Unusual Infrared Light from Spinning Neutron Star — “Never Before Seen” Features?

“This particular neutron star belongs to a group of seven nearby X-ray pulsars nicknamed ‘the Magnificent Seven’ that are hotter than they ought to be considering their ages and available energy reservoir provided by the loss of rotation energy.”   – Bettina Posselt, Ph.D., Assoc. Research Prof. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, State College, …

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Justice Department Sues to Stop California Net Neutrality Law

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Meat Labs Pursue a Once-Impossible Goal: Kosher Bacon

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Space2030: 'Black Marble' Earth Brings a Stunning View of the Planet to the UN

Leaders from around the world gathered at the United Nations Headquarters Tuesday (Sept. 25) for "Space2030: Space as a Driver for Peace," to discuss peace in space.

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Galaxy Cluster Distorts View of Distant Cosmic Neighbors in New Hubble Photo

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographed a stunning galaxy cluster whose gravity acts as a natural lens, bending and blurring the view of galaxies that lie behind it.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story Deleted Scene & Concept Art Shows Off the Empire

Check out a deleted scene from Solo: A Star Wars Story.

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If Extra Dimensions Do Exist, They Must Be Really, Really Small

So far, gravitational waves have found no hints of extra dimensions, but there may still be some really tiny ones lurking out there.

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Student Project Scans Sky for Alien Laser Beams

The Trillion Planet Survey has begun scanning the huge Andromeda galaxy, as well as our own Milky Way, for beams of light that could have been produced by advanced alien civilizations.

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The Big 'Mistake' Disney Made With Star Wars That They're Fixing Now, According to Disney CEO

Beginning with Episode IX.

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There Is a Rogue Group of Stars Behaving Very Suspiciously in the Milky Way's Disk

Six million stars in the Milky Way's disc are not behaving as they should be.

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Quantum Weirdness May Seem to Outrun Light — Here's Why It Can't

Entanglement is one of the most confusing aspects of quantum mechanics — a field of physics that isn't exactly known to be clear-cut, sensible, common-sense or easy-to-understand.

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LendingClub Founder, Ousted in 2016, Settles Fraud Charges

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Google Chief Agrees to Testify to Congress

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Wow! Asteroid Ryugu's Rubbly Surface Pops in Best-Ever Photo

The sharpest-ever photo of the big asteroid Ryugu shows a complex surface strewn with rocks and rubble.

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Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50 Million Users

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Steely Spaceship: Apollo 11 Capsule Lands on Display in Pittsburgh

You could say that "Columbia," the historic spacecraft that flew the first astronauts to land on the moon, has Pittsburgh under its skin.

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Thousands of Worms Are Launching Into Space Soon. You Know...for Science.

Worms don't get a whole lot of respect here on Earth, but later this year, thousands of them will take the journey of a lifetime when they head to the International Space Station.

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Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics

There's something out there that physicists have never seen before, and it's coming up from the bottom of the Earth. Scientists think it's a brand-new particle.

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This Small Japanese Re-Entry Capsule Is Ready for a Test Flight from Space Station

A brand-new Japanese re-entry vehicle, designed to bring back experiments from space, recently hitched a ride to the International Space Station aboard a spacecraft called "white stork."

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The Week in Tech: The Robots Aren’t as Human as They Seem

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Bytedance of China Eyes $75 Billion Valuation, Joining Start-Up Giants

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NASA Roadmap Report Provides Few New Details on Human Exploration Plans

A long-overdue exploration roadmap report released by NASA Sept. 24 offers an overview of the agency’s plans to send humans back to the moon and on to Mars, but few new details about how to carry out those plans.

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ULA Selects Blue Origin to Provide Main Engine for New Vulcan Rocket

United Launch Alliance announced Sept. 27 that it has selected Blue Origin to provide the main engine for its next-generation Vulcan launch vehicle, a decision long expected by the industry.

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Patrick Stewart's First Star Trek Revival Photo!

"The journey has begun."

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Super Typhoon Trami Looks Tremendous from Space in These Amazing Astronaut Photos

As Super Typhoon Trami migrates northwest across the Pacific Ocean toward Japan and Taiwan, astronauts on the International Space Station got quite the view of the intense storm.

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How the Curiosity Rover Detected a Monster Mars Dust Storm Will Surprise You

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover noticed this summer's monster dust storm fairly early on — but not in the way you might expect.

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U.K. Veterinarians Counter Police, Say Croydon Cats Not Killed by Foxes and Cars.

