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After a six-hour flight, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joe Acaba and Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos arrived at the International Space Station at 10:55 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 12, where they will continue im... Read This Article...

Cassini: Saturn probe to set up death plunge

September 11, 2017

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The international Cassini probe at Saturn will execute the course correction on Monday that will put it on a path to destruction. The spacecraft is set to fly close to the giant moon Titan - an encounter that ... Read This Article...

Virgin Galactic nearing powered SpaceShipTwo test flights

September 9, 2017

WASHINGTON — The chief executive of Virgin Galactic said Sept. 7 that the company’s second suborbital spaceplane was “at the edge” of beginning powered test flights, after at least one more glide flight. VS... Read This Article...

NASA Sets Plan for New Horizons Spacecraft’s Next Superclose Flyby

September 8, 2017

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will get three times closer to its next flyby target than it got to Pluto in July 2015, if all goes according to plan. Artist's illustration of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft ... Read This Article...

How we’ll nap our way to Mars

September 7, 2017

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This is what real suspended animation will look like. Imagine a road trip that lasts six months—no pit stops, black night the whole way. That’s how long it would take you, and how monotonous it would be, to ... Read This Article...

Next-Gen Mars Rover Will Explore Potentially Habitable Regions of the Red Planet

September 6, 2017

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The European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover will survey, drill, and take pictures of areas where ancient microbes may have lived. The ExoMars rover, shown above in an artist's illustration, is expected to lau... Read This Article...

Trump Welcomes Home Record-breaking NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson

September 5, 2017

NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer received a special welcome as they were flying home to Houston Sunday evening. President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Whitson and Fischer on a NASA plane follo... Read This Article...

Mysterious signals from distant galaxy spark row over whether they could be from aliens

September 4, 2017

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Mysterious signals detected in a distant galaxy by astronomers working for Stephen Hawking’s project to find alien life have sparked a debate over whether they could be from UFOs. Scientists had initially w... Read This Article...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson Ends Record-Breaking Space Mission with Smooth Landing

September 3, 2017

Three space travelers safely returned to Earth from the International Space Station today (Sept. 2) as their Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft touched down on the steppes of Kazakhstan, ending a record-shattering mission ... Read This Article...

Massive Asteroid ‘Florence’ Flies Past Earth at Record-Breaking Nearness

September 2, 2017

Nothing as big as the roughly 2.7-mile-wide asteroid 3122 Florence has ever been observed passing this close to Earth. A mountain-size space rock cruised past Earth this morning (Sept. 1) in a record-breaking ... Read This Article...

NASA Television to Air Return of Three International Space Station Crew Members

September 1, 2017

Record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and her Expedition 52 crewmates are scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Saturday, Sept. 2. NASA Television and the agency’s websi... Read This Article...

$100 Million E.T. Hunt Spots 15 Mysterious Light Flashes

August 31, 2017

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A $100 million search for intelligent aliens has spied 15 bizarre, repeating flashes of light coming from a distant galaxy. Artist's illustration of a fast radio burst reaching Earth, with colors signifying... Read This Article...

Cassini hints at young age for Saturn’s rings

August 30, 2017

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The spectacular rings of Saturn may be relatively young, perhaps just 100 million years or so old. This is the early interpretation of data gathered by the Cassini spacecraft on its final orbits of the giant w... Read This Article...

NASA proposes rapid Mars sample return architecture

August 29, 2017

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WASHINGTON — NASA is studying a “lean” architecture for Mars sample return that could allow the agency to bring back Martian rocks as soon as the end of the 2020s. The concept, discussed at an Aug. 28 meetin... Read This Article...

Nearby Planet Proxima b’s Atmosphere Was Likely Stripped Long Ago

August 28, 2017

The nearby alien planet Proxima b may have lost the ability to support life long ago, a new study suggests. Artist's illustration of the surface of the alien planet Proxima b.Credit: M. Kornmesser/ESO If... Read This Article...

ASA Has Big Plans for AI on Mars and Beyond

August 25, 2017

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Imagine an interstellar probe where the spacecraft can pick its own orbit, take its own pictures, and send probes down to the surface of a far-away planet without human help. Or imagine a mission that hitch... Read This Article...

