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Richard Branson is on a mission to Mars. The Virgin Airlines CEO says he has a plan to populate the…
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After a two-year hiatus, the infamous Mars Hoax has once again reared its head. The Mars hoax, which started in…
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The asteroid Apophis has crossed Earth’s path. Now, astronomers will return to their calculators to find out what danger it…
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Accident at Russian launchpad kills 2 officers
Russia’s Defense Ministry says two officers died and three servicemen were hospitalized after cleaning rocket fuel tanks at a military…
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Comet ISON blazes through the night sky on its dangerous journey toward the sun in this great photo recently sent…
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A NASA spacecraft has hit the halfway mark of its five-year voyage to the solar system’s largest planet: Jupiter. The…
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Search for Northern Lights on Saturn takes off
Astronomers using an observatory in Hawaii kicked off a month-long campaign to study the northern lights on Saturn study Sunday…
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NASA robotic explorer launched to moon runs into equipment trouble
NASA’s newest robotic explorer rocketed into space late Friday in an unprecedented moonshot from Virginia that dazzled sky watchers along…
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Solar tsunami seen in NASA video
The sun unleashed a monster eruption of super-hot plasma Friday, Nov. 16, in back-to-back solar storms captured on camera by…
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