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Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space plans to mine asteroids for building settlements in space
Satellites can look for ice on asteroids which can be used as fuel by splitting it into hydrogen an…
PTI
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US and Israeli weapons able to kill missiles in outer space were used to stop an Iranian attack. Those intercepts are tough shots.
There's video from the attack showing what is thought to be an exo-atmospheric kill, though it's un…
Chris Panella
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Scientists think they've found the origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. It could help prevent a future mass extinction on Earth.
Thanks to the presence of an rare element called ruthenium, scientists think they know where the as…
Jenny McGrath
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ESA, ISRO to soon launch Proba-3, which will create the world’s first man-made solar eclipse
The European Space Agency is set to embark on an unprecedented mission this autumn: the launch of P…
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Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing down, and scientists don't know why
A new study offers compelling evidence that Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing do…
Jessica Orwig
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Icy pebbles may be carrying water to developing planets across the cosmos!
Scientists, exploring the origins of water on Earth and other exoplanets, may have uncovered a prom…
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Japan unveils world's first wooden satellite! Here’s all you need to know about ‘LignoSat’
Human ingenuity knows no limits. From launching rovers to explore distant planets to capturing blac…
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In Darkness: Here’s what last week’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse looked like from space!
The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera, a space-based apparatus from NASA, managed to capture a sna…
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Google is the new IBM
Years of being one-upped on AI and cracking down on innovation turned the poster child for Silicon …
Hugh Langley,Lara O'Reilly
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Archaeologists used Google Earth to help find 3,000 square miles of prehistoric settlements from a new-found civilization in Central Europe
Researchers found evidence of a vast network of Bronze Age societies in a region previously thought…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Archaeologists used Google Earth to help find 3,000 square miles of prehistoric settlements from a new-found civilization in Central Europe
Researchers found evidence of a vast network of Bronze Age societies in a region previously thought…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A train on the Moon? NASA’s new space tech includes lunar railways, Martian rockets and more
NASA has set its sights on six mind-blowing tech concepts that seem ripped straight from science fi…
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China's plan to be the dominant power in space is moving at breathtaking speed. The US needs to wake up, officials say.
There is a very real risk, according to experts, that the US could soon lose its status as the worl…
Tom Porter
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This is what happens to space tomatoes that get lost on the International Space Station for 8 months
Two space-grown tomatoes lost by a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station earlier this y…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Erin Snodgrass
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ISRO gears up for 'extremely challenging' experiment of controlled reentry of aged satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for an "extremely challenging" experime…
PTI
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US satellites could face threat from Russia and China's 'unfriendly' space behavior, warn defense analysts
Russia and China are working on things that could be used to disable US satellites, raising alarms …
Ella Sherman
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Obama takes a shot at the likes of Musk and Bezos, says we must protect Earth before colonizing Mars
The former president chastised Silicon Valley tycoons' ambitions to put humans in space, saying Ear…
Marianne Guenot
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Nike envisions a wild future with Olympics in outer space, clothing made of spider silk, and footballs make of stardust
In a new book, Nike playfully looks 50 years down and gives readers a thought-provoking view of its…
Matthew Kish
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Russia vetoed a US attempt to stop countries putting nukes in space — exactly what the Kremlin is accused of trying to do
Russia blocked a US-led UN resolution barring nuclear arms in space, amid US security concerns it i…
Mia Jankowicz
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Back to the Moon: Space lawyer & planetary scientist tells us what it takes to share the benefits of lunar exploration
NASA is planning to put US astronauts back on the surface of the Moon by the end of 2024. This miss…