We’ve all seen beautiful images of outer space, with vivid swirls and bright stars resting on…
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Plunge into an immersive IMAX movie featuring the James Webb Space Telescope
In the new IMAX film Deep Sky, a protostar shines from the center of a dark…
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Daddy long-legs-inspired robot could one day squirm through Martian caves
Robotic engineers are no stranger to turning to nature for inspiration. In recent years, birds, dogs,…
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Yes, a chunk of the space station crashed into a house in Florida
The “object from the sky” that pierced through a home in Naples, FL. last month wasn’t…
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Humongous stellar-mass black hole is the biggest ever found in Milky Way
Scientists have discovered an enormous stellar-mass black hole in our Milky Way galaxy that’s roughly 33…
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NASA wants to measure moonquakes with laser-powered fiber optic cables
Even without any known active tectonic movement, the moon can still rumble. Its dramatic thermal changes,…
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The history-altering medical mystery of an astronaut who fell in the bathroom
On February 26, 1964, a 40-year-old man slipped in a hotel bathroom and clocked his head…
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Let this astronaut show you around the International Space Station
Andreas Mogensen returned to Earth in mid-March after a six-and-a-half month stint aboard the International Space…
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Watch a tripod robot test its asteroid leaping skills
Before astronauts leave Earth’s gravity for days, weeks, or even months at a time, they practice…
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Japan and NASA plan a historic lunar RV roadtrip together
Japan has offered to provide the United States with a pressurized moon rover—in exchange for a…
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What is matter? It’s not as basic as you’d think.
A little less than one-third of the universe—around 31 percent—consists of matter. A new calculation confirms…
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Citizen scientists can join a ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse radio experiment
Every year or two, the solar system lines up just right, with the moon casting a…
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