defense Mission Will Send A Spacecraft Crashing Into An Asteroid
The relentless march of technology is allowing scientists to consider the possibility of human exploration of the Solar System and beyond but, even as we…
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New Horizons Isn't Done Yet, And NASA Is Searching For Its Next Target
New Horizons gave NASA an amazing New Year's gift when it sent back gorgeous images of the distant Solar System object Ultima Thule, which we…
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NASA Declares New Horizons Flyby Of Ultima Thule A Huge Success
While most of us were popping the corks on bottles of champagne, NASA engineers were holding their breath as they watched the calendar flip to…
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Scientists Think They Know Where The Early Universe's Dark Matter Has Been Hiding
Most of the mass in the universe is made up of a kind of matter that none of us have ever seen. It's called "dark…
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NASA's Asteroid Probe Just Entered Orbit Around Bennu In A Record-Breaking Maneuver
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe arrived at its target, a large space rock known as Bennu, in early December. The spacecraft's mission will take several years…
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NASA's New Horizons Zoomed Past Ultima Thule, And Now We Wait
NASA kicked off the new year with a midnight flyby of the most distant Solar System object ever visited by a manmade spacecraft. New Horizons…
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China Will Start Off 2019 By Landing On The Moon
Many of us like to start off a new year by doing something special. Oftentimes it's setting a lofty goal we'd like to achieve over…
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NASA Wants You To Celebrate New Years With Its New Horizons Space Probe
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has been speeding through space since early 2006 and it's about to make what might be its most interesting flyby to…
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What Does It Mean If The Hole In The ISS Was Drilled From The Inside?
There isn't much contest for the most bizarre space news story of the year. If anyone were to give away such an award it would…
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Russia Says The Mysterious Hole In Its Soyuz Rocket May Have Been Sabotage
We already knew that Russia was in the midst of an incredibly deep investigation into the origins of a strange hole that was found in…
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NASA's New Horizons Is Poised For A Historic New Year's Day Flyby
It was back in August that NASA showed off images from its New Horizons spacecraft which had just spotted its next flyby target sitting a…
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An Asteroid Shaped Like A Giant Hippopotamus Just Flew By Earth
The holiday season means seeing friends and family that you might not see all that often throughout the rest of the year, and the same…
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Uranus Was Slammed By An Object Twice The Size Of Earth
It's been a big year for Uranus. We've learned quite a bit about the planet thanks to new research efforts aimed at explaining why it…
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Hubble Snaps Gorgeous Image Of Epic 'Holiday Wreath' In Space
Science never stops for NASA but while space observation and research continues regardless of the season or special occasions, the space agency still likes to…
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This Bright, Hazy Blue Blob Is The Brightest Comet To Visit Earth In 2018
For astronomers, spotting things at huge distances is all part of the gig, but sometimes our Solar System takes care of the hard work by…
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The Mars InSight Robot Just Placed Its First Instrument On Mars' Surface
NASA's Mars InSight mission is moving along at a rapid pace. After landing on the planet just a few weeks ago, InSight has spent its…
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This Mars Crater Will Definitely Have A White Christmas
As we creep ever closer to December 25th, there are plenty of people in the United States and abroad that are hoping there's at least…
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We Can Finally Explain The Bizarre Light Streak That Appeared In The Sky Above Northern California
Several of this week's planned rocket launches ended up being hit with last-second aborts and delays, but that didn't stop Mother Nature from giving California…
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Stunning Perseid Meteor Shower Pictures
Stargazers in the northern hemisphere enjoyed the oldest meteor shower known to Earth in August 2015. The annual Perseid shower occurs when pieces of comet…
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Every Single Satellite Orbiting Earth, In A Single Image
As we gear up for an era where space travel becomes more common thanks to the efforts of companies like Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and…
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Angry Birds Space Set To Launch In March [Video]
Rovio on Friday teased the next frontier for the company's massive Angry Birds franchise. The fourth major Birds release will be called "Angry Birds Space" and…
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SpaceX And Blue Origin Just Cancelled Their Rocket Launches... Again
Yesterday — Tuesday, December 18th — was supposed to be a marquee day for space agencies and private spaceflight companies around the world. A total…
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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Is Now Halfway Through Its Lengthy Stay In Jupiter Orbit
NASA's Juno spacecraft has delivered the best glimpses of Jupiter ever, and it's just getting started. In a new blog post, NASA celebrates the halfway…
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Hubble Spots A Distant Planet That Is Literally Being Vaporized
We usually think of planets as having a certain level of permanence but for worlds that reside within very close proximity of a star existence…
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