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Hubble telescope solves mystery of star’s dimming New findings from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers to solve the mystery of why Orion’s bright red…

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Who is NASA astronaut Kate Rubins? NASA flight engineer Kathleen “Kate” Rubins set out on her fourth career spacewalk on Friday, in an effort to ready the…

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How to watch NASA’s spacewalk Astronauts from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have embarked on the year’s fourth spacewalk to service…

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NASA astronauts embark on 236th spacewalk at International Space Station Astronauts from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have embarked on the…

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NASA to provide first update on Perseverance rover since landing NASA is slated to announce what it says is a “series of firsts” in its Mars…

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Dozens of earthquakes rock Oregon’s Mount Hood A flutter of earthquakes shook Oregon’s Mount Hood on Monday.  Dozens of earthquakes rock Oregon’s Mount Hood

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SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully lifts off with 60 new Starlink satellites SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 60 new Starlink satellites early Thursday morning. …

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Oldest known mummification how-to guide reveals gruesome embalming details An ancient Egyptian papyrus version of “Mummification for Dummies” has been revealed by a Danish…

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‘Space hurricane’ seen in Earth’s upper atmosphere for first time For the first time in history, astronomers have detected what they’ve deemed a “space…

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‘God of Chaos’ asteroid to pass by Earth this week The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the “God of Chaos,” will pass by Earth on Friday. …

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UK doorbell cameras and dashcams capture meteor on video Residents of the U.K. were surprised over the weekend when a slow-moving meteor blazed across…

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Massive iceberg– larger than New York City– breaks off in Antarctica A massive iceberg, larger than New York City, recently broke off from an ice…

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Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings The astronauts replaced wings on the port side of the station where the oldest and most…

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NASA honors ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary Jackson during Washington headquarters naming ceremony In a Friday ceremony, NASA officially named their Washington, D.C. Headquarters building after…

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NASA’s Perseverance rover sends back first HD Mars panorama NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has sent back its first high-definition panorama, the agency announced…

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NASA leaves hidden message on parachute of Mars rover Amateur puzzle fans delighted this week when NASA revealed it had hidden a secret color-coded…

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How will NASA’s Perseverance rover engineers pilot first helicopter on Mars? NASA’s first-ever Mars helicopter is preparing to take to the Martian skies following…

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NASA releases new images of Perseverance, surface of Mars NASA’s Perseverance team has already begun its work from Mars’ surface and released incredible images…

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Here’s how NASA’s Perseverance rover will search for life on Mars Now that NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully landed on the surface of Mars,…

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First clone of US endangered species announced Scientists announced the first successful cloning of a U.S. endangered species: a black-footed ferret. First clone of…

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‘Building blocks of life exist’ on Mars, former NASA administrator confirms “The building blocks of life exist all over Mars,” former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told “Your…

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NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars NASA has unveiled the first pictures from its fifth Mars rover, Perseverance, after a successful landing on the red planet’s Jezero crater…

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Million-year-old Siberian mammoth DNA breaks record for oldest sequenced The oldest DNA ever sequenced – more than 1 million years – has been extracted…

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NASA’s Perseverance rover streaks toward a landing on Mars A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars on Thursday in the riskiest step…

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NASA’s Perseverance rover is ready to land on Mars NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is set to land on the red planet on Thursday.  NASA’s Perseverance…

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Scientists find evidence Stonehenge might have been built in Wales then moved British archaeologists believe they have pinpointed the origins of the 5,000-year-old prehistoric Stonehenge ruin.  Scientists find…

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Famed medieval Bayeux Tapestry goes online, every thread The world-famous medieval Bayeux Tapestry may be off-limits to visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic, but…

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Chinese spacecraft enters Mars’ orbit, joining Arab ship A Chinese spacecraft went into orbit around Mars on Wednesday on an expedition to land a…

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Mysterious monolith pops up near Turkish World Heritage site The monolith was discovered near a megalithic structure dating to the 10th millennium B.C. Mysterious…

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Researchers worry chimpanzee-killing virus could jump to humans next Scientists are concerned that a recently discovered bacterium linked to the deaths of chimpanzees in Sierra…

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Researchers worry chimpanzee-killing bacterium could jump to humans next Scientists are concerned that a recently discovered bacterium linked to the deaths of chimpanzees in Sierra…

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Mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccine trial results to be available by summer Results of a world-first study that will mix and match COVID-19 vaccines are expected…

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SpaceX targets Monday launch of additional Starlink satellites, announces next crew mission The next crew mission will launch in April. SpaceX targets Monday launch…

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‘Cookie Monster’ gemstone found in Brazil shocks, goes viral An agate gemstone unearthed in Brazil has gone viral for its striking resemblance to Cookie…

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‘Odd’ lights spotted in North Carolina sky prompts several theories A mysterious light cluster was spotted in the night sky near Charlotte, N.C., over the…

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NASA astronauts conduct first spacewalk of 2021 The two astronauts arrived in November aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience. NASA astronauts conduct first spacewalk…

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Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds…

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SpaceX completes largest-ever cargo launch of 143 satellites This marks the fifth mission for the Transporter-1 booster. SpaceX completes largest-ever cargo launch of 143…

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SpaceX delays launch of 143 satellites on single rocket SpaceX’s attempt to launch a record 143 satellites on a single Falcon 9 rocket was…

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Buzz Aldrin receives first COVID-19 shot, urges Americans to vaccinate ‘as soon as possible’ Astronaut Buzz Aldrin received the first shot of the coronavirus…

