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Although these Draconids are considered minor meteor showers, they can still light up the sky with hundreds of these twinkly fireballs , as opposed to the comm...

Whoa, Astronomers Just Found 20 New Moons Around Saturn

These are the orbits of 20 new moons found around Saturn. The green one is part of the Norse group. They were first spotted in 2004 using the Subaru telescope o...

NASA's Curiosity rover discovers ancient oasis on Mars

Based on the series of cracks at a location named "Old Soaker", the group realized the area had intermittent drier periods. The Rover is taking samples of eve...

UK's first moon rover to be launched 2021

Britain's rover will be the country's first to be sent to the moon, and will see it join the ranks of the U.S., China and Russian Federation which have all prev...

Northrop Grumman Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Launched Aboard Proton

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Israeli cultured steak successfully grown in outer space

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Northern Snakehead Fish found in Georgia

Officials said snakeheads are unsafe because they could potentially impact native species. - If possible, take pictures of the fish. Immediately report it t...

Vols stagnant after halftime in loss to Georgia

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DISCOVERY | 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter

Sheppard discovered 20 new moons on the planet. "Using some of the largest telescopes in the world, we are now completing the inventory of small moons around...

Weather Could Delay NASA Launch of "ICON"

NASA's long-awaited space weather mission is making scientists wait again - ironically, due to terrestrial weather. Once ICON reaches orbit, it will observe t...

Three scientists share 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Astronauts replacing space station's old batteries in first of five spacewalks

Well, in September, Jessica joined the team at the I.S.S. and brought an extra space suit with her so now the first all-female spacewalk can happen, space.co...

Biden higher education plan includes two years of free community college

The plan formalizes measures that Biden has frequently discussed on the campaign trail. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday released a plan meant to deliver "enviro...

Climate protesters arrested in Sydney

The protesters belonged to a climate activism organization named Extinction Rebellion , according to CNBC . Demonstrations have taken place in countries inc...

‘Pain is demoralizing’: Sia announces she has a neurological disease

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Warren stands by account of once being fired for pregnancy

On Tuesday, she offered further affirmation, tweeting: "When I was 22 and finishing my first year of teaching, I had an experience millions of women will reco...

Saturn Outshines Jupiter With Discovery Of 20 New Moons

The discovery was announced on Monday by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre. "Studying the orbits of these moons can reveal their or...

Draconids meteor shower could be visible this evening

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Startup Hitches Ride on ISS to Make Space Meat

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NASA spacecraft sends images of icy object past Pluto

If it is indeed a pristine planetesimal, a building block of the planets, studying it will offer clues to how our planet and its neighbours formed. And yes, hig...

20 new moons discovered orbiting Saturn

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Milky Way sends out cataclysmic beam 3.5 mln years ago

Astronomers said today (October 6, 2019) that they've uncovered evidence for a titanic, expanding beam of energy that sprang from close to the supermassive blac...