Astronomers Just Spotted A New 'Super Earth' Planet That Feels A Whole Lot Like Home
Humans originated here on planet Earth and, all things considered, it's a mighty nice place to be, but we won't be able to stay here…
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Why Did NASA's Rover Just Find A Cannonball On Mars?
Humanity has still yet to find real, concrete, scientifically-supported evidence of extraterrestrial life. We've gotten pretty close, and discovered some chemical markers and other indications…
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NASA Raises Possibility Of Life On Pluto, Says The Dwarf Planet May Be Hiding A Vast Ocean
It's been a rough couple of decades for Pluto. After over a decade of discussion about whether or not it should be considered a planet,…
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This Incredibly Gorgeous Photo Of Jupiter Will Mesmerize You
To say that 2017 has been weird would be a huge understatement. It's been a year packed with political unrest, tech gaffes and security breaches,…
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How To Watch The Supermoon This Weekend
There are interesting skywatching events every year, but 2017 has been particularly generous, with the eclipse drawing millions to peer skyward and plenty of cool…
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You Can Now Buy The NASA Audio Record That We Sent To Aliens
In the late 1970s NASA sent a pair of probes on a one-way mission into the depths of space. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 sent…
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Russians Claim They've Found The First Extraterrestrial Life, And It Was Right Under Our Noses
Science fiction has taught us to expect our first contact with alien life to be a momentous event, with radio signals from another civilization filling…
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Massive Mile-Wide Asteroid Will Pass Earth In Just A Few Weeks, But Its Next Visit Will Be Much Closer
A colossal three-mile-wide space rock named after a Greek god who almost destroyed the Earth is going to cruise past our planet on December 16th,…
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Russian Billionaire Wants To Beat NASA In The Search For Alien Life, And He's Moving Forward With His Plan
If you've been paying attention to the scientific search for extraterrestrial life you'll already know that in recent months the frosty Saturn moon Enceladus is…
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Something Very Weird Is Happening On Saturn's Moon Titan
Thanks to the efforts of NASA and its incredibly reliable Cassini spacecraft, we now know more about Saturn and its moons than ever before, but…
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The Mysterious Asteroid That Just Visited Our Solar System Looks So Weird
Last month, astronomers got a shock when they spotted what appeared to be an object from outside our Solar System cruising around the sun and…
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Moon Landing Truthers Swear This Photo Is The Ultimate Proof Of A Faked Apollo Landing
By now you've no doubt seen and heard the case that conspiracy theorists have put forth regarding their belief that NASA never actually landed on…
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Astronomers Spot Lava-Covered "Super Earth" That Might Somehow Have An Atmosphere
Exoplanets — that is, planets we know exist outside of our own Solar System — come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. Some are super…
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NASA's Juno Snaps Gorgeous Photo Of Jupiter That You Won't Believe Is Real
We've had quite a few huge storms here on Earth in recent months, and they've done some serious damage, but they're nothing compared to what's…
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Scientists Just Sent A Message To A Possible Alien Civilization, And It Could Have Disastrous Consequences
Humans, generally speaking, are incredibly interested in the potential existence of intelligent alien life. The idea that an alien civilization exists somewhere in the cosmos…
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Astronomers Just Spotted A Planet So Huge They Aren't Even Sure It's Really A Planet
Even if you have only cursory knowledge of the planets in our Solar System, you know that Earth is on the smaller end of the…
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Russian Man Says He Lived On Mars In A Past Life, And That Martians Are Still There
There are lots of crazy people walking around on our planet, and even if they honestly believe some of the things they say — that…
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Astronomers Spot Oldest Galaxy Ever Detected By Looking Back In Time 11 Billion Years
You already know that humans are newbies when it comes to the age of the universe — in fact, "new" doesn't adequately describe the incredibly…
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How And When To View Tonight's Gorgeous 'Beaver Moon'
This year has been packed with plenty of sights for skywatchers to enjoy, including the epic total solar eclipse from back in August, but there's…
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Space Makes Astronauts' Brains Move, And Scientists Can't Tell If That's Bad Or Not
If you were about to embark on a journey into outer space there's probably plenty of things that would be running through your mind. Whether…
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Scientists Now Claim Aliens Might Be A Lot Like Humans
You don't have to have be a huge sci-fi buff to know that depictions of aliens in movies, video games, and books are almost always…
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Scientists Make Massive Discovery Of 20 New, Possibly Life-Supporting Planets
The Kepler space telescope has already made an absolutely incredible number of discoveries during its eight-or-so years spying the skies, and it just delivered what…
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NASA Just Dropped An Incredible Playlist Of Spooky Sounds Recorded In Space, Just In Time For Halloween
We all already know that there are lots and lots of spooky places here on Earth. That weird abandoned house a few blocks over might…
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A House-Sized Asteroid Is Going To Squeak By Earth Today
Astronomers and skywatchers have done an amazing job at locating lots and lots of near-Earth objects that could pose a threat, but some of them…
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We'll All Get A Great View Of Uranus Tonight, And We Won't Even Need A Telescope
Uranus is a pretty awe-inspiring sight. It's big, pale, and packed with gas, but we rarely get a chance to actually see it without the…
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Google Maps Goes Interplanetary, Adds Pluto, Venus, And A Bunch Of Moons
When it comes to maps, Google has already conquered Earth. Whether you need a bird's eye view of your neighborhood or a street-level glimpse at…
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NASA Says The Evidence For A 'Planet Nine' Is Mounting
We might not actually know how many planets are in our Solar System — and no, this isn't a trick regarding Pluto's status. For years,…
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