Hawaii’s first satellite crashed back down to Earth shortly after liftoff when a rocket failed. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the…
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Apollo 17, last lunar landing, launched 40 years ago today
Apollo 17, the last of the missions to land men on the moon, began 40 years ago today with the…
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Sun unleashes biggest solar flare of the year yet
The most powerful solar flare of the year erupted from the sun Thursday, April 11, sparking a temporary radio blackout…
Read MoreMeteor shower from Halley’s Comet peaks this weekend
Early Sunday, just before dawn, we’ll have an opportunity to see some of the remnants of the most famous of…
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Colossal solar flare, strongest of 2013, shoots from sun
The sun unleashed a colossal Mother’s Day solar flare on Sunday May 12 in what has become the most powerful…
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Green meteorite may be from Mercury, a first
Scientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury. The green rock found in Morocco last year may be the…
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Life on ancient Mars? What you need to know
Mars was capable of supporting microbial life in the distant past, scientists announced Tuesday. They reached this conclusion after studying…
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Astronauts to test joystick that may allow humans to remotely control robots on other worlds
This summer, astronauts on the International Space Station will test an innovative wearable joystick that may someday allow humans to…
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The massive solar blast that almost wreaked havoc on Earth
Earth dodged one of the most massive magnetic solar bursts ever on July 23, 2012, scientists with the University of…
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Dream Chaser space plane prototype to fly again in 2014
A protoype of a space plane being developed to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station will take…
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