A recently discovered strange creature has residents of South Africa’s Nature Valley convinced aliens are in their midst. The alien-looking…
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Yum! Curiosity rover eats Mars dirt, finds odd bright stuff
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has swallowed its first tiny bite of Martian soil, after standing down for a spell while…
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Earth safe from asteroid flyby next week
An asteroid will give Earth a historically close shave next week, but there’s no chance that the space rock will…
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Spectacular solar scene: Burst of radiation erupts from sun
NASA unveiled incredible footage of a solar flare erupting from the surface of the sun. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured…
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A humongous sunspot — the biggest one seen since 1990 — produced no aurora-causing events despite firing off 10 intense…
Read MoreSearching for alien life in the universe? Don’t look for E.T.
WASHINGTON For the first time in history, humanity is within reach of finding Earth-like planets where life exists, but these…
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Search for Mars life starts on Earth
Frigid lakes bombarded by UV radiation and boiling, acidic springs are some of the otherworldly Earth environments where scientists plan…
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Three fireballs lit up US skies Monday, but one might be fake
Three brilliant fireballs – two from space and one apparently made by humans – lit up skies over the U.S.…
Read MoreBuzz Aldrin’s son targets 2015 moon venture
It should come as no surprise that the son of U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin is shooting for the stars. Or…
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Daylight saving time: Set clocks ahead 1 hour
WASHINGTON – Spring is closer than you think, and here’s a sure sign: Daylight saving time arrives this weekend. Most…
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