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First Hyperloop Technology Demo A Success
At a facility the Nevada Desert, the startup company known as Hyperloop One recently conducted a successful test of the…
Thanks, Comet Pluto. Solar System Nomenclature Needs A Major Rethink
Thanks to new data from the New Horizons mission that shows how Pluto behaves as both a planet and a…
New Composite Image Of Saturn’s Polar Vortex Mesmerizes
A new image from Cassini shows Saturn's southern polar vortex in striking detail.
Winged Telescope Detects Martian Atomic Oxygen
The airborne observatory SOFIA has detected atomic oxygen in Mars' upper atmosphere. It's been 40 years since oxygen has been…
SpaceX Maiden Falcon Heavy Launch May Carry Satellite In November
The long-awaited Falcon Heavy from SpaceX may make its inaugural launch in November, 2016. But what will its payload be?
SpaceX Taps Superhero Designer For Its Spacesuits
SpaceX has hired super-hero movie costume designer Jose Fernandez to design space suits for its astronauts.
Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?
The unexplained results from two separate experiments at the Large Hadron Collider point to the possible discovery of a new…
Starshade Prepares To Image New Earths
In the coming years, NASA will be launching its Starshade, a large spacecraft that will block the bright light of…
Boiling Water Is Carving Martian Slopes
Surface features on Mars may have been caused by boiling water.
Fermi Links Neutrino Blast To Known Extragalactic Blazar
The Fermi Space Telescope has found the source of 'Big Bird', one of the most energetic neutrinos ever detected.