Scientists are solving the mystery of Earth’s therm

August 24, 2017

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Our planet can control its climate—very slowly. We've only got one planet.Pixabay Life on Earth has survived vast changes in climate, from a warm period 450 million years ago, when most of the present-da... Read This Article...

Elon Musk reveals first official photo of SpaceX space suit

August 23, 2017

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The suit actually works and more details are coming First picture of SpaceX spacesuit. More in days to follow. Worth noting that this actually works (not a mockup). Already tested to double vacuum pressu... Read This Article...

This Bioengineered Yeast Can Turn Astronaut Urine Into Food and Plastic

August 22, 2017

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Finding novel ways to generate helpful compounds from the waste products of astronauts will enable them to sustain travel into deep space. A tiny organism has big potential to produce both life-sustaining food... Read This Article...

The Sun Is Literally Boiling, Releasing Balls of ‘Hot Horror’ Into Space

August 21, 2017

Although everyone in the U.S. will get to enjoy at least a partial eclipse (assuming there are no clouds blocking the sun), anyone within the roughly 70-mile-wide (113 kilometers) strip of totality will get to ... Read This Article...

How Astronomers Use Eclipses to Discover Alien Worlds

August 19, 2017

As we prepare for the upcoming total solar eclipse set to cross the continental United States on Aug. 21, the mechanics of the event are pretty straightforward to explain: Occasionally the sun, moon and Earth e... Read This Article...

Cassini Enters Final Phase of Its 13-Year-Long Orbit of Saturn

August 18, 2017

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On Monday the probe made the first of five passes through Saturn’s upper atmosphere, initiating the last phase of its “grand finale.” After orbiting Saturn for more than 13 years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is ... Read This Article...

NASA is about to find out if a supercomputer can survive a year in space

August 16, 2017

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On Monday, at 12:31 p.m. Eastern time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on a resupply flight for the International Space Station, and among its cargo, in addition to ice cream, was something else very cool: ... Read This Article...

SpaceX lands another one of its Falcon 9 rockets on solid ground

August 15, 2017

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The six rockets that have attempted land landings have all touched down just fine SpaceX has landed yet another one of its Falcon 9 rockets after launching the vehicle into space this afternoon. The rocket t... Read This Article...

SpaceX to Launch NASA Cargo, Try Rocket Landing Today

August 14, 2017

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the last brand-new Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday (Aug. 14), and you can watch all the action live online. The Falcon 9 is slated... Read This Article...

Tour an Astronaut Habitat for Mock Space Missions

August 13, 2017

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Ever wonder how astronauts will live on other worlds? Welcome to the Human Exploration Research Analog, or HERA, a habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston built to simulate the isolation of missions t... Read This Article...

Vinyl cyanide found on Titan—aliens, have at it

August 11, 2017

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The compound might be suitable for cell membranes. One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. Or in this case, one space telescope’s extra data is another researcher’s gold mine. Saturn (back) and it's... Read This Article...

After NASA review, experimental plasma rocket on track for 100-hour test

August 10, 2017

Now, the company is firing VASIMR for about five minutes at a time. Almost everyone recognizes that if humans are truly to go deeper into the Solar System, we need faster and more efficient propulsion systems ... Read This Article...

Pack Your Microscope —Space-Based Medical Research Is Taking Off

August 9, 2017

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Microgravity medical research in space is accelerating—and giving scientists new hope in finding cures for earthly diseases. When the next Elon Musk SpaceX supply rocket blasts off Thursday for the Interna... Read This Article...

Ex-Astronaut Offers Bold Three-Step Plan to Put Humans on Mars

August 8, 2017

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Terry Virts says we must look to NASA's past before we move forward with program to go to the red planet. We Americans are an optimistic bunch. Just compare Hollywood movies with foreign films, and you’ll see ... Read This Article...

The Great American Eclipse Is 2 Weeks Away. Are You Ready?

August 7, 2017

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There are only two weeks until the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017. If you're traveling into the path of totality, it's time to make sure your plans are in order. During a total solar eclipse, the moon... Read This Article...

