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Skywatchers in the eastern United States have an opportunity to spot the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on…
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Neil Armstrong Memorial Service Thursday: Watch Live
If you’re not among the lucky few people who will get to bid farewell to late astronaut Neil Armstrong in…
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Earth 2? Scientists study rocky, Earth-sized planet 700 light years away
Is it home away from home? A planet with a similar mass and size to our own planet Earth, likely…
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Rare sea creatures made up of thousands of clones
A translucent, cylindrical free-floating monster lurks underneath the sea. It has a mouth large enough that it could devour adult…
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Astronaut makes music video to David Bowie song aboard International Space Station
It’s being called the first music video made in space. In an online video, astronaut Chris Hadfield sings the David…
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Coco Brown could become the first adult film actress launched into space, according to press reports. Brown has apparently booked…
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Zoo count begins: No creature too small to count
In a sea of flapping black and white flippers, Ricky is hard to miss: He’s got spiky yellow feathers, a…
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Sleepy Panda Cub Gets Stronger
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NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has delivered the first Martian dirt sample to its onboard chemistry laboratory, testing out gear that…
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