“In one mutilated cat case, there was a beheading. It was surgical. The wounds were symmetrical and looked as if they had been done with a scalpel.” – Dane Walker, Clinical Director, Streatham Hill Vets, South London, U. K., Sept. 23, 2018 September 28, 2018  London, England –  On the early morning of September 20th, 2018, …

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Update On Sunspot Solar Observatory — Silent FBI, Odd Child Porn Charges and Angry Sheriff.

“I think it’s chicken sh– the way the FBI handled it.” – Otero County Sheriff Benny House, Alamogordo, NM September 28, 2018  Sunspot, New Mexico –  Like the September 20th, 2018, headlines from the U. K. with the phony story that foxes and road kill are the police explanation for more than 500 cat and …

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Retired Police Officer Amazed by UFO in Jacksonville, Florida.

“Until the UFO intelligence is ready to let us know that we know they are here, then we’re going to keep playing games with these entities until we get absolute, honest to God hard evidence that they exist. And I think that everything I just said about their ability scares the living bejesus out of …

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New Brain Chip Enables Telepathic Control of Multiple Aerial Drones or Planes.

“I think cyborgs are inevitable, totally inevitable. But fear them not.” – Patrick Tucker, Technology Reporter, DefenseOne.com   September 28, 2018 Washington, D. C. –  On September 6, 2018, a news headline from DefenseOne.com Technology Reporter Patrick Tucker caught my attention:   “A person with a brain chip can now pilot a swarm of drones …

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SEC Suing Elon Musk for Fraud

The charges stem from statements Musk made on Aug. 7 indicating that he was considering taking his publicly traded electric-car company, Tesla, private, according to the lawsuit, which was filed today (Sept. 27) in New York.

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Politics and Space Meet at UN with 'Space2030: Space as a Driver for Peace'

Last night, experts in the space sector, diplomats, political leaders and more gathered at the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters for "Space2030: Space as a Driver for Peace," a side event of the 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Japanese Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station

The orbiting lab's big robotic arm grappled the uncrewed HTV-7 resupply ship this morning (Sept. 27), while the ship and station were cruising 251 miles (404 kilometers) above the northern Pacific Ocean.

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Delta II Rocket: 30 Years of Launches

After nearly 30 years of use, the Delta II rocket made its last launch on Sept. 15, 2018.

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Japan's Hopping Rovers Capture Amazing Views of Asteroid Ryugu (Video)

Two tiny, hopping rovers that landed on asteroid Ryugu last week have beamed back some incredible new views of the asteroid's rocky surface.

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Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic

Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic

Scientists have uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by certain harmful algae blooms.

In a new study appearing in this week's issue of the journal Science, researchers identified a cluster of genes related to the production of domoic acid in microscopic plants, or phytoplankton, called Pseudo-nitzschia.

The researchers, whose work is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), found that the genes ...

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Free Tickets! See Neil Armstrong Biopic 'First Man' for NASA's 60th Anniversary

Hurry before they're gone! Theaters across the country are offering free screenings of "First Man" on Oct. 1.

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Watch Nerd Dream-Team Stephen Colbert and Neil deGrasse Tyson Drive a Mars Rover in NYC!

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and late-night television host Stephen Colbert took one of NASA's Mars rovers out for a joyride in the streets of Manhattan last week, and you can watch their out-of-this-world adventure in this video clip.

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Next Moon Landings Will Go Much Further Than Apollo, NASA Chief Tells Senate

Humans set foot on the moon less than seven years after President John F. Kennedy's famous speech establishing a lunar landing as a national goal — so why is NASA going to wait 11 years until the next visit?

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Will the US Military Space Force's Reach Extend to the Moon?

Leading military space strategy experts are pondering the role of cis-lunar space in the context of President Donald Trump's plan to establish a U.S. Space Force.

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Moon Is Stepping Stone, Not Alternative to Mars, NASA Says

The moon has not superseded Mars as a human-spaceflight target, despite the current focus on getting astronauts to Earth's nearest neighbor, NASA officials stressed.

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This Super-Strong Magnet Literally Blew the Doors Off a Tokyo Laboratory

There's a magnet in a secure room in Tokyo. The last time its designers switched it on, it blew open the heavy doors designed to keep it contained.

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Inky Black, Polluted Rivers Seep into Ocean After Hurricane Florence in NASA Image

Hurricane Florence caused huge problems with pollution and runoff in rivers, which these stark NASA images reveal.

