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Watch NASA launch a spacecraft to explore ancient asteroids that lead and trail Jupiter around the sun

The Trojan asteroids have barely changed since the birth of our solar system. NASA's Lucy mission a…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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NASA's attempt to burrow into Mars met 2 insurmountable obstacles: cement-like soil and an unexpected energy shortage

InSight lander's "mole" was unable to hammer through the Martian soil, and unusually dusty solar pa…

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Astronomers reveal the first-ever photo of 2 planets orbiting a sun-like star, taken from 300 light-years away

Jupiter and Saturn have nothing on these gas giants. The planets are several times more massive and…

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Clouds on Uranus smell like farts, astronomers have confirmed - a clue that there was 'a big shakeup' early in the solar system

"If an unfortunate human were ever to descend through Uranus's clouds, they would be met with very …

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COMET ISON: The Most Exciting Thing To Happen On Thanksgiving

In the first and most exciting scenario, ISON could survive the passage of the sun and continue on …

Dina Spector   


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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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Droughts are threatening California's water supply. The state is racing to save what's left.

The US faces a $625 billion cost to repair its drinking- and clean-water infrastructure.

Leila Jordan   


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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…

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Black holes are rampaging through our universe at more than 2.2 million mph and scientists think they now know why

Scientists simulating the death of supermassive stars witnessed an unusual kick that sometimes occu…

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The steampunk technology that could save America's cities

How an underground maze of abandoned pipes can fix the urban doom loop

Adam Rogers