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Astronomers say a new type of stellar explosion on distant dead stars — called 'micronova' — could be plentiful in our universe
Using NASA satellite data, researchers observed a new class of stellar explosion, which is similar …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds
SpaceX's Starship rocket atop its Super Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket in history, capab…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Erin Sn…
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will spend its first year looking for primordial galaxies, gold-forging explosions, and habitable planets
NASA is about to launch the world's most powerful space telescope. Webb's first year of science cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Mystery solved: Betelgeuse, the dimming star that drew international attention, isn't exploding - it was just dusty
Betelgeuse made everybody think it was going to explode in a spectacular supernova. It turns out th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX is causing a rift between Brownsville residents. Some say it's shattering the lives of locals but others are welcoming the economic boom it's created.
Brownsville residents are excited for Elon Musk to pump money into the city, but some are concerned…
Kate Duffy
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Inside YouTube's plans to combat the explosion of TikTok
YouTube execs, media execs, and creators gave Insider a look at how YouTube plans to take on TikTok.
Jordan Parker Erb
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Video captures mushroom cloud towering over a town near Moscow after a massive explosion rocked a Russian factory
Dozens of people were injured as a result of the blast at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant outs…
Natalie Musumeci
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Submariners are experts at staying fit with little time, space, and equipment. A military trainer shares how to do the same at home.
People in small apartments often have little time, equipment, or space to efficiently work out. For…
Rachel Hosie
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World Photography Day: Pictures from outer space that will blow your mind
Much of the universe remained a mystery until telescopes were invented with the ability to peer thr…
Prabhjote Gill
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A mysterious 'Rosetta Stone' explosion reveals a missing link behind solar eruptions
The phenomenon resembled three different forms of solar eruptions, suggesting they might have the s…
Aria Bendix
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2020 as seen from space: Satellite images reveal wildfires, oil spills, hurricanes, and catastrophic explosions
With each new disaster of 2020 - record-breaking fires, lockdowns of major cities, the shocking exp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Elon Musk expects to spend $2 billion on Starship rocket after first launch explosion 'slightly' exceeded expectations
The billionaire said there's a high probability the rocket will make it to orbit this year after a …
Jordan Hart
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Ukraine claims it hit a Russian ship with a 'Sea Baby' drone. Russia is fast running out of space to repair them.
Ukraine may have just added to Russia's growing Black Sea Fleet repair problem with an unconfirmed …
Mia Jankowicz
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The FAA has closed investigations into SpaceX's explosive Starship tests, clearing the way for the launch of a new prototype, SN10
Elon Musk said the new SpaceX Starship, SN10, had a "good chance of flying this week" after the FAA…
Kate Duffy
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A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blows past Hubble again, revealing an iconic supernova in unprecedented detail
The supernova, which was first discovered in 1987, has a keyhole-like formation, full of clumpy gas…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Grace E…
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The tragic story of the only 3 cosmonauts who died in space
The three Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 are the only people to die in space. One crew member wa…
Lloyd Lee
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NASA videos reveal explosive events on the sun: a polar vortex of plasma, an X flare, and an eruption from the north pole
NASA first caught a strange polar vortex on the solar north pole. A big eruption and flare followed…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Two massive bubbles stretch 700 light years above and below the center of the Milky Way
One of the largest features ever seen, has been spotted right at the center of our very own galaxy,…
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The US military set off its largest nuclear explosion in testing 69 years ago, but scientists had no idea the blast would be that big
The Castle Bravo nuclear test produced an explosive yield of 15 megatons and was 1,000 times more p…
Jake Epstein
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Russia has been accused of attacking Ukraine with deadly vacuum bombs. Here is how these brutal weapons work.
Overpressure from the blast creates disruptions in air spaces in the body's lung, ears, and intesti…