Most Stars with Jupiters Have Giant Super-Earths

The solar system is more and more like a space oddity — Jupiter-like planets are more common around stars that also host giant-size versions of our planet, while our solar system possesses Jupiter but no such "super-Earth," a new study finds.

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NASA Takes Over Fenway Park for Space-Mission Show (Video)

A group of fans recently filled baseball's Fenway Park in Boston — not to watch homers fly over the Green Monster left-field wall, but instead to talk about spacecraft flying through the solar system.

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When a Tech Reporter Doesn’t Use Much Tech

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Blue Origin's New Shepard Vehicle Aces Test of Crew-Escape Motor

Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital spacecraft for the ninth time today (July 18) during a test to ensure that humans could escape the capsule in case anything goes wrong.

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Why Did People Panic When the Moon Changed Color?

The longest total lunar eclipse of the century is coming up in a couple weeks. We know it's coming, but did ancient people?

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Iron-rich Minerals on Mars Could Contain Life's Fatty Acids

A little stream in the south of England could guide the way towards finding evidence for ancient life on Mars, in the form of fatty acids preserved in an iron-rich mineral called goethite.

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How to Combat China’s Rise in Tech: Federal Spending, Not Tariffs

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