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Primeval Black Holes Could Reveal How the Universe Formed

Very close to the very beginning, scientists think, there were black holes. And now they know how to find them.

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WWII Bombs Had Rippling Effect on the Edge of Space

The shock waves from Allied bombing raids during World War II briefly weakened the ionosphere.

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The Hot Property That’s Next on Tech’s Agenda: Real Estate

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It’s Google’s Turn in Washington’s Glare

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NSF awards new level of support for tribal colleges, establishes STEM centers

NSF awards new level of support for tribal colleges, establishes STEM centers

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) has awarded $14 million to tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to establish four new centers -- the first of their kind.

The Tribal Enterprise Advancement (TEA) centers will build upon the scientific and engineering (S&E) expertise at the TCUs to prepare the next generation of scientific professionals who will serve as the decision-makers and intellectual resources for their tribes and ...

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Hop, Don't Roll: How the Tiny Japanese Rovers on Asteroid Ryugu Move

Two tiny Japanese rovers began exploring the surface of the big asteroid Ryugu over the weekend — but they're not roving in the traditional sense of the term.

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'Ask a Spaceman' Tells Why Milky Way's on a Collision Course

The Milky Way is on a collision course with an even bigger galaxy, known as Andromeda. Should we be worried?

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Why Alternate Universes Might Also Host Life Around their Stars

What might stars be like in other universes?

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Google Tweaks Chrome in Response to Privacy Criticism

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The Sun Sets. The Wind Dies. But Energy Data Is Relentless.

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Spare Your Friends: Make a Mini-Movie of Your Fabulous Vacation

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Uber Settles Data Breach Investigation for $148 Million

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Space2030: Space as a Driver for Peace - World Leaders Proclaim Innovative Space Diplomacy as the New Frontier for Peace on Earth

A High-Level event, "Space2030: Space as a Driver for Peace," was held yesterday on the side-lines of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly during the High-Level Segment.

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NASA Is Hosting a 'Technosignatures' Workshop on How to Find Alien Technology

We love our technology, so maybe it's natural to hope that somewhere else in the universe, another form of life also clings to similarly shiny tools, and perhaps in ways we could spot at a distance.

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Apollo 12: The Pinpoint Mission

The Apollo 12 crew needed to land close to their target area to fulfill their mission.

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Ex-Google Employee Urges Lawmakers to Take On Company

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Japanese Moon-Exploration Startup ispace to Launch Landers on SpaceX Rockets in 2020, 2021

A Japanese company that aims to help humanity explore and settle the moon will fly its first two lunar missions with SpaceX.

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From Falling Out of Trees to Standing on the Moon — New Book Inspires Kids with Neil Armstrong's Story

In "I Am Neil Armstrong," a new children's book detailing Armstrong's life, author Brad Meltzer shows readers how an eager young tree climber got all the way to the moon.

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Travel Through Space and Time with 400 Years of Planetary Maps

Maps are a key tool for making sense of places where we live or hope to one day explore, so it's no wonder that for hundreds of years, humans have been creating maps of other worlds in our solar system.

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Kids Can Build, Drive Mars Rovers with New littleBits Kit

A new robot kit lets kids build their own rovers to learn more about technology and the spacecraft used to explore other cosmic bodies, like the moon and Mars.

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A Base on Mars? It Could Happen by 2028, Elon Musk Says

Humanity could have an outpost on Mars just a decade from now, Elon Musk said.

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How Apple Thrived in a Season of Tech Scandals

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India’s Top Court Limits a Sweeping Biometric ID Program

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Ariane 5 Rocket Lofts 2 Satellites on Milestone 100th Launch

Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket aced its 100th launch tonight (Sept. 25), carrying two telecommunications satellites to orbit in a drama-filled liftoff.

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When Zuckerberg Asserted Control, Instagram’s Founders Chafed

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Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?

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See the Harvest Moon of 2018 in These Gorgeous Photos!

The Harvest Moon rose into the evening sky on Monday (Sept. 24), providing some spectacular scenes for skywatchers and photographers around the globe.

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Qualcomm Accuses Apple of Stealing Secrets to Help Intel

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Silent Opportunity Mars Rover Spotted from Space (Photo)

The dust has cleared enough for NASA's Mars rover Opportunity to be spotted from space.

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Dust Storms Rage on Saturn Moon Titan, Just Like on Mars and Earth

A new paper published Monday (Sept. 24) reveals that Titan may be the third rock in the solar system with dust storms.

