A new study from the Tokyo Institute of Technology has shown how crystallization in the Earth's core may be what drives its magnetic field.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - At the request of the new Trump Administration, NASA has initiated a month long study to determine the feasibility of converting the first integrated unmanned launch of the agency's new Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket and Orion capsule into a crewed mission that would propel two astronauts to the Moon and back by 2019 - 50 years after the first human lunar landing.
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Ever since the presence of exoplanets was announced in the TRAPPIST-1 system, SETI has been monitoring the system for signs of alien life.
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Located in the northern hemisphere is Cepheus, one of the 48 constellations included by Ptolemy in his classic work, The Almagest.
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The HiRise camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to supply stunning images of the Martian surface.
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According to a new study from the School of Earth and Space Exploration, it may be possible to refreeze the Arctic to help fight Climate Change.
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'Tis the season... eclipse season, that is, as an annular solar eclipse marks the end of the first cycle of two for 2017. And although the annular path for this eclipse passes some sparsely populated parts of the southern hemisphere, we just might get some amazing live views, courtesy of modern technology and some intrepid observers willing to adventure trek after the shadow of the Moon.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A SpaceX Dragon supply ship jam packed with more than 2.5 tons of critical science gear, crew supplies and 40 mice successfully arrived this morning at the International Space Station (ISS) - where six humans from the US, Russia and France are living and working aboard.
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Members of the British Antarctic Survey shot a video of the wide crack in the Antarctic Larsen Ice Sheet, which could mean a collapse is coming soon!
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The Event Horizon Telescope should give us our first picture of a Black Hole in the beginning of 2018.
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In what is the biggest announcement in exoplanet-hunting history, NASA has announced the discovery of seven rocky exoplanets around a single star, three of which are potentially-habitable
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As the second closest planet to our Sun, Venus takes 224.65 days to complete a single orbit around our Sun, making a year on Venus 61.5% as long as a year on Earth.
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During the 5th World Government Summit, the United Arab Emirates announced a bold plan to build a permanent settlement on Mars.
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A new geophysical definition has been proposed by a team of planetary scientists, one which would result in a Solar System of 110 planets.
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Located about 28,000 light years away in the northern constellation of Gemini is the large open star cluster known as Messier 35.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After a six year lull NASA's historic pad 39A roared back to business this morning with the dramatic maiden blastoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, on a critical cargo delivery mission for NASA to the space station - while simultaneously landing the first stage back on the ground at the Cape on a secondary mission aimed at one day propelling humans to Mars.
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After months of review, Juno's mission scientists have chosen not to attempt an engine burn that will reduce its orbital period.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Just hours before blastoff, the first ever SpaceX Falcon 9 set to soar to the space station from historic pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the rocket went vertical below delightfully dark skies on the Florida Space Coast.
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Curving wriggles seen in sand dunes on Earth and formed by the recent ebb and flow of water have just been found on Mars.
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A new study by an international team of scientists uses data provided by the Dawn probe to show that conditions favorable to life could exist on Ceres
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Data collected over decades proves that Earth has another continent: Zealandia.
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The Big Bang Theory predicts three times as much lithium as observed. Where are the scientists hiding our lithium?
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Much like Jupiter, Saturn is known for having some pretty extreme weather, owing to its turbulent atmosphere and rapid rotation
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - In a potentially major change in direction for NASA's human spaceflight architecture, the agency is officially studying the possibility of adding a crew of astronauts to the first flight of the Orion deep space crew capsule and the heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket currently in development, announced Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot.
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Watch Comet 45P pirouette end over end in this detailed radar view of the comet's nucleus.
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With the successful launch of 104 satellites, the Indian National Space Organization has set a new record for the number of satellites deployed in a single mission.
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Owing to its rapid orbital period, a year on Mercury lasts about 88 days, which means a year is only half as long as a single day
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The Trump administration is considering a plan to extend the Hubble's life in case the James Webb Space Telescope fails.
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Astronomers get a rare opportunity to observe the first hours of a supernova's collapse.
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Using the initial data released by the Gaia observatory, a team of Canadian astrophysicists have produced refined estimates on the distance between our Sun and the center of the galaxy.
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By analyzing samples of glass formed at the Trinity nuclear test sight, a team of scientists has helped resolve the mystery of how the Moon was formed.
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SPACE VIEW PARK/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - For the first time in more than half a decade, a rocket came to life at NASA's Kennedy Space Center when a SpaceX Falcon 9 breathed her first fire at historic pad 39A today, Sunday, Feb. 12 - successfully completing a critical static test firing of the first stage engines that opens the door to a launch to the space station next weekend for NASA.
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New asteroid 2017 BQ6 was all elbows when it flew by Earth just a few days ago. Images reveal it as one of the most "angular" near-Earth asteroids known.
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Using 1000 images taken by amateur astronomer, filmmaker Peter Rosen has created a film that takes viewers on virtual journey to Jupiter.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The first SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ever to grace historic launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida was erected this afternoon, Friday, Feb. 10, to prepare the booster for a critical static fire sometime
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The first SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ever to grace historic launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida was erected this afternoon, Friday, Feb. 10, to prepare the booster for a critical static fire sometime Saturday, and a launch next weekend - if all goes well.
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