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Moon is 100 million years younger than we thought (and that's what too much sun can do you)

Posted September 25, 2013 - 12:50 pm

So you thought you really knew our moon? Think again.
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Prepare for Earth's doom (in 1.75 billion years or so)

Posted September 19, 2013 - 11:02 am

Maybe trying to settle humans on Mars isn't such a bad idea after all. Because we are racing against the clock!
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Life on Earth may have begun on Mars

Posted August 29, 2013 - 10:14 am

A leading geochemist says he's found more evidence that life on Earth may have been seeded by rocks from Mars.
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Start-up plans 'fleet' of satellites taking photos of Earth for massive, open database

Posted June 27, 2013 - 6:00 am

A start-up begun by three former NASA scientists wants to create an open database of Earth images that will spur positive global action.
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Scientists examine the cutest little galaxy!

Posted June 11, 2013 - 1:42 pm

Researchers are finally learning about the dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way.
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Scientists discover billion-year-old water in Canadian cave

Posted May 16, 2013 - 9:13 am

Researchers will determine if ancient water found 1.5 miles underground in an Ontario cave contains life.
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The splendor of Earth, courtesy of NASA

Posted April 22, 2013 - 4:47 pm

If anyone's going to have some good Earth Day stuff to check out, it's NASA.
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For tens of thousands of people, race to Mars already has begun

Posted April 16, 2013 - 9:36 am

Thousands of people already have applied to be among the first humans to travel to -- and in one case, permanently live on -- Mars.
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Hey Space, enough with the meteors already!

Posted March 23, 2013 - 11:06 am

Video cameras capture yet another meteor falling from space Friday night along the East Coast.
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Congress is getting involved in protecting Earth from asteroids. We're doomed.

Posted March 20, 2013 - 3:36 pm

Now that Congress has solved our economic and environmental problems, it's time to turn to the threats from the sky. No, not drone planes.
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Awesome NASA apps to download and launch

Posted March 11, 2013 - 1:19 pm

If you're really into space exploration but can't afford a half-million-dollar ticket for a trip into space, NASA offers some less expensive and safer alternatives.
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What if we're inadvertently sending Earth bacteria to Mars?

Posted March 6, 2013 - 6:08 pm

For all our focus on finding life on other planets, we actually may be transporting life to Mars and elsewhere.
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The Weekly Hash - March 1, 2013

Posted March 1, 2013 - 12:22 pm

From the pope to the PGA to pants, we joke about the top tech stories of the week
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Help fund the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project

Posted February 27, 2013 - 12:58 pm

Photographs of the moon’s surface taken to prepare for the Apollo landings are currently being digitized and preserved and your help is needed
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Why aren't we going to this colorful nearby planet instead of Mars?

Posted February 25, 2013 - 4:12 pm

A video created from thousands of photographs of Mercury's surface taken by the Messenger spacecraft shows the planet closest to our sun in a new light.
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10 facts about Earth you maybe didn't know

Posted February 13, 2013 - 1:58 pm

Ever wonder how much the Earth weighs? Or how fast it spins at the equator? Wonder no more.
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Good news! The odds are slim that you'll be killed by an asteroid or comet

Posted February 1, 2013 - 6:33 pm

There's another asteroid passing near Earth later this month. Don't lose sleep over it.
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RSVP required: The code that drives the Mars Curiosity rover

Posted January 8, 2013 - 12:40 pm

NASA engineers not only drive the the Curiosity rover, they also write the code used to tell it where to go and what to do each day
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NASA video shows importance of our Oceans

Posted August 3, 2012 - 10:08 am

Animation shows different oceanic measurements taken via satellite
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Watch the Earth rise from the Moon

Posted April 19, 2012 - 10:51 am

NASA animation shows an "Earthrise" from the surface of the Moon.
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Space is awesome: Time-lapse of Earth at night

Posted November 14, 2011 - 11:01 am

We've seen some time-lapse videos before of the Earth rotating, as taken from the International Space Station, but they've never looked as good as this. Gosh, the planet is pretty.
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Around the World in About a Minute

Posted September 20, 2011 - 10:20 am

I think I left my lights on...
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