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NASA Mars Orbiter Snaps Selfie to Mark 4 Years at Red Planet

We're used to seeing the photos that robots such as NASA's Opportunity and Curiosity rovers snap of themselves on the Red Planet's surface. But the agency just released a shot that the MAVEN spacecraft took of itself in Mars orbit.

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The Stuff Falling into This Black Hole Is Moving at Almost 56,000 Miles a Second!

A glob of material the size of Earth is getting sucked into a black hole at nearly one-third the speed of light, a new study reports.

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'Oumuamua Isn't from Our Solar System. Now We May Know Which Star It Came From

Ever since astronomers first spotted their first-ever object from beyond our solar system, it has offered more questions than answers — what is it? Where did it come from? Why is it so darn weird?

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Ex-Content Moderator Sues Facebook, Saying Violent Images Caused Her PTSD

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Space2030: World Leaders Gather Today at the UN to Work Toward Peace in Space

Today (Sept. 25), leaders from around the world will gather at the United Nations Headquarters for "Space2030: Space as a Driver for Peace," an event to support the peaceful activity of humans in space.

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Why India Wants to Scan All Fingers, Eyes and Faces

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Did a Huge Impact Blast Out Moons of Mars? Old Data Bolsters Theory

Scientists have struggled for decades to explain how the two tiny moons of Mars came to be, but a new study relying on old data bolsters one of the two major hypotheses.

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Are Moon Caves Safe for Astronauts? Earth's Lava Tubes Can Help Us Find Out

It's one thing to step onto a foreign world's surface; it's another matter entirely to set foot beneath its surface, trusting your safety to the structural integrity of a tunnel-like cave.

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Ancient Mars Had Energy Source for Potential Life Underground

If life ever got a foothold in the Martian subsurface long ago, it could have tapped into a plentiful chemical energy source, a new study suggests.

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Here Comes the Sun! Parker Solar Probe Instruments See 'First Light'

As Parker Solar Probe prepares for an unprecedented close-up of the sun, the new spacecraft sent data home showing that all is well in the mission.

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A Schoolkid Will Name NASA's Next Mars Rover

NASA's next Mars rover will be named by a schoolkid, just like the agency's previous wheeled Red Planet explorers.

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How Instagram Rose Into a Cultural Powerhouse

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Instagram’s Co-Founders Said to Step Down From Company

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NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $31 million for fundamental quantum research that will enable the United States to lead a new quantum technology revolution. The awards are announced as NSF joins other federal agencies and private partners at a White House summit on quantum information science today.

"The quantum revolution is about expanding the definition of what's possible for the technology of tomorrow," said NSF Director France Córdova. "NSF-supported ...

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Tune in LIVE September 27th Coast to Coast w/George Noory.

3 Hours Earthfiles news updates with Linda Moulton Howe begin 11 PM Pacific / 2 AM Eastern: — U.K. Veterinarians Counter Police, Say Croydon Cats Not Killed by Foxes and Cars. Report upcoming. “In one mutilated cat case, there was a beheading. It was surgical. The wounds were symmetrical and looked as if they had …

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Astronaut Trump? Ivanka Says She Wanted to Go to Space in NASA Visit

While Ivanka Trump has a high-profile job advising her father, the president of the United States, she told the International Space Station Expedition 56 crew Thursday (Sept. 20) that she had different childhood ambitions.

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'Personal Space': Museum Exhibits Astronauts' Spaceflight Mementos

A comic strip beagle shares space with a romantic novel and an iconic starship in a new exhibit that asks the public to consider: What would you pack if you were leaving Earth?

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Boeing, National Science Foundation announce partnership for workforce development and diversity in STEM

Boeing, National Science Foundation announce partnership for workforce development and diversity in STEM

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Boeing today announced a new, $21 million partnership through which Boeing will invest $11 million to accelerate training in critical skill areas and increase diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Boeing becomes the first business to contribute at a national level to NSF INCLUDES, which aims to enhance U.S. innovation leadership through a commitment to broadening participation.

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How Do Flat-Earthers Explain the Equinox? We Investigated.

Flat-Earthers try to explain the equinox, and the results are as odd as you'd expect.

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Planet Earth Wobbles As It Spins, and Now Scientists Know Why

Turns out, humans are shifting the planet's spin.

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2018 Full Moon Calendar

The full moon happens once a month. Find out when.

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Here Comes Fall: Harvest Moon 2018 Rises Tonight!