Virgin Galactic carries out “dry run” for powered SpaceShipTwo flights

August 5, 2017

WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic performed the latest glide flight of its second SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane Aug. 4, calling it a “dry run” for upcoming powered test flights. Virgin Galactic's second Spa... Read This Article...

Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Hot Planet with Earth-Like Stratosphere

August 4, 2017

The planet, WASP-121b, is a gas giant that lies about 880 light-years from Earth and shows that warm atmospheres can be found on exoplanets. Artist illustration of WASP-121b |Engine House VFX, At-Bristol Sc... Read This Article...

Eclipse Overload: What If the Sun Were Blocked for Years?

August 3, 2017

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Total solar eclipses are astonishing events to witness, and preparations for them — particularly for eclipses with paths that are visible to large numbers of people, such as the Aug. 21 eclipse — can generate w... Read This Article...

Virgin Orbit plans 2018 first launch

August 2, 2017

WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit, the spinoff of Virgin Galactic that is developing the LauncherOne small launch vehicle, is now planning a first flight of that rocket in the first half of 2018, the company said Aug. ... Read This Article...

Four ways anyone can be a scientist during the solar eclipse

August 1, 2017

Millions of people are expected to turn their heads skyward to watch the Great American Eclipse on August 21. You might be one of them. But did you know that you can enjoy this natural wonder while also hel... Read This Article...

Earth Will Have Its Last Total Solar Eclipse in About 600 Million Years

July 31, 2017

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During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, skywatchers will direct most of their attention to the sun, but don't forget about the moon: Its slow progress away from Earth means these celestial events won't keep ... Read This Article...

NASA seeks information on developing Deep Space Gateway module

July 30, 2017

WASHINGTON — NASA is taking the next small step in the development of a proposed Deep Space Gateway in cislunar space by requesting information about one of its core modules. An illustration of NASA's propo... Read This Article...

NASA’s Randy Bresnik, Crewmates Arrive at International Space Station

July 29, 2017

After a six-hour spaceflight, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) arrived at the International Space Station at 5:54 p.m. EDT Friday to ... Read This Article...

The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Will Be ‘One of the Events of the Century’

July 28, 2017

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NEW YORK — On a midsummer night's eve, veteran meteorologist and Space.com skywatching columnist Joe Rao led a sold-out show at the Hayden Planetarium for its "Astronomy Live: Stars of Summer" Program on Tuesda... Read This Article...

NASA needs your help during the August eclip

July 27, 2017

Don’t worry, it's not rocket science. On August 21, a shadow will fall across North America—and we can’t wait. Towns along the eclipse path of totality are eagerly making plans to accommodate the thousands o... Read This Article...

Big, Dangerous Comets More Common Than Thought

July 26, 2017

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There are a lot more big, potentially dangerous comets zooming through deep space than scientists had thought, a new study suggests. This illustration shows how scientists used data from NASA's WISE spacecr... Read This Article...

NASA Posts Dozens of Flight Test Videos on YouTube

July 25, 2017

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The space agency is celebrating 70 years of aircraft testing by releasing a trove of old videos showing X-planes, lunar landers, and various space shuttles. NASA is marking 70 years of advanced aircraft testin... Read This Article...

ZERO-G BLOOD AND THE MANY HORRORS OF SPACE SURGERY

July 24, 2017

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MATTHIEU KOMOROWSKI WANTED to be an astronaut. Still does. The French-born anesthesiologist, currently getting a PhD at Imperial College London, applied to the European Space Agency in 2008. But he knows his ch... Read This Article...

NASA Recommends Safety Tips to View the August Solar Eclipse

July 23, 2017

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More than 300 million people in the United States potentially could directly view the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, and NASA wants everyone who will witness this celestial phenomenon to do so safely. A total... Read This Article...

Op-ed | Mars footprints or planetary defense?

July 21, 2017

The U.S. Senate should soon be tasked with confirming the next NASA administrator. Their decision has a very low priority on the list of the many issues facing our nation, but this old retired NASA engineer bel... Read This Article...

