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India’s low cost space missions come at a price
But there’s a catch. Cutting down on costs for space exploration means that India is able to col…
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China is about to launch the first robots to the far side of the moon. Their discoveries could be revolutionary.
"The moon's far side is the oldest surface, and there are probably some Earth rocks over there that…
Dave Mosher
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The evolution of the US space suit over the last 5 decades
Americans have been pushing the boundaries of space exploration for more than five decades. And as …
Dragan Radovanovic,Ali Sunder…
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Watch the moon get pounded by 1 billion years' worth of big asteroids in a 1-minute animation
"The moon is like a time capsule, helping us understand the Earth," William Bottke, a space scienti…
Dave Mosher
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From 1900 - 2013: The Incredible Evolution Of Outer Space On The Big Screen
In the post-"Jurassic Park" era, "Apollo 13" showed what was possible when it came to showing ju…
Chris C Anderson
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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth victorious, making huge gains in Elon Musk's plans to send humans to Mars
The Polaris missions are helping fast-track Elon Musk's Mars city, from testing spacesuits and a sp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Florida passes bill to prevent billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos being sued if their mega-rockets kill or injure people
The bill could protect SpaceX and other space companies from civil lawsuits if passengers or crew m…
Marianne Guenot
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Elon Musk's $1 million Twitter bounty
In this edition: Twitch's CEO was caught off guard, Tim Cook tells parents and schools to put hard …
Asia Martin
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Here's what William Shatner would have seen on his trip to space aboard Blue Origin as his new book says it 'felt like a funeral'
Star Trek star William Shatner described the void of actual space as "ominous darkness," though he …
Taylor Rains
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It may have been the Sun that sent water to Earth
Contributing author and director of Curtin University's Space Science and Technology Centre (S…
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NASA's InSight lander sent this final photo before dying after 4 years studying Mars quakes, dust devils, and meteor impacts
InSight revealed Mars's interior to scientists for the first time by capturing more than 1,300 Mars…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A millennial who began reading Wall Street Bets as a source of comedy started a Shopify store dedicated to knick-knacks and apparel based on the Reddit thread
A shirt that reads "GameStonk" has been one of his top sellers, along with one that reads "buy the …
Natasha Dailey
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From applesauce in a tube to 'space noodles,' here's how astronaut food has evolved from the 1960s to today
In the years since that crowning moment, the US space program has witnessed countless other achieve…
Aria Bendix
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An asteroid half the size of Mount Everest is set to fly past Earth in April — but it's not going to end the planet
Bigger than most average asteroids, normally a few feet in size, the asteroid does not pose a th…
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NASA's Hubble space telescope captured the ribbon of a supernova blast that ancient humans saw about 15,000 years ago
No space telescope had ever captured the glowing ribbons of the Cygnus Loop — remnants of a superno…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Space travel should be democratized, say producers of Discovery Channel show 'Who Wants to Be an Astronaut.' The winner is expected to fly to the ISS in 2022.
Who Wants to Be An Astronaut? will be an eight-part series documenting the journey of 10-12 contest…
Zahra Tayeb
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Here's how quantum computing could transform the future
Experts predict that quantum computers will help "address humanity's greatest challenges," whether …
Kylie Robison
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MONEY FOR MARS: Inside SpaceX's quest to make Starlink the world's top off-planet internet business
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is banking on thousands of low-flying, internet-beaming Starlink satellite…
Dave Mosher
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Never seen before picture shows every cell of the Sun is twice the size of Rajasthan
The structures are rolling along the Sun’s surface, helping scientists map the magnetic fields w…
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10 Things in Politics: Tracing Trump and QAnon's roots to smog
And Fauci says full-vaccinated Americans can "enjoy" the holidays