With unseasonably warm summer temperatures persisting over much of the world this year, it seems hard to believe that this is the week of the Harvest Moon, the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox.

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Antarctica Greenhouse Produces Cucumbers, Tomatoes and More in Mars-Like Test

Fresh vegetables on Mars, anyone?

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Air Force Association Opposes Establishment of a Space Force, Says Air and Space Are 'Indivisible'

The basic argument laid out by AFA is that while there might be a need for a Space Force, now is not the time to break up the Air Force.

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Commercial Crew Providers Believe They Now Meet NASA Safety Requirements

Boeing and SpaceX, who have been struggling to meet safety thresholds established by NASA for commercial crew vehicles, now believe their vehicles can meet those requirements as they prepare for test flights scheduled in the next several months.

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NASA Balloon Observes Glowing Blue Clouds in Earth's Upper Atmosphere (Video)

A NASA long-duration balloon mission observed glowing blue clouds that ripple at the edge of Earth's atmosphere.

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NSF awards $15 million to understand how humans can better interact with the environment

NSF awards $15 million to understand how humans can better interact with the environment

A toxic red tide, or harmful algae bloom, is killing swaths of marine life and affecting the health of people living along Florida's southwest coast. Nationwide, harmful algae blooms cost an estimated $50 million each year. Excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus flowing downstream act as fertilizer, sparking these blooms in waterbodies such as the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Erie and Chesapeake Bay.

Paul Leisnham of the University of Maryland, College Park, is working to find out ...

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Want to See What’s Up Amazon’s Sleeve? Take a Tour of Seattle

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App-Only Banks Rise in Europe and Aim at Traditional Lenders

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SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell: 'We Would Launch A Weapon to Defend the US'

During an appearance on Monday at the Air Force Association's annual symposium, Shotwell was thrown a question she said she had never heard before: "Would SpaceX launch military weapons?"

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How to Grow Crops on Mars If We Are to Live on the Red Planet

Preparations are already underway for missions that will land humans on Mars in a decade or so. But what would people eat if these missions eventually lead to the permanent colonization of the red planet?

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Watch Stars Drift and Constellations Change Shape Using Mobile Apps

We assume that the stars' positions in the heavens are eternal. But everything in space is in motion.

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Satellite Flare Photobombs a Lunar Eclipse Under the Milky Way (Photo)

Captured 15 minutes after the end of totality during the longest total lunar eclipse of the century, this scene shows the red glow of a partially eclipsed moon very close to Mars.

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Japanese Cargo Ship Launches Toward Space Station

A robotic Japanese resupply ship launched toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 22), kicking off a four-day orbital chase.

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They Made It! Japan's Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu

A pair of tiny Japanese robots sent back wild images once they successfully landed on their new home, the asteroid Ryugu.

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Hologram of NASA Astronaut Mae Jemison Arrives at NYC's Intrepid Museum

Visitors at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the Hudson River here in New York can now come face to face with a hologram of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space.

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Japanese Cargo Ship Launching Toward Space Station Today: Watch Live

A Japanese cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 22), and you can watch the action live.

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Rover Team Confident Curiosity Will Bounce Back from Glitch

It's still unclear exactly what's ailing NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, but mission team members are optimistic they can get the six-wheeled robot up and running again.

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Why the Autumnal Equinox Doesn't Fall on the Same Day Every Year

Autumn is right around the corner for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere, while those in the Southern Hemisphere are gearing up for warmer spring weather. But the 2018 autumnal equinox of Sept. 22 is later than usual. Why?

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For Hackers, Anonymity Was Once Critical. That’s Changing.

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These Robots Run, Dance and Flip. But Are They a Business?

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Peace in Space: World Leaders to Discuss Peaceful Uses of the Cosmos at UN Event

Next week, leaders in space from around the world will come together for Space2030: Space As a Driver for Peace, an event that will take place at the 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Google C.E.O. Denies Allegations of Political Bias in Search Results

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PayPal Cuts Off Infowars, Joining Other Tech Giants

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A Space-Themed Band from London Just Rocked Out with NASA's Shuttle Enterprise in NYC

London-based band Public Service Broadcasting performed its beloved album "The Race for Space" alongside NASA's space shuttle Enterprise aboard the Intrepid aircraft carrier in honor of NASA's 60th anniversary.

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Are Japanese Hopping Robots Safe on Asteroid Ryugu?