Apollo 11 Anniversary: Neil Armstrong Spacesuit’s ‘Reboot’ Effort Kicks Into Gear

July 20, 2017

The National Air and Space Museum is restoring the suit as part of “Destination Moon,” an exhibit that is scheduled to open in time for the moon landing's 50th anniversary in 2019. A close-up detail of Neil... Read This Article...

Bad News for Life: TRAPPIST-1 Planets’ Atmospheres May Have Been Destroyed

July 19, 2017

The potentially Earth-like planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system may not be so conducive to life after all, two new studies report. Intense radiation and particles streaming from their host star have likely taken... Read This Article...

Future Space Colony? Maybe We Should Look Beyond Mars to Saturn’s Titan Moon

July 18, 2017

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Instead of just sending humans on a one-shot mission to look for life on the surface, a new paper envisions a future outpost on Titan that could generate power for years. NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are focuse... Read This Article...

What Could Space Archaeologists Tell Us about Astronaut Culture?

July 17, 2017

"Space archaeologist" would be a fine job description for a fictional character on an interplanetary mission to unearth the ruins of an alien civilization. But a handful of real-life archaeologists are already ... Read This Article...

Flying Cars and Casino-Themed Planes Are the Future of Flight, Says Airbus

July 14, 2017

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Chief technology officer Paul Eremenko, speaking at a Hong Kong tech conference, speculated on emerging forms of air travel, including the company's self-piloted flying car, the Vahana. Futuristic cityscape... Read This Article...

Moon Express ‘lunar outpost’ looks gorgeous, but don’t get too excited yet

July 13, 2017

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The company hopes to put robots on the moon’s South Pole by 2020 While NASA stays diligently focused on its marathon to Mars, it seems everyone else in space exploration wants to sprint to the moon. Between ... Read This Article...

Finding Extraterrestrial Life May Rely on Identifying Traces Rather Than Aliens

July 12, 2017

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Taking inspiration from the work of Leonardo da Vinci, a new paper suggests focusing on how to look for trails, tracks, burrows, and other signs that could reflect the existence of alien life. When t... Read This Article...

Calm Seas on Saturn’s Moon Titan Offer a Smooth Landing for Future Missions

July 11, 2017

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Waves on the seas of Titan are less than a one-quarter of an inch high, which would provide a calm landing surface for probes. The liquid-hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Titan are incredibly calm, suggesti... Read This Article...

Two Galaxies Zooming Past One Another Captured in Hubble Image

July 10, 2017

An unusual double galaxy sparkles in a gorgeous photo by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the unusual galaxy IRAS 06076-2139, which lies about 500 mil... Read This Article...

Pence says NASA to reorient towards human spaceflight

July 9, 2017

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence said July 6 that the U.S. space program would refocus on human spaceflight, including missions to the moon and Mars, but offered few other details about what such a shift ... Read This Article...

XCOR Aerospace lays off remaining employees

July 8, 2017

WASHINGTON — XCOR Aerospace, a company developing rocket engines and a suborbital spaceplane, has laid off its remaining employees but is continuing efforts to raise funding to maintain at least some of its pro... Read This Article...

The surface of Mars is probably too toxic for bacteria to survive

July 7, 2017

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But the search for life on the red planet isn't over yet. Mars is not a very welcoming place. It’s cold, there’s hardly any atmosphere, and its bombarded with deep space radiation. Even the soil wants to k... Read This Article...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is about to peer into the depths of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

July 6, 2017

We're getting our closest view ever of the 10,000-mile-wide storm. Humankind has been ogling Jupiter’s Great Red Spot through our telescopes for more than 300 years. The Voyager and Galileo missions brought ... Read This Article...

4th July in Space: How Will the Astronauts Celebrate?

July 4, 2017

Today (July 4), people all across the U.S. will celebrate Independence Day with cookouts, flags and fireworks. On the International Space Station, things will be a bit more subdued. NASA astronauts Peggy Wh... Read This Article...

Long March 5 launch fails

July 3, 2017

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WASHINGTON — The second launch of China’s most powerful rocket, the Long March 5, ended in failure July 2, the second incident involving a Chinese launch vehicle in as many weeks. A Long March 5 rocket lift... Read This Article...

