Located approximately 1,360 light years from Earth in the direction of the Vulpecula constellation, the Dumbbell Nebula is a beautiful thing to behold!
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According to a recent speech given by Hawking at the Oxford Union, humanity has 1000 years to become interplanetary, or face extinction
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Due to the lack of a magnetosphere and its very thin atmosphere, the surface of Mars is exposed to a lot more radiation than planet Earth.
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Using data obtained by the Kepler mission, international team of astronomers have found the roundest object yet in the universe!
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - From both the technical and weather standpoint, the outlook is outstanding for Saturdays sunset blastoff of the NASA/NOAA GOES-R geostationary weather observation satellite that's set to deliver a 'quantum leap' in weather forecasting on Nov. 19.
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Rock formations at the Gusev Crater on Mars closely resemble formations at El Tatio in Chile, which were partly formed by living processes.
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In this epic, 2-part episode, we team up with Isaac Arthur to imagine how humans will colonize the inner Solar System, becoming a true spacefaring civilization.
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This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the inner solar system to the Asteroid Belt and beyond, all the way out to the Oort Cloud.
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The idea of Moon mining has been around for decades, and is becoming more attractive thanks to the NewSpace industry and renewed lunar exploration
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Dark matter? Who needs it?! Gravity may be something else altogether.
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Almost a week after the election, NASA is still waiting to talk to Trump's transition team, making the future of the space agency seem uncertain
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After an ironic detour due to Hurricane Matthew, liftoff of the game changing NASA/NOAA next generation GOES-R geostationary weather observation satellite offering a "dramatic leap in capability" is finally on track for this weekend on Nov. 19 from the Florida Space Coast.
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The ASTRI telescope - a prototype for a new type of gamma-ray telescope located on Mount Etna, Siciliy - just passed its most important test to date
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Sure, if you've got lots of energy, you can zip around the Solar System. But if you've got time and rocket fuel is in short supply, you can take the Interplanetary Superhighway.
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