Two little hopping rovers appear to have hit their asteroid target, but it's still unclear if they're safe and sound on the surface.

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Rockers Coheed and Cambria Are Heading to a 'Planetary Prison'

Coheed and Cambria's ninth studio album "Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures" is a return to their sci-fi universe.

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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Launches Exclusive Retro 51 Pen

A new collectible pen comes with a unique feature: the ability to help launch the future of U.S. space exploration.

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NSF announces new awards for Understanding the Rules of Life

NSF announces new awards for Understanding the Rules of Life

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 29 awards in support of Understanding the Rules of Life, one of the agency's "10 Big Ideas for Future NSF Investments." The awards, totaling $15 million, demonstrate NSF's commitment to address some of the greatest challenges in understanding the living world, in all of its complex levels of organization, ...

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The Week in Tech: Are Robots Coming for Your Job? Eventually, Yes.

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The New BFR: How SpaceX's Giant Rocket-Spaceship Combo for Mars Has Changed

SpaceX's Mars-colonizing BFR spaceflight system just went through a growth spurt.

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After Pluto, New Horizons Probe Draws Near to Its Next Target: Ultima Thule

The history-making New Horizons spacecraft, which famously zoomed past Pluto in July 2015, is now just 80 million miles (130 million kilometers) from its next target, a small and very distant object dubbed Ultima Thule.

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NASA's New Planet-Hunting Telescope Spots Its Second Possible World Already

Scientists poring over data from NASA's newest planet-hunting telescope have announced that they've spotted a second possible planet, just three days after many of the same team members announced their first find.

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Air Force Secretary Lays Roadmap to a New Space Force

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson submitted the most detailed plan seen to date on how the military's space forces would transition to a new branch. She proposes a force of 13,000 people with an initial budget of about $3.3 billion.

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By Jove! Juno Snaps Picture of Elusive 'Brown Barge' on Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft caught a quick glimpse of a "brown barge" emerging from the silky bands across Jupiter's southern hemisphere.

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Japanese Probe Deploys Tiny Hopping Robots Toward Big Asteroid Ryugu

Two tiny hopping robots have begun their historic attempt to land on an asteroid in deep space.

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Hey Alexa, Defrost My Peas

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Distant Whirling-Dervish Stars Spin in Super-Weird Patterns

Distant stars appear as pinpricks of light in our sky, but we know from our own sun that there's a lot more going on inside of them.

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Why U. K. Explanation for Half-Cats and Other Animal Mutilations Makes No Sense

September 20, 2018  Albuquerque, New Mexico - Today on September 20, 2018, BBC News and other U. K. media released “official” police explanation — others would say phony misinformation — for the more than 500 cases of bloodlessly mutilated cats and other animals since 2015 in the Greater London and Croydon, England, region. Here is …

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Watch a Satellite Net a Cubesat in Awesome Space Junk Cleanup Test

A satellite in space has fired a net at a target to test active space-junk-cleanup technology, and the video is amazing.

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Delta II to 'Live Among Giants' in Kennedy Space Center Rocket Garden

The rocket garden at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will soon sprout a new launch vehicle — the newly-retired Delta II. United Launch Alliance announced the display after launching its 155th and final Delta II mission.

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Dream Chaser Space Plane Set to Land as Matchbox Sky Busters Toy

A commercial space plane designed to carry astronauts and cargo into Earth orbit will soon touch down in stores as a popular toy. Sierra Nevada announced its Dream Chaser spacecraft will be part of Mattel's Matchbox Sky Busters toy line.

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Fly Me to the Moon: Japanese Billionaire to Achieve 'Lifelong Dream' on SpaceX Lunar Trip

A Japanese billionaire entrepreneur with a passion for collecting art, Yusaku Maezawa wondered what masterpieces could have been created if only his favorite artists had had the opportunity to fly to the moon.

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What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists

What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists

Mammals are unique in many ways. We're warm-blooded and agile in comparison with our reptilian relatives.

But a new study, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by Harvard University researchers Stephanie Pierce and Katrina Jones, suggests we're unique in one more way -- the makeup of our spines. The researchers describe their finding in a paper published this week in the journal Science.

"The spine is basically like a series of beads on a string, ...

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You Can See Photos from Japanese Asteroid Probe's 1st Rover Landing Attempt Right Now!

A Japanese spacecraft is just hours away from a historic attempt to land two tiny hopping robots on the big asteroid Ryugu, and you can see near real-time photos of the spaceflight action.