Did Life on Earth Come From Outer Space?

July 1, 2017

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A look at the scientific evidence for panspermia. Where did life come from? It remains one the biggest questions in biology, and has preoccupied scientists for hundreds of years. The problem, simply put, i... Read This Article...

Vector raises $21 million for small launch vehicle development

June 30, 2017

WASHINGTON — Vector, one of a number of companies developing small launch vehicles in response to growing small satellite demand, announced June 29 that it closed a $21 million funding round. A prototype Ve... Read This Article...

The Search for the Next Large Asteroid That Might Slam Into Earth

June 29, 2017

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On June 30 — International Asteroid Day — skywatchers are raising awareness about "humanity's greatest challenge": the lack of defense measures against a large collision with Earth. Throughout its 4.5-billion-... Read This Article...

Sorry, but Anonymous has no evidence that NASA has found alien life

June 27, 2017

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In a new video, the hacker group known as Anonymous claims that NASA has discovered alien life. But before you freak out, let’s talk. For the record, most of us here at Popular Science would probably... Read This Article...

How Former Astronaut Leroy Chiao Turned His Dream of Space into a Reality

June 26, 2017

Leroy Chiao is the CEO and co-founder of OneOrbit LLC, a motivational, training and education company. He served as a NASA astronaut from 1990-2005 and flew four missions into space aboard three space shuttles ... Read This Article...

SpaceX Dragon and Falcon 9 Rocket Photobomb Each Other’s Selfies in Space

June 25, 2017

It's official: SpaceX's rockets and spaceships have caught the selfie bug in the final frontier. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (lower right) photobombs a "selfie" image from the company's Falcon 9 rocket secon... Read This Article...

Recycled Falcon 9 rocket survives one of SpaceX’s most challenging landings yet

June 24, 2017

Yestreday at 3:10pm Eastern, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lofted a Bulgarian communications satellite into space. While BulgariaSat-1 was still making its way into its proper orbit, the first stage of the rocket re... Read This Article...

Planet 10? Another Earth-Size World May Lurk in the Outer Solar System

June 23, 2017

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A planet-size object may be orbiting the sun in the icy reaches of the solar system beyond Pluto. A planetary-mass object the size of Mars may be lurking in the outer solar system.Credit: Heather Roper/LPL ... Read This Article...

Is It Time to Rethink How We Search for Alien Life?

June 22, 2017

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WASHINGTON — From the lovable, candy-munching E.T. to the deadly Xenomorphs from the "Alien" movies, science-fiction stories are bursting with all kinds of alien encounters. But in reality, we've yet to achieve... Read This Article...

Here’s How You Can Watch a Solar Eclipse Without Messing Up Your Eyes

June 21, 2017

As the Great American Solar Eclipse approaches, NASA says that with the right information, skywatchers can safely view the total solar eclipse in its full glory with the naked eye. Your parents probably told y... Read This Article...

Made in Space Talks ‘Teleporting’ and the Future of Space-Borne 3D Printing

June 20, 2017

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NEW YORK — The California company Made In Space, known for providing the first 3D printer on the International Space Station, has big goals for space-borne manufacturing — for both people in space and those bac... Read This Article...

Ten ways that astronauts are helping you stay healthy

June 19, 2017

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Astronauts on the International Space Station are growing crystals that could help develop new drugs for use on Earth. Here are ten healthcare technologies that have already come from space: 1. Robots that c... Read This Article...

More Alien Worlds! NASA to Announce New Exoplanet Finds Monday

June 18, 2017

NASA will announce the latest crop of planet discoveries from the Kepler Space Telescope during a briefing Monday morning (June 19). NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered thousands of planets orbitin... Read This Article...

Spooky action at a record-breaking distance

June 17, 2017

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Entangled particles remain linked over 746 miles apart From a Chinese satellite drifting through suborbital space, a laser beamed pairs of entangled photons to two separate locations on the ground. Although ... Read This Article...