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‘Super puff’ planet unlike any other found in deep space, could change how we explore the universe Scientists have confirmed the existence of a massive…

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UFO documents released by CIA are ‘real-life X-Files,’ expert says The CIA’s decision to declassify more than three decades worth of UFO documents is…

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‘Almost complete’ 150M year-old shark discovered gives experts look into Earth’s distant past Experts have discovered an “almost-complete” fossil of a 150-million-year-old shark in Germany, giving them a…

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Harvard physicist makes case on how ‘Oumuamu could have been an alien spacecraft A physicist has weighed in on the mystery surrounding the interstellar…

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California earthquake reported north of Monterey area An earthquake initially measured at magnitude 4.5 rattled Northern California on Saturday night, according to reports.California earthquake…

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Direwolves from ‘Game of Thrones’ were real, but they went extinct because of this stunning reason “Game of Thrones” may have excited viewers with…

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NASA finds an alien planet with 3 suns NASA has discovered an exoplanet with three stars, one with a bizarre orbit that has left…

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Photo of Nevada mountain lion sparks ‘Where’s Waldo?’ moment Nevada’s mountain lions often use the strategy of waiting patiently to ambush their prey. But…

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Minneapolis hikers surprised by frozen caveman sculpture The art piece was added as a “prank” by a local artist who had kept it in…

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NASA finds there are fewer galaxies than first thought, leaving the possibility we’re alone in the universe A mission from NASA has discovered there…

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Scientists discover new bat species in Africa with pumpkin-orange body: ‘The color is just phenomenal’ Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of a new…

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Manatee with ‘Trump’ scrawled on its back sparks outrage from wildlife experts Shocking images of a manatee with the word “Trump” scrawled on its…

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Items from Capitol riot will end up in the Smithsonian A number of items from last week’s deadly Capitol riot will end up at…

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NASA Curiosity rover has spent 3,000 days on Mars — here are some of its greatest achievements NASA’s Curiosity rover just celebrated its 3,000th…

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NASA helps cement plan to return to the moon Though NASA may have trouble returning to the moon by 2024, the U.S. space agency…

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SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way back to Earth, set to splashdown off Florida SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International…

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‘Super Earth’: NASA discovers 10B year-old planet unlike any other in deep space A number of planets described as Super-Earths have been discovered in…

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Mysterious shipwreck emerges from the sands of North Carolina beach A mysterious shipwreck has emerged from the sands of a beach in North Carolina’s…

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Strange FM signal discovered coming from one of Jupiter’s moons NASA recently extended the life of two of its planetary discovery missions, including the Juno…

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon cargo ship departure from space station postponed because of weather The departure of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon cargo craft from the International…

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SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon departure from space station postponed because of weather The departure of SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon craft from the International Space Station was…

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New details revealed about Megalodon’s shocking size: They ate their siblings in the womb Megalodon, the apex predator of the seas, was the largest shark to…

View More New details revealed about Megalodon's shocking size: They ate their siblings in the womb

SpaceX completes first rocket launch of 2021, sending up communications satellite Following a very busy 2020 that saw it make a number of achievements,…

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Forget the Christmas Star: Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will form rare ‘triple conjunction’ This weekend, Mercury will join Jupiter and Saturn in what is…

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Which state is America’s ‘lightning king’? New research reveals the U.S. states that saw the most lightning activity in 2020, with Texas again topping…

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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft departs space station, will test new tech before destruction Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station…

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WWI cannon found 4,000 miles away from where it was last fired A cannon used by the Germans during World War I has been…

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‘Sick,’ ‘desperate’ mountain lion spotted in Southern California town, could be ‘dangerous’ A “sick” and “desperate” mountain lion has been spotted in a small…

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Reawakened Yellowstone geyser won’t predict the volcanic ‘big one,’ scientists say The famous Steamboat geyser in Yellowstone National Park won’t foretell a major volcanic…

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Dozens of army camps from Ancient Rome discovered Archaeologists have uncovered dozens of 2,000-year-old army camps from Ancient Rome in Spain, according to a…

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First interstellar object discovered was alien technology, Harvard professor claims Despite pushback from some in the scientific community, one researcher at Harvard University is…

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NASA ISS crew rings in New Year in space – with a zero-gravity twist The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) rang in…

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2020 in review: Top space stories of the year The coronavirus pandemic has been the focal point for almost everyone on the planet in 2020,…

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2020: A year of UFO news almost too strange to believe If 2019 was a big year for UFO coverage, 2020 may have been the best year…

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Pompeii dig uncovers secrets from unearthed fast-food restaurant A supposed fast-food restaurant at Pompeii has been completely unearthed, helping to reveal dishes that might…

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16-foot crocodile nicknamed ‘swamp king’ was Earth’s terror millions of years ago An enormous 16-foot long crocodile nicknamed the “swamp king” that terrorized ancient…

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Neptune’s mysterious dark spot has reversed course and experts are baffled A massive dark storm on Neptune that was first spotted two years ago…

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New details unveiled about 57,000-year-old wolf pup discovered frozen solid A 57,000-year-old wolf pup perfectly preserved in permafrost is finally unlocking its secrets after…

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Hawaii volcano eruption forms lava lake, can be seen from space Just days after the Kilauea volcano erupted on Hawaii’s big island, the aftermath…

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Furthest galaxy ever? Researchers discover 13.4B year-old galaxy in deep space Experts believe they may have discovered the furthest galaxy from Earth, more than 13…

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