Earth
NASA’s Van Allen Probes Spot Impenetrable Radiation Barrier in Space
It's a well-known fact that Earth's ozone layer protects us from a great deal of the Sun's ultra-violet radiation. Were…
Antares Rocket Failure Pushes Tiny Satellite Company To Hitch Ride With SpaceX
The various companies that had stuff sitting on the failed Orbital Sciences Antares rocket launch last month are busy looking…
Global Warming Watch: How Carbon Dioxide Bleeds Across The Earth
Red alert -- the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing year-by-year due to human activity. It's leading…
The Origins of Life Could Indeed Be “Interstellar”
Some of science's most pressing questions involve the origins of life on Earth. How did the first lifeforms emerge from…
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NASA’s RapidScat Ocean Wind Watcher Starts Earth Science Operations at Space Station
Barely two months after being launched to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s first science payload aimed at conducting Earth…
We are not Alone: Government Sensors Shed New Light on Asteroid Hazards
How hazardous are the thousands and millions of asteroids that surround the third rock from the Sun – Earth? Since…
‘Double Earths’ Could Be Fun Exoplanets To Hunt For — If They Exist
One big driver in the search for exoplanets is whether life can exist elsewhere in the Universe. In fact, a…
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NASA’s Pathfinding Orion Rolls to Launch Pad, Hoisted atop Rocket for Maiden Blastoff
After years of effort, NASA’s pathfinding Orion spacecraft was rolled out to the launch pad early this morning, Wednesday, Nov.…
Wow! Auroras From Space Look Like Green Ocean Waves In New Video
Doesn't this make you want to book a trip on the next spaceship? Stunning footage from space here shows what…