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Category: Space
The Great Alien Debate Part 1
The conversation usually goes like this: Do you think we’re alone in the universe? Answer A :No, absolutely not. It’s a huge universe, we’re not […]
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Russian cosmonauts find sea plankton on International Space Station
It may not be aliens, but an unlikely form of life has been found existing in space: sea plankton.Russian space officials confirmed traces of the […]
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Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa: Best Bet for Alien Life?
Jupiter’s moon Europa doesn’t look like a particularly inviting place for life to thrive; the icy satellite is nearly 500 million miles 800 million kilometers […]
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Scientific Error Delayed the Search for Alien Life
In the 19th century, astronomers believed that solar systems formed in nebular clouds throughout the universe. But 20th century scientists rejected that idea, arguing that […]
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The Satellite and the Vacant McDonald’s
Mountain View, California is a tech-heavy place. That’s the location of the Googleplex, Google’s high-tech campus. It’s also the location of a group of engineers […]
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How Will Earth’s Leaders Respond to a Real Asteroid Threat?
Asteroids have pounded Earth in the past and will continue to do so in the future. If a big one lines the planet up in […]
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A timeline of Rosetta probe’s 10-year journey
Europe’s unmanned space probe Rosetta completed a decade-long journey on Wednesday to link up with a comet. The probe will orbit and study the giant […]
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Stunning new images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Rosetta has arrived! After traveling more than ten years, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft reached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko long journey through space. read more Stunning new images of […]
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Boil, Burn Or Explode? How You Die In Space
C’mon, admit it. You’ve wondered. You’ve mused. You’ve pondered. At some point in your life — probably after watching a science-fiction movie — you’ve found […]
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Voyager may not be in interstellar space
In 2012, Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space, but it might not have reached this historic milestone at all.Despite observations suggesting the spacecraft has crossed […]
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Is Earth’s Life Unique in the Universe?
We all reside on a small planet orbiting a single, middle-aged star that is one of some 200 billion stars in the great swirl of […]
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How Far Away is Neptune?
The ice giant Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet from the sun. Since its discovery, only one Neptunian year has passed. read more […]
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4-Month Mock Mars Mission Wraps Up in Hawaii Friday
Six mock Mars mission crewmembers are preparing to come back to the real world at the end of the week.The second Hawaii Space Exploration Analog […]
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Why Has the Sun Gone So Quiet?
Although the sun is our nearest star, we certainly don’t have it all figured out.Take, for example, that last week or so — the sun’s […]
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Study shows oceans vital for possibility for alien life
New research published today in the journal Astrobiology shows the vital role of oceans in moderating climate on Earth-like planets.Until now, computer simulations of habitable […]
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Moon Landing Anniversary: The Psychology of Space Travel for Returning Astronauts
Forty years after Lance Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon with the Apollo 11 mission, it emerged Nasa had neglected the astronauts on […]
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Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon
Neil A. Armstrong was a NASA astronaut and the first man on the moon or, more accurately, the first man to set foot on the […]
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Space experts outline NASA’s roadmap to search for E.T.
Experts from NASA and its partner institutions have outlined the agency’s roadmap to the search for life in the Universe, at a public presentation held […]
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Frederick I. Ordway III, a NASA Official Who Helped Shape ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ Dies at 87
Frederick I. Ordway III, whose expertise in science fiction and real space exploration helped shape the groundbreaking imagery and feel of the film “2001: A […]
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Quasimodo-like Comet Nucleus Has a Fairly Irregular Shape
Not too long ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta, i.e. a robotic spacecraft launched back in March 2004, had the chance to snap a few […]
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Commercial Antares/Cygnus Rocket Loaded with Science for July 13 Virginia Launch – Watch Live
Following further weather delays this week Orbital Sciences Corp. commercial Antares rocket is at last set to soar to space at lunchtime Sunday, July 13, […]
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Spectacular Night Sky Photos by Stargazers July 2014
The night sky is an wondrous and ever-changing sight to behold. Don’t miss these amazing views of the night sky captured by stargazers and amateur […]
