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You Can Name a Planet in Outrageous Contest

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:00:27 +0000

Earth, Mars, Neptune – how hard can it possibly be to name a planet?

Now’s your chance to find out.

10 Biggest Asteroids to Hit Earth – How Does Recent Rock in Russia Compare? [VIDEO]

John McKay — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:11:16 +0000

We've all seen the stunning video of the space rock that blasted in Russia recently. Is it anywhere near one of the biggest ever?

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This Giant Asteroid Is Barely Going to Miss Earth on Friday

Chris Chaberski — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:00:42 +0000

Apparently unrelated to the recent event in Russia, another meteor will come within 17,000 miles of Earth. That might not sound particularly close at first listen, but when it comes to a gigantic rock the size of half a football field, it's a bit scary.

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See Intense Footage of the Meteor Landing in Russia

Emerald Catron — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:50:36 +0000

Zombies. Man-killing space aliens. Killer clowns. It's okay if these are the first things that run through your mind when you watch this insane footage of a meteor landing in Russia. The meteor crashed into a building, and destroyed it

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Falling Meteor Rocks Russia, Causing Injuries to 500 People

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:55:53 +0000

It may have looked like a scene out of a sci-fi movie, but a meteor racing across the sky in Russia had people scared out of their wits Friday morning.

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Watch Felix Baumgartner's Jump From the Edge of Space

Emerald Catron — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:10:38 +0000

In case you completely avoided all contact with the internet yesterday, Felix Baumgartner's jump from 128,100 feet about Earth was a success.

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Newly Divorced Woman Launches Wedding Ring Into Space

Marla Rosenthal — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:29:27 +0000

In the wake of a failed marriage there are many questions. While, "what should I do with my wedding band?" probably isn't atop the "post matrimony to-do list", it's still a loaded question. Recent divorcee Rebecca Gibbs, an uber-creative New Zealander faced with that very question, decided to take matters into her own hands and launch the symbol of her failed marriage into space.

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NASA Space Lander Crashes, Blows Up During Test Flight [VIDEO]

John McKay — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:00:26 +0000

Part of the process of exploration and learning is trial and error.

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10 Surprising Things the Mars Curiosity Rover Discovered — The Funnies

Jo Pincushion — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:00:42 +0000

With the help of a cool mohawk-wielding mission controller, NASA was able to successfully navigate the Curiosity rover onto Mars.

NASA’s been to Mars before, but this trip is making history.

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See Photos and Video From Mars Rover Curiosity

Don Deane — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:00:22 +0000

After an eight month journey, NASA’s multi-billion dollar rover Curiosity made a successful landing on Mars early this morning. Mission controllers cheered after the six-wheeled, one-ton machine made a perilous seven-minute landing involving a parachute, rocket pack and sky crane.

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NASA's Curiosity Rover Safely Lands on Mars [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:00:18 +0000

Early Monday morning, NASA’s $2.5 billion Curiosity rover safely landed on Mars after eight months of interplanetary travel. The car-sized, one-ton rover now begins a two-year mission of exploration and discovery as it roams the surface of the red planet.

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Do You Believe Aliens Exist? Most Do — Survey of the Day

Mike Adams — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:00:48 +0000

While the threat of an alien invasion does not pose any immediate danger to the world as we know it, a new report suggests that a large part of the American population would not be surprised if one day it actually happened.

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Watch Huge Asteroid Fly By Earth Thursday Night – Tonight

John McKay — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:34:56 +0000

Near misses are better than getting hit by an asteroid, but tonight you might be able to see it!

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Supersecret Air Force 'Space Plane' To Return After Year In Orbit

John McKay — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:30:24 +0000

It's been quietly buzzing over our heads, round and round the earth for a year, and it's coming back down soon.

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The 'Transit of Venus' to Cross in Front of the Sun for Only Time Until 2117 — When Can You See It? [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:46:37 +0000

Amateur astronomers may want to dust off their telescopes Tuesday because Venus will pass in front of the sun in an event that NASA says only comes once every hundred years or so.

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Vacationing On The Moon? NASA Says Don't Mess With Landing Sites!

John McKay — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:30 +0000

While we firmly believe in the US Space Program, and support NASA-as do many Americans-this story makes us think they've inhaled too much space dust...

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20 Times The Speed Of Sound? The Army Has Flown "It".

John McKay — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:37 +0000

And just what is "it?" A highly sophisticated hypersonic aircraft that could get you from one end of the earth to another...in about an hour!

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