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Split-Personality Pulsar Switches From Radio To Gamma-Rays

Another snapshot of our strange universe: astronomers recently caught a pulsar -- a particular kind of dense star -- switch…

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Watch Live As Underwater Astronauts Drill Into The Ocean Floor

How do we send humans to asteroids or Mars? While the answer is complex, one part of it is to…

10 years ago

Threatened Spitzer Telescope Gets NASA Nod For Extension, Subject To Congress Funding

After NASA recommended in May that Spitzer space telescope officials send in a revised budget or face possible termination of…

10 years ago

What Does The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site Look Like Today?

Forty-five years ago yesterday, the Sea of Tranquility saw a brief flurry of activity when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…

10 years ago

Sparks Fly on Mars as Curiosity Laser Blasts Red Planet Rock – Photos/Video

Curiosity has zapped hundreds of Red Planet rocks with her powerful laser blaster during her lifetime and has now caught…

10 years ago

How Humanity’s Next Moon Explorers Could Live In Lunar ‘Pits’

Just look at that new video from NASA showing the first moon landing site in three dimensions. It's tempting to…

10 years ago

‘One Small Step’ Quote On Apollo 11 Briefly Confused Legendary Broadcaster Cronkite

Thanks to NASA putting the video up on YouTube, we're fortunate enough today to watch the CBS coverage of Apollo…

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