With regular launches from the likes of SpaceX, fantastic photos of far-away worlds sent straight to Earth by high-tech spacecraft, and the very real discussion…
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Some of the most exciting new discoveries in space come from far, far away, thanks to telescopes capable of detecting exoplanets that are so distant…
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Citizens in southwestern China who were out and about on Wednesday evening were treated to a spectacular celestial light show thanks to a massive meteor…
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Giant, "planet-killer" asteroids are a huge concern for humanity simply because we don't know if there's anything we can actually do to stop them from…
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Humans aren't quite ready to make the journey to the red planet just yet, but once we are, we'll need to know exactly what kind…
Read MoreTensions between the governments of the United States and Russia are undeniably high as of late, but that isn't stopping scientists in both countries from…
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Anyone lucky enough to have seen an aurora in person can tell you that it's a breathtaking sight, but even the stunning, swirling green stripes…
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When it comes to studying samples of otherworldly material, scientists on Earth are in a bit of a bind. We've brought rocks back from the…
Read MoreSpaceX launches have become something of a routine over the past year or so, but if you think there's nothing interesting about yet another launch…
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If we could somehow travel to the other planets in our solar system on a whim — you know, just for sightseeing and such —…
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In late August and early September of 1977, NASA sent two messengers into space. Their extended mission, to travel as far away from Earth as…
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The Earth is getting warmer and warmer, and scientists are now essentially unanimous in their opinion that humans are to blame, but could other factors…
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Astronauts are masters at recycling, and the brave space farers aboard the International Space Station already repurpose urine and the humidity they exhale into drinking…
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Following up on a long-held theory that intense pressure within the ice giants of our solar system could lead to "diamond rain," researchers were able…
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Now that all the eclipse hype has died down you probably think it's time to move on with your boring old non-eclipse life and get…
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The opportunity to check out a total solar eclipse can be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing, but not everyone will be in a position to…
Read MoreUnless you're a seasoned NASA engineer with knowledge of planetary protection protocols and the guidelines that astronauts and scientists much adhere to in order to…
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Asteroid TC4 is a name you're going to hear a lot of in the coming weeks, and its remarkably close flyby of Earth will be…
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As the first person to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong is a legend. When he passed away in 2012, the world lost an American…
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Astronomers around the world continue to spot new planets outside of our Solar System on a regular basis, and some of those worlds look like…
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope consistently delivers breathtaking views of the planets in our galactic neighborhood, but when it set its sights on Mars recently for…
Read MoreSpaceX, the pioneering force behind reusable rocket technology, has already proven to the world that single-use rockets will one day be a thing of the…
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Mining companies pull valuable material out of the earth and sell it. That's their job, and while there's plenty of controversy over where, when, and…
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It might not be a planet anymore, but Pluto is still a pretty interesting place. It's a rocky world covered in a thick layer of…
Read MoreWhen it comes to commercial space travel, the biggest names in the game right now are Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, but…
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We typically think of stars as colossal balls of fusion-driven fire that absolutely dwarf everything else, but researchers just made a discovery that offers a…
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If you were like most kids, you at least ventured the thought of becoming an astronaut when you grew up. The idea of flying into…
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