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There’s now proof that half of the world’s oceans came from outer space
Normally, you wouldn’t think to look for water on an asteroid, especially in a nominally dry aste…
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UAE’s first astronaut in space shares a breathtaking picture of Mecca from the ISS
The first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hazza Ali Almansoori to visit space, jus…
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Why was Titan even allowed to visit the Titanic? Isn't there a law? Experts say the ocean is a Wild West.
The Titan's ill-fated dive happened in the legal gray zone of the high seas, where there's also a l…
Sindhu Sundar
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Our solar system is home to a surprising number of places with liquid water and the potential for life
But there's a surprising number of other moons and dwarf planets that, scientists suspect, contain …
Jessica Orwig
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Amazing GIF shows the amount of water on Europa compared to Earth
How deep? Scientists estimate that some parts of Europa's ocean could reach over 100 miles beneath …
Jessica Orwig
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NASA administrator says China is failing to meet 'responsible standards' for space debris, after parts of an uncontrolled rocket landed in the Indian Ocean
NASA's chief has spoken out after pieces of the Long March 5B rocket launched by China fell back do…
Kevin Shalvey
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Discovery Of Underground Water Means Saturn's Moon Could Hold Life
"Material from Enceladus' south polar jets contains salty water and organic molecules, the basic ch…
Jennifer Welsh
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Billionaire hedge fund founder Ray Dalio thinks exploring the ocean is more exciting and important than going to Mars - here's his new mission
The team that filmed "Blue Planet II," one of the most remarkable nature documentaries ever, conduc…
Kevin Loria
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The first American woman to walk in space, Kathy Sullivan, just became the first woman to reach the deepest point in all of the oceans
Sullivan joined the millionaire adventurer Victor Vescovo in a one-of-a-kind submersible, which dov…
Aylin Woodward
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Elon Musk explains the one thing that went wrong with SpaceX's Falcon Heavy flight
Rockets save a little fuel in their tanks for landing. It fuels the engines that fire to slow down …
David Anderson,Jessica Orwig
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NASA has a job opening for someone to defend Earth from aliens - and it pays a six-figure salary
"States Parties to the Treaty shall pursue studies of outer space, including the moon and other cel…
Dave Mosher
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Scientists have built a lab 62 feet under the sea, but they aren't using it to explore the ocean
Resting on the Atlantic ocean's seafloor, 62 feet below the surface and 3.5 miles off the coastline…
Jessica Orwig
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ISRO’s commercial operations clock in over ₹60 billion in revenue but leaves private players out of the equation
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) arm of commercial operations, the Antrix Corporatio…
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Astrophysicists published the largest 3D map of the universe ever made, filling in 11 billion years of history
It's the most comprehensive 3D map of the cosmos to date, covering millions of galaxies and superma…
Susie Neilson
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Astronauts in space just photographed 3 threatening hurricanes lurking in the Atlantic Ocean
"Today is the day to get prepared all along the East Coast!" the National Weather Service tweeted o…
Dave Mosher
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Earth's magnetic field first formed thanks to a magma ocean, research shows. That means more planets in the universe could have atmospheres than we thought.
Today, a swirling layer of liquid metal powers Earth's magnetic field. Billions of years ago, a mag…
Aylin Woodward
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North Carolina couple wears home-made cages into the ocean to fend off sharks
That isn't stopping people from going to the beach. They're just getting a little more creative bef…