Waking up hundreds of miles above the Himalayas, astronaut Scott Kelly broke the U.S. record Friday for the most time…
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NASA wants to send another rover to Mars in 2020
LOS ANGELES – NASA says it wants to launch another mega-rover to Mars modeled after the wildly popular Curiosity. The…
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US won’t be returning to moon, NASA chief says
America won’t be repeating that historic one small step anytime soon — not according to NASA chief Charlie Bolden, anyway.…
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Sun unleashes strongest solar flare In months
The strongest solar flare in nearly two months erupted from the sun Tuesday, causing a minor geomagnetic storm as charged…
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How Sandra Bullock studied with a real astronaut for ‘Gravity’ (over a nice merlot)
In the new film “Gravity,” directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock spends most of her time alone, in zero gravity…
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Astronomers find biggest black hole ever
Astronomers have discovered what may be the most massive black hole ever known in a small galaxy about 250 million…
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The next Earth? 7 possibly habitable worlds identified
A new catalog aims to list all the known planets in the galaxy that could potentially be habitable to life.…
Read MoreRussian meteor blast ‘heard’ around the world
The shock wave from Friday’s meteor explosion above Russia sent subsonic waves through the atmosphere halfway around the world. Up…
Read MoreMars meteorite 1st look at Red Planet’s ancient crust
A meteorite found last year in the Sahara Desert is likely the first recognized piece of ancient Martian crust, a…
Read More‘Mars rat’ spied by NASA’s Curiosity rover
Is that a rat on Mars? A photo from the mast camera on NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals the dusty orange,…
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