Israel launched a new spy satellite into orbit from a launchpad in the center of the country early Monday morning,…
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Space bully: Jupiter may have kicked giant planet out of its orbit
It seems that some planets just can’t play nicely together. Scientists at the University of Toronto have discovered that Jupiter…
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Voyager 1 escapes sun, enters new region of space
It keeps going … and going … and going …. After cruising the “magnetic highway” that rings the very outskirts…
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Google, it is cheekily said, knows everything even, apparently, the origin of an unidentified flying object. On Oct. 16, 2012,…
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A high-tech robotic instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile has seen its first light, and the results bode…
Read More‘Virgin’ comet may hit Mars in 2014
A newfound comet is apparently on course to have an exceedingly close call with the planet Mars in October 2014,…
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Ancient Mars was once covered in water — and MAVEN will find out where it went
Where did all the water go? Billions of years ago when the Red Planet was young, it likely had a…
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NASA beams Mona Lisa to moon with laser
Call it the ultimate in high art: Using a well-timed laser, NASA scientists have beamed a picture of Leonardo da…
Read More‘Global selfie’ project will beam earthling message to space
WAIMEA, Hawaii. A new project aims to send a special message from Earth a type of global “selfie” into space,…
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NASA photos show possible water flows on Mars
New clues are emerging about the mysterious streaks that appear on Mars’ surface during warm weather, though scientists still can’t…
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