The amount of methane escaping from the ground during the Arctic’s long cold period each year and entering Earth’s atmosphere … More
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Cassini Completes Final Close Enceladus Flyby
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting data and images from the mission’s final close flyby of Saturn’s active moon Enceladus, … More
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket and Landing Zone 1 Ready for Historic Dec. 21 Blastoff – Live Webcast
All is “GO” in the final hours of the countdown to leading up to tonight’s, Dec. 21, the high stakes … More
Elon Musk says robotic cars safer than human drivers will be ready in 2017
In October, Elon Musk said that fully autonomous cars are about 3 years away, a prediction he made several times … More
Twisted Magnetic Fields Give New Insights on Star Formation
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Chandra Finds Remarkable Galactic Ribbon Unfurled
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Star Wars the Force Awakens netted $247.9 in its first three days domestically
Star Wars: The Force Awakens stormed the box office and walked away with $247.9 million in its first three days … More
Pluto updates from AGU and DPS: Pretty pictures from a confusing world
Pluto is reluctant to give up its secrets. Last week at the American Geophysical Union meeting I attended sessions featuring … More
(Space) X-marks the spot
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Ursids Outshone: December’s ‘Other’ Meteor Shower Beaten by Moon
The Ursids, December’s "other" meteor shower besides the famous Gemenids, will peak in late December — but will face stiff … More
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