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NASA to Pay an Absolutely Ridiculous $70 Million Per Seat to Fly to the International Space Station

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:06:58 +0000

Hitching a ride usually only costs some gas and toll money.

But you’ll have to dig really deep into your pockets for a ride into orbit.

Stephen Hawking Says Mankind Can't Survive on Earth More Than Another 1,000 Years

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:23 +0000

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says the human race is doomed, unless we figure out how to leave Earth behind in the next 1,000 years.

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Life On Mars? NASA Says It's Possible

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:07:10 +0000

They haven't found any alien beings or spacecraft but NASA officials say the conditions on planet Mars could have supported life.

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Scientists Say Life Is Possible on Jupiter's Europa Moon

Mike Adams — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:07:24 +0000

Scientists believe that the key to discovering extraterrestrial life could lie deep in the festering, underground oceans of Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa. New research suggests that if the salt water ocean beneath the surface of the frigid moon ever makes it's way to the surface, creating an intergalactic petri dish capable of producing a life-promoting environment.

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Football Field-Sized Asteroid to Pass Earth This Weekend

Mike Adams — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:38:26 +0000

A giant asteroid the size of a football field is scheduled to pass through Earth’s atmosphere over the weekend. Scientists say that the 330-foot-wide fiery rock will miss striking the Earth’s surface by nearly 600,000 miles - about three times the distance between our planet and the moon.

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Earth Is Safe As Asteroid 2012 DA14 Passes By Harmlessly

Gino Geruntino — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:02:19 +0000

A close flying asteroid traveling within 17,000 miles of Earth is on its way out.

The massive rock was the length of half a football field and in the same area as some of the world's orbiting TV and weather satellites

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Dinosaur Footprints Excavated From NASA's Backyard

Mike Adams — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:00:57 +0000

The coolest thing we've ever found behind the house was a cigar box with our dad's stash in it, so this NASA find is pretty exciting.

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Utica College Professor Part Of Research Team Analyzing Gas Used To Form Stars

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:53:47 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - A team of researchers has found evidence pointing to the fuel that forms stars in other galaxies.

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Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:02:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to 'Jewel in the Night,' by Colonel Chris Hadfield.

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New NASA Spacesuits Look Exactly Like Buzz Lightyear

Mