SpaceX has released dramatic footage of its booster rocket trying to land on a floating ocean barge after a launch—an unprecedented attempt that ended in a fiery explosion.
Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2015
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Ever since humans first looked up at the night sky, we have wondered whether we are alone in the universe. Dreams of life beyond Earth pervade literature, TV shows and drive Hollywood blockbusters – but the truth of life ...
Astronomy
Nov 25, 2014
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How many stars can you see at night? Right now people all over the world are being asked to go out and count them!
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2014
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Thank you K1 PanSTARRS for hanging in there! Some comets crumble and fade away. Others linger a few months and move on. But after looping across the night sky for more than a year, this one is nowhere near quitting. Matter ...
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2014
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In the visible spectrum, Jupiter is a bright, star-like point in the night sky. Viewing it with the naked eye, it would be easy to confuse it with a star except for the fact that it doesn't twinkle. At radio frequencies ...
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2014
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Astronomers spend most of their time contemplating the universe, quite comfortable in the knowledge that we are just a speck among billions of planets, stars and galaxies. But last week, the Australian astronomical community ...
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2014
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Look up at the night sky this week and you'll find Mars and Saturn together in the west. Mars stands out with its reddish colouring and you might just be able to detect a faint yellow tinge to Saturn.
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2014
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The National Science Foundation agreed on Friday to fund the construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope project, the first observatory capable of scanning large swaths of night sky very quickly and capture exploding ...
Astronomy
Aug 7, 2014
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A communications satellite has been launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2014
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I spent this past weekend backpacking in Rocky Mountain National Park, where although the snow-swept peaks and the dangerously close wildlife were staggering, the night sky stood in triumph. Without a fire, the stars, a few ...
Astronomy
Jul 30, 2014
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