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SpaceX Will Livestream Moon Tourist Flight in HD Virtual Reality, Elon Musk Says

Only a lucky handful of artists, and an über-wealthy Japanese billionaire, will take a trip on a rocketship to the moon with SpaceX. But don't worry;, the moonshot won't just be televised; You'll get to experience it from Earth in virtual reality.

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Media invited to NSF for distinguished lecture with Boston University’s Michael Dietze

Media invited to NSF for distinguished lecture with Boston University’s Michael Dietze

Is nature predictable? If so, how can we better manage and conserve ecosystems? Near-term ecological forecasting is an emerging interdisciplinary research area that aims to improve researchers' ability to predict ecological processes on timescales that can be validated and updated.

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences invites media and members of the public to a distinguished lecture series with Michael Dietze of Boston University. An ecologist ...

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For Tiny Light Particles, 'Before' and 'After' Mean Nothing

This is how something can be both "before" and "after" something else.

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This Experiment Will Shoot Ghostly Particles Through Earth, Answer Why We Exist

An international group of physicists has announced that they have seen the first signals in a cube-shaped detector called ProtoDUNE.

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Astronauts Going to Mars Will Absorb Crazy Amounts of Radiation. Now We Know How Much.

There are plenty of challenges to putting people on Mars, whether you look at the rocket, the astronaut or the planet itself.

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Child-Porn Investigation Caused New Mexico Observatory Closure: Report

An FBI investigation into child pornography caused the peculiar closure of a New Mexico solar observatory earlier this month, according to the news agency Reuters.

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Why NASA Needs a New Logo

As NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, this seems like a good time for the agency to update its antiquated logo.

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Yusaku Maezawa's #dearMoon Project Aims for Lunar Art. Here's What Some Artists Think.

When Elon Musk announced the first passenger to buy a trip around the moon on his yet-to-be-built rocket, there was a plot twist: That passenger, a Japanese billionaire, wanted to bring half a dozen artists on the journey with him.

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NASA's New Planet Hunter Just Found Its 1st Alien World — an Evaporating 'Super-Earth'

NASA's TESS spacecraft has detected its first alien world — a "super-Earth" that is likely evaporating under the heat from its star, a new study reports.

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A Japanese Probe Is About to Drop Two Hopping Robots Onto Asteroid Ryugu

The Hayabusa2 spacecraft will drop two tiny rovers onto the asteroid Ryugu this week, possibly as early as Thursday (Sept. 20), if all goes according to plan.

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NSF awards 6 Louis Stokes regional centers of excellence to broaden participation in STEM

NSF awards 6 Louis Stokes regional centers of excellence to broaden participation in STEM

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced awards for six Louis Stokes regional centers of excellence (LSRCEs) that will support recruitment and retention of minority undergraduate and graduate students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The centers will conduct broadening participation research and STEM implementation activities that lead to degree completion for minority students traditionally underrepresented in the STEM marketplace. The goal is ...

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NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sidelined by Glitch

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has temporarily halted science operations because of a glitch, mission team members announced today (Sept. 19).

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Windows on How Cities Change Can Be All Too Captivating

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NASA's New Planet-Hunter TESS Beams 'First Light' Image to Earth

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which launched in April to search for alien worlds orbiting stars relatively close to the sun, has beamed home its first science image.

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Inside Facebook’s Election ‘War Room’

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'Ask a Spaceman' Reveals Why You Wouldn't Want to Enter a Wormhole

In the latest installment of "Ask A Spaceman,", astrophysicist and Space.com columnist Paul Sutter explains why trying to use a wormhole is a really bad idea.

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The Strongest Material in the Universe Could Be (Nuclear) Pasta

These noodles of neutrons may be 10 billion times stronger than steel.

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Why the SpaceX Lunar Tourists Won't Walk on the Moon

Twelve people have walked on the moon, and Elon Musk won't add any Japanese billionaires to that number anytime soon.

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has taken the next steps in its agency-wide effort to ensure the research and learning environments it supports are free from harassment, publishing a term and condition that requires awardee organizations to report findings and determinations of sexual harassment, as well as establishing a secure online portal for submitting harassment notifications.

On Sept. 21, 2018, NSF will publish a term and condition for awards, to become effective 30 days ...

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NSF: Next steps against harassment

NSF: Next steps against harassment

For more information, see NSF's press release.

What NSF is doing:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will release a term and condition requiring awardee organizations to report findings of sexual harassment. It will be posted in the Federal Register Sept. 21, 2018 and go into effect Oct. 21, 2018.

