One of the stalwart units of astronomy just got a makeover. The International Astronomical Union, the authority on astronomical constants,…
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Ohio nonprofit to run NASA civilian drone contest
An Ohio nonprofit organization will manage a contest for NASA that’s aimed at helping drones fly safely in civilian airspace.…
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Meteorite found! Fragment of California fireball hit house
A meteorite from a fireball that lit up the night sky over Northern California last week hit the roof of…
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Mars Rover begins mountain climbing
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has started scaling the tallest hill it has yet encountered in its nearly 10 years of…
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Newfound alien planet has longest year known for transiting world
A newfound alien planet is one for the record books. The alien planet Kepler-421b — which crosses the face of,…
Read MoreEarth’s magnetic field could flip in our lifetime
A pilot looking down at her plane controls and realizing magnetic north is hovering somewhere over Antarctica may sound like…
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Astronauts simulate deep-space mission in underwater lab
Plenty of astronauts practice spacewalks in the water, but a crew currently living in an underwater lab plans to introduce…
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Comet landing: Scientists unsure about Philae probe’s location
The European Space Agency’s Philae lander bounced twice before finally settling on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Wednesday, leaving scientists uncertain about…
Read MoreAstronauts’ hearts become spherical during prolonged trips in space, study finds
When astronauts spend long periods of time in space, their hearts start to become spherical, a new study claims, adding…
Read MoreHow I suited up and took a ‘Marswalk’
HANKSVILLE, UTAH – My nose was running. Instinctively I reached up but was startled when my hand crashed against the…
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