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Could Particle ‘Spooky Action’ Define The Nature Of Gravity?
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Saturn’s Mysterious Hexagon Behaves Like Earth’s Ozone Hole
A raging hurricane is creating a "suck zone" at Saturn's north pole. The handy Cassini spacecraft recently captured a bunch of…
How Do We Learn About An Alien Planet’s Size And Atmosphere?
The fun and challenge of exoplanet science is the planets are so far away and so tiny. Figuring out what…
How Far is Mars from Earth?
This article was originally published on Aug 10, 2012. We've updated it and added this cool new video! Sending spacecraft…
SpaceX SES-8 Flawlessly Beautiful Dec. 3 Launch – Photo and Video Gallery
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - The flawless blastoff of SpaceX’s next generation Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday Dec.…
A Naked Eye Nova Erupts in Centaurus
If you live in the southern hemisphere, the southern sky constellation of Centaurus may look a little different to you…
Galaxy May Host ‘Death Spiral’ Of Two Black Holes Becoming One
Two black holes in the middle of a galaxy are gravitationally bound to each other and may be starting to…
Hoping Aliens are Hipsters Who Enjoy Vinyl
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Speedy Particles Whip At Nearly The Speed Of Light In Earth’s Radiation Belts
The radiation-heavy Van Allen Belts around Earth contain particles that can move at almost the speed of light across vast…