NASA is getting serious about UFOs
NASA’s new chief is setting up an effort to further study unidentified flying objects within his first month in…
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Baby squid and tartigrades are heading to space
“Water bears” and baby squid are about to hitch a ride to…
Continue ReadingWorld’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
The world’s largest iceberg has calved from Antarctica over the past few days, a giant floating piece of ice close to 80 times the size of…
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Deep sea monster washes ashore on California coast
Last Friday morning an incredible deep sea fish washed up on shore in Crystal Cove State Park’s Marine Protected Area (MPA).…
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New images of Jupiter reveal some of the planet’s mysterious features
Images captured by two different telescopes are showing our solar system’s largest planet in a new…
Continue ReadingThe Milky Way — the ultimate wishing well
One of my family’s favorite activities is sitting around the firepit under a clear night sky, equipped with blankets and all the fixings for…
Continue ReadingChinese rocket debris is expected to crash into Earth soon. It’s not the first time.
The large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend has brought about an alarming but not…
Continue ReadingSee SpaceX rocket launch to International Space Station
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four astronauts from three countries — took off from NASA’s…
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SpaceX splashdown: Four astronauts to return from record-breaking mission
Four astronauts are on their way home from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, ending their five-month mission to…
Continue ReadingMars helicopter to push the limits on its fourth flight
The Ingenuity helicopter has risen to every challenge it has faced on Mars so far. Now, it’s ready to fly even further, faster and longer than…
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Elon Musk on Mars: ‘You might not come back alive’
There may not be a bigger promoter of the idea that humanity should go to Mars than Elon Musk. But Musk is once again in the news for admitting,…
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Picture perfect liftoff for Space-X rocket
History was made Friday morning in Florida. A Space-X rocket carrying two NASA astronauts, and two international crew members make a picture-perfect…
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Record-breaking flare erupts from neighboring star
A giant flare that is 100 times more powerful than any flare our sun has ever released has erupted from a nearby star, a new study…
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This is what an asteroid looks like after playing tag with a spacecraft
When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swept in to collect a sample from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020, it left a noticeable…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity successfully completed its historic first flight
The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its historic flight on Mars and safely landed back on the surface, according to…
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Interactions between early modern humans and Neanderthals were a lot more common than we thought
The Neanderthal DNA in East Asians today can be traced back to interactions between Neanderthals and early modern humans in Europe 45,000 years…
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The Ingenuity helicopter will fly on Mars this weekend. What to expect
The Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for its historic flight on Mars this weekend. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet will take…
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Mars Perseverance rover snaps selfie photo with Ingenuity helicopter
Just days after NASA’s Perseverance rover gently dropped the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars, the robot companions took a selfie…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Ingenuity helicopter survives first freezing night on Mars
The Ingenuity helicopter survived its first night on the freezing-cold surface of Mars, a major milestone in the rotorcraft’s journey ahead of…
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SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes during test flight
An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least…
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