Why NSF is doing this:

As the primary ...

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Europe to Investigate Amazon’s Dual Role of Merchant and Platform

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Japanese Cargo Ship Gets New Launch Date for Space Station Delivery

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has set a new launch date for its next uncrewed cargo ship bound for the International Space Station after some delays. New launch target: Friday, Sept. 21.

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Why Jeff Bezos Should Push for Nobody to Get as Rich as Jeff Bezos

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SpaceX's New BFR Spaceship Really Does Look Like Tintin's Moon Rocket

SpaceX's new BFR spaceship iteration now looks a lot like the vehicle the beloved comic-book character Tintin uses in the 1954 adventure "Explorers on the Moon." And that's not entirely a coincidence.

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Giant Ice Volcanoes Once Covered Dwarf Planet Ceres

Dozens of ancient ice volcanoes once dotted the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, a new study finds.

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New Stephen Hawking Graphic Biography to Reveal the Scientist — and the Man

A new graphic biography details the life and science of the late Stephen Hawking.

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Japan's Hayabusa2 Sees Its Shadow on Asteroid Ryugu in New Photos

Hayabusa2's shadow is visible on asteroid Ryugu in new pictures, taken during a dress rehearsal to prepare the spacecraft for deploying a lander in October.

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Apple Watch Series 4 Review: A Big Deal for Our Health

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Weird Infrared Signal Emanates Across Space, But What Created It?

The signal extends over a huge swath of space, an area that's 2.5 times bigger than the orbit of Pluto.

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Apollo 8: First Around the Moon

The Apollo 8 mission took astronauts around the moon for the first time.

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Apollo 10: Lunar Landing Dress Rehearsal

The lunar module, called Snoopy, got within 50,000 feet of the moon's surface.

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Apollo 9: The Lunar Module Flies

The Apollo 9 crew had to contend with human illness as they flew the lunar module in space for the first time.

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Bizarre Physics Phenomenon Suggests Objects Can Be Two Temperatures at Once

Schrödinger's cat has a new friend: Schrödinger's thermometer.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Reminds Us Why Smoking Weed in Space Is a Bad Idea

The famed astrophysicist would prefer if you didn't smoke weed in space, thanks.

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Yusaku Maezawa Will Fly Around the Moon, Taking His Passion for Art with Him

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa has announced the creation of an epic art project called #dearMoon, and his Instagram feed shows his long-standing passion for art and interest in space.

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Space & Science Festival Launches at NYC's Intrepid Museum This Week

The seventh annual Space & Science Festival at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum kicks off this week, and Space.com will be there to make Alka-Seltzer rockets.

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Parts of a ‘Virtual’ Border Wall, Built With the Tech Behind Driverless Cars

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Hey, Spock! Real-Life 'Planet Vulcan' Orbits Sun Featured in 'Star Trek'

"Star Trek's" planet Vulcan, ancestral home of Spock and his species, just became a little more real, thanks to a team of exoplanet scientists.

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New NSF funding to build research infrastructure across the country

New NSF funding to build research infrastructure across the country

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $140 million to seven jurisdictions through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which builds research and development capacity in jurisdictions that demonstrate a commitment to research but have thus far lacked the levels of investment seen in other parts of the country.

The new EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-1 awards will bolster science and engineering research ...

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First 'Captain Marvel' Trailer Lands on Earth!

The first trailer for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" has landed, and it looks amazing. The new trailer premiered today (Sept. 18) on "Good Morning America." Take a look!

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SpaceX's Lunar BFR Mission Isn't the 1st Private Moon Tourist Plan. Not Even for SpaceX.

There's nothing new under the sun — or around the moon.

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How SpaceX's 1st Passenger Flight Around the Moon with Yusaku Maezawa Will Work

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa has signed an unprecedented deal with SpaceX to be the first private passenger to fly around the moon on a BFR rocket. Here's how the mission will work.

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What on Earth Could Live in a Salt Water Lake on Mars? An Expert Explains

Tantalizing new evidence has suggested that there may be a salty lake below a glacier on Mars.

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Will Elon Musk Fly on SpaceX's Private Moon Flight in 2023 with Japanese Billionaire?

Yusaku Maezawa may not be the only billionaire aboard SpaceX's 2023 lunar fly-around mission. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk didn't rule out the possibility of joining him.

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The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Bigger Is Now Definitely Better

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