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9 epic discoveries scientists made in the solar system this year
It was an incredible year for space exploration.In 2015, we saw the world's first orbital rocket touch back down on the ground. We saw the beloved dwarf planet Pluto in exquisite detail. And an...
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Here's what it's like to live inside a tiny dome on 'Mars' for 8 months
HILO, Hawaii — Atop the giant Mauna Loa volcano, the landscape looks eerily similar to the surface of Mars.Nothing green grows, and all you can see for miles are chunks of red rock and endless fields...
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I drove the 6,600-lb 'car' that NASA designed for astronauts on Mars, and...
It's not the fastest or the sleekest, but NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV) is definitely the coolest car on the planet — and hopefully, before too long, something like it will be the coolest car...
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Here's what we know about the biggest space rocket ever conceived
SpaceX pulled off the world's first orbital rocket landing just before the New Year, but there's one promise the company made in 2015 but didn't deliver.One year ago, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teased the...
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Humans are getting a first glimpse of the tall sand dunes on Mars, and the...
After more than three years on the Martian surface, the car-sized Curiosity Mars rover is giving us a close-up glimpse of terrain unlike anything we've seen before: tall, ripple-ridden sand dunes like...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson explains what the world will be like in 500 years
Using the Age of Exploration as a basis, Neil deGrasse Tyson takes a close look at what life on Earth could look like in another 500 years. Spoiler Alert: It's going to get crowded. But he's got some...
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This awesome photo shows what it'd be like to stand on Mars
This is what the first human explorers might see when they step outside their spacecraft and take their first steps on Mars:The Mars Curiosity rover took this image of the Namib dune in the Gale Crater...
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Here's everything we know about Elon Musk's next big rocket
SpaceX pulled off the world's first orbital rocket landing just before the New Year, but there's one promise the company made in 2015 but didn't deliver.One year ago, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teased the...
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'The Martian' won a Golden Globe for the wrong reason
Ridley Scott's "The Martian" just won a Golden Globe for Best Comedy.While the movie certainly has its funny moments — lots of disco music, quippy one-liners, and that whole "space pirate" scene— the...
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Sex in space is going to be way different than it is on Earth
As far as we know, no one has ever had sex in space. NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency have consistently and aggressively denied that any astronaut has had sex in space on the International...
View ArticleWe drove NASA’s monster Mars car with moves that’ll blow Ferrari out of the...
We had the chance to test drive NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV) in the Mars Yard at the Johnson Kennedy Space Center in Texas – and it has some pretty stellar moves.Produced by Jenner Deal....
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Here's what being stranded on Mars like in the Oscar-nominated film ‘The...
Ridley Scott's blockbuster film "The Martian" has been nominated for six oscars, including Best Actor (Matt Damon), Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay.In the film, based on the novel by Andy...
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NASA’s top planetary scientist told us what he thinks of the science in the...
"The Martian"— last year's must-see film based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir — has been nominated for a bunch of oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Back when the film came out last...
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These 11 laws are what keep space from becoming the wild west
When Russia launched the world's first satellite in 1957, it revealed a glaring hole in legal policy — how should we regulate outer space? Should Russia get in trouble for violating international law...
View ArticleHow NASA is revolutionizing our understanding of Mars
2015 marked 50 years of successful NASA missions to Mars which started with Mariner 4 in 1965. These are the NASA rovers and satellites currently exploring the planet.Produced by Ruchika AgarwalFollow...
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Stephen Hawking warns that the next 100 years is our most dangerous time for...
Stephen Hawking has warned that humanity is in danger of destroying itself in the next 100 years as we rapidly progress in the realms of science and technology.Speaking to the BBC, he said that while...
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How to become a space pirate
As humans continue exploring further out into space, through both government organizations like NASA and up and coming private space enterprises like SpaceX and Blue Origin, we're going to need a lot...
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France just announced plans to help India land on Mars for the first time
On Monday, the space agencies of India and France signed a letter of intent stating that the two will collaborate on India's next mission to Mars, SpaceNews reported.This mission, which is scheduled to...
View ArticleThe most difficult space mission in history is coming
Landing humans on the surface of Mars will take technology that hasn't even been developed, yet. It will be unlike any space mission we've ever seen and by far the most difficult in history.Produced by...
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Astronaut on aliens: 'I think there has to be life out there'
Aliens. They've captured the imagination and fear of humans for centuries.And whether we're ready for it or not, there's a distinct chance that we may find some other life forms way out there in space...
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