Baby Star’s ‘Crying’ Solves a Stellar Mystery

June 16, 2017

Astronomers using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have precisely measured the rotating fountains of gas flowing out from a massive newborn star, revealing the complex i... Read This Article...

Electric-Powered Lunar Space Tug Could Facilitate Future Moon Missions

June 15, 2017

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To make moon flights cheaper, a new paper proposes that NASA use an electrically powered lunar space tug that would operate between Earth and the moon. Artist’s impression of NASA’s Space Launch System duri... Read This Article...

Our sun might have been born with an evil twin called “Nemesis”

June 14, 2017

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Sunlike stars often come in twos and threes, and astronomers and astrophysicists have long wondered why. Are these pairs and trios born as multiple stars orbiting the same point, or do they meet up when the gra... Read This Article...

12 Possible Reasons We Haven’t Found Aliens

June 13, 2017

In 1950, a learned lunchtime conversation set the stage for decades of astronomical exploration. Physicist Enrico Fermi submitted to his colleagues around the table a couple contentions, summarized as 1) The ga... Read This Article...

Become a Citizen of the Asgardia Space Nation With 300kb of Data

June 13, 2017

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Asgardia will launch its first satellite later this year. Scientists behind the 'space nation' Asgardia will take the first steps towards achieving their goals of a lawless space society later this year, w... Read This Article...

Compact Fusion Rockets Could Be the Future of Interplanetary Space Missions

June 12, 2017

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Fusion technology can enable exciting robotic and human missions to Mars and Pluto, and may potentially provide a means of making interstellar space travel possible. Artist's illustration of a fusion-driven... Read This Article...

Comet Strikes May Have Helped Spur Life on Earth

June 10, 2017

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New research provides for the first time a genetic link between comets and the atmosphere of Earth. Life on Earth may not have been possible without comet strikes. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko |... Read This Article...

Astronauts Record Awesome Welcome Video for NASA’s 2017 Recruits

June 7, 2017

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It is the ultimate orientation film: NASA astronauts on Earth and in space have recorded a fun video to welcome the incoming 2017 astronaut class. The space agency will unveil the new class on Wednesday (June 7... Read This Article...

Earth Faces an Increased Risk of Being Hit by an Asteroid, Astronomers Warn

June 7, 2017

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Large asteroids may be lurking undiscovered within a meteoroid stream whose particles are hitting Earth, and scientists are urging a concentrated search for them. Thinkstock Earth may be threatened b... Read This Article...

Here’s What Emergency Medicine Will Look Like for Astronauts in Space

June 6, 2017

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Astronauts with little medical training could potentially break bones, develop blood clots, or find themselves dealing with other unexpected emergency situations. Expedition 50 flight engineer Thomas Pesque... Read This Article...

1st Private Space Station Will Become an Off-Earth Manufacturing Hub

June 5, 2017

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The first-ever commercial space station will become a manufacturing hub just a few years after reaching orbit, if everything goes according to plan. Artist's concept of the private Axiom space station in Ea... Read This Article...

SpaceX sticks 11th rocket landing after launching first used Dragon capsule

June 4, 2017

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Five ground landings attempted and five ground landings achieved Another one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets successfully landed back on Earth this evening after launching cargo and supplies to the International ... Read This Article...

NASA’s GPS-Like Deep Space Navigation Experiment Set to Launch on SpaceX Rocket

June 3, 2017

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The space agency is preparing to test the use of pulsars as navigational beacons, which it hopes will enable a sustained human presence throughout the solar system. hen the first pulsar was discovere... Read This Article...

Mars was probably habitable for longer than we thought

June 2, 2017

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It was warm and wet right around the time life got its start on Earth. In ancient times, Gale Crater rippled with the fresh, blue water of a large lake. Now it’s a 90-mile-wide hole in the red Martian surfac... Read This Article...

NASA’s sun-kissing probe gets a hot new name

June 1, 2017

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The mission itself isn't news. NASA's solar probe is launching in the summer of 2018, and if you know anything about how space exploration works, you know that means it's been in the works for quite some time. ... Read This Article...

Commercial crew vehicles may fall short of safety threshold

May 31, 2017