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10 Interesting Facts About Earth
We've lived on planet Earth all of our lives, but how much does the average person know about the planet…
Can Stars Be Cold?
Stars are hot, we know that, everyone knows that. But are there “cold stars”? It all depends on what you…
The House Makes NASA A Counteroffer It Probably Can’t Refuse
NASA's proposed new budget is mostly good news, though some planned missions will not be funded.
A Lord of Rings: Saturn at Opposition 2016
Get ready. Saturn reaches opposition for 2016 at the start of June, making it the best time to track down…
SpaceX Targets Thursday May 26 for Thai Comsat Launch and Tough Sea Landing – Watch Live
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - Just three weeks after SpaceX’s last launch from their Florida launch base, the…
The Bigelow Expandable Module Is About To Blow Up
The BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) is attached to the International Space Station, and will be carefully inflated on Thursday,…
Take A Virtual Reality Tour Of Pluto
Using data provided by the New Horizon's spacecraft, scientists and the New York Times have created app that lets people…
Finding Aliens May Be Even Easier Than Previously Thought
Thanks to breakthroughs like Breakthrough Starshot, it may be easier to find extra-terrestrial intelligence, by looking for signs of laser…
Space Weather Causing Martian Atmospherics
A mysterious plume seen on Mars four years ago may have been caused by the impact of a large solar…
Alien Minds I: Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations Likely to Evolve?
Paul Patton begins a three-part series on the evolutionary biology of aliens. Will they follow the same direction as life…