Kim Kardashian has some serious competition from Buzz Aldrin. The astronaut touted “the first space selfie” on social media Thursday…
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Oxygen discovered on Rosetta comet, stunning scientists
Scientists have for the first time detected oxygen on a comet, a finding that could upend theories about how the…
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Apollo, redux? Boeing unveils next space capsule
Boeing on Monday unveiled the company’s first ever full-size spacecraft. Similar to the Apollo capsule that took the U.S. to…
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Ask a science teacher: What is a black hole?
A black hole is a place in Washington, DC, where all our tax dollars go. Just kidding! A black hole…
Read MoreRomney or Obama? Election result won’t affect NASA
The outcome of the 2012 presidential election is unlikely to have a profound impact on the future direction of American…
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Iran reportedly to send another monkey into space
TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian newspaper is reporting that the Islamic Republic plans to send another monkey into space within…
Read MoreSnorkels in space: NASA’s ‘MacGyver’ solution to protect spacewalking astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After a spacewalking astronaut nearly drowned in his helmet in July, NASA has a plan to…
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Soyuz spacecraft launches 32 fish, hippo to space station
A Soyuz rocket launched an American astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts and 32 small fish into orbit Tuesday, kicking off a…
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Alpha Station: plans for an inflatable space station
The formal unveiling Jan. 16 of a NASA deal to add an inflatable room developed by commercial company Bigelow Aerospace…
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Dark matter, hidden substance that makes up the universe, possibly found by $2b space physics experiment
A massive particle detector mounted on the International Space Station may have detected elusive dark matter at last, scientists announced…
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