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OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Mission Seeks to Search for Origin of Life Chemistry
SpaceX Falcon 9 Explosion Aftermath Brings Legal Battles
In the aftermath of the explosion that took place on Sept 1st, SpaceX may be facing legal hurdles with the company that owned the satellite that was lost
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NASA's EM Drive Passes Peer Review, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
In the latest new to emerge about the "impossible" EM Drive, it now appears that the technology has passed the critical milestone of peer review
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The Solar System Gets A Second Mercury
Freddie Mercury, the iconic front man from the band Queen, is having an asteroid named after him to commemorate what would have been his 70th birthday.
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An Impalpable Penumbral Eclipse
Great ready for the final eclipse of 2016, with a penumbral lunar eclipse on September 16th visible from Europe to Australia.
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NASA's InSight Lander Approved for 2018 Mars Launch
Top NASA managers have formally approved the launch of the agency's InSight Lander to the Red Planet in the spring of 2018 following a postponement from this spring due to the discovery of a vacuum leak in a prime science instrument supplied by France.
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There It Is! Philae Lander Found
How Could We Create Settlements on Venus?
Colonizing Venus presents many advantages and challenges, and could be done using cities that float on top of its dense atmosphere
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How Cold Are Black Holes?
Black holes absorb everything that falls into them, including photons of light and heat. So what does it mean to ask, what temperature are black holes?
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Juno Captures Jupiter's Enthralling Poles From 2,500 Miles
The first images of Jupiter have arrived from the Juno spacecraft and they are a tantalizing taste of what's to come.
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Newly Found Ancient Fossils Show Possibilities For Finding Martian Life
Fossils discovered in Greenland - which are 3.7 billion years old - are the oldest evidence of life on Earth to date, and could help in the search for ancient life on Earth
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Talk About A Crowded Neighborhood: Closest Binary Stars With Multiple Planets Found
Carnival of Space #473
Spectacular Video Captures Catastrophic SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explosion During Prelaunch Test
What is the Largest Desert on Earth?
Despite what you might think, the largest desert in the world is actually in Antarctica. In addition to being the coldest place on the planet, is also the driest
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New Horizons Spies Pluto's Neighbor Quaoar
Now more than a year after its historic flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft continues to speed through the Kuiper Belt. The spacecraft recently spotted another KBO, one of Pluto's pals, Quaoar.
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What is the Speed of Light?
Since the late 17th century, scientists have been attempting to measure the speed of light, with increasingly accurate results
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Blows Up During Launch Pad Test with Israeli Comsat
Grab Your Smartphone And Become A Citizen Scientist For NASA
NASA's new GLOBE Observer app allows users to observe the sky in their location and share the data with NASA.
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Curiosity Rover Captures Full-Circle Panorama of Enticing 'Murray Buttes' on Mars
Four years after a nail biting touchdown on the Red Planet, NASA's SUV-sized Curiosity rover is at last nearing the long strived for "Murray Buttes" formation on the lower reaches of Mount Sharp.
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