The Mysterious Phenomenon The Kepler Space Telescope Discovered
In 2011, the Kepler Space Telescope found a distant phenomenon that still has scientists theorizing about stars, comets, and alien life. Here's what it found.
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NASA's DART Mission Worked, Potentially Giving Earth A Defense Against Rogue Asteroids
NASA slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose, and two weeks later, the results are in. The mission had a bigger impact than researchers had expected.
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NASA Wants To Mine The Moon, But Law Experts Say It's Not That Simple
NASA's next mission to the Moon may involve mining it, which can prove helpful for further space exploration. Here's what has to go right for that to happen.
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NASA's Successful DART Mission Leaves Behind A Stunning Sight
NASA recently crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose, and now researchers have shared an image of the resulting debris blasted off the space rock.
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The Last Thing This $300 Million NASA Spacecraft Saw
NASA recently completed its DART mission, an attempt to use spacecraft as a planetary defense against asteroids. Here are the images NASA gathered from it.
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3D Printing Could Solve This Huge Mars Problem
Transporting materials into space is costly, but 3D printing could help space travelers carry out their missions.
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NASA And SpaceX May Work Together To Extend Hubble Telescope's Life
Here's how a new program collaboration between NASA and SpaceX could extend the operational life of Hubble by a significant length of time.
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Webb Telescope Takes A Peek At The Oldest Stars In The Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope just delivered data that includes some of the oldest views of stars that humans have ever experienced.
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5 Common Household Items Invented By NASA
NASA's ambition for exploring our universe has produced myriad new technologies, many of which are practical for household use. Here are some of the top five.
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NASA DART Mission Successfully Slams Spacecraft Into Asteroid: Here's What Comes Next
After several months of waiting, NASA's DART spacecraft arrived at - and then slammed into - the asteroid Dimorphos. That was only the first part of the test.
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Here's How You Can Watch NASA Crash A $330M Spacecraft
Crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid to save Earth sounds like a movie plot, but NASA's DART is a very real test of the tech to do it - and it hits today.
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Why The Thirty Meter Telescope Is So Controversial
For almost a decade, scientists and protestors have argued over building a vast new telescope in Hawaii. Now, a breakthrough decision could change everything.
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Why SpaceX's Starship Is Made Out Of Stainless Steel According To Elon Musk
Elon Musk had good reasons to go with reliable stainless steel for his interplanetary starship rather than carbon fiber. We explore those reasons.
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The FCC Is Tired Of Space Junk
In the same way that garbage fills the oceans, the space around Earth is full of junk, including old satellites. The FCC says things need to change.
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Neptune's Rings Captured In Clearest James Webb Image Yet
Neptune's elusive rings are mysterious, and the new image will allow scientists to learn more about them and the planet itself.quite
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What Is A Launch Window, And Why Does NASA Use It?
Initiating a successful rocket launch into space is all about timing -- and how much time there is depends on the mission at hand.
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The Reason Jeff Bezos Named His Aerospace Company Blue Origin
According to Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin is named because "... this is the blue planet and this is the planet that we have to save."
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The Reason Why NASA's Artemis Program Doesn't Have Reusable Rockets
NASA's decision not to utilize reusable rockets comes down to simple physics, mission necessity, and astronaut safety.
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The Complicated Process Of Performing Surgery In Space
Performing surgery in space, while historically unnecessary, could soon be a necessity for astronauts. Here's how researchers are evolving the complex process.
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The Strange, Cigar-Shaped Asteroid That Had Astronomers Fascinated
Astronomers believe the object, dubbed 'Oumuamua, came from the general direction of the Lyra constellation
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NASA's Mars Rover Found Organic Matter That Has Experts Fascinated
A rover on Mars found a bit of organic matter in the red planet's Jezero Crater, giving NASA scientists a fascinating new mystery to explore.
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The Asteroid Movie That Was The Most Scientifically Accurate
There are many asteroid or comet doomsday movies that have been created, but there is one that stands tall as one of the most scientifically accurate.
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The Space Junk That Once Threated The International Space Station
Space junk is a growing problem in the skies around Earth. In July 2019, it almost turned into a huge issue for the International Space Station.
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These NASA Mars Rover Inventions Could Be In Your Next Car
The next generation of cars may be inspired by inventions from NASA's Mars rovers. Here's all about these spinoff products and technologies.
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The Faulty NASA Spacesuit That Nearly Drowned An Astronaut
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano survived a harrowing incident while on a space walk, and was fortunate to be able to tell of it.
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The Mind Blowing Amount Of Black Holes In The Universe
Scientists have calculated a new most-likely figure for the number of black holes in our universe. The number is quite large, as you might've guessed.
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The Message Queen Elizabeth II Sent To The Moon - With NASA's Help
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in Britain's history, saw many historical moments in her lifetime. Here was her message to Apollo 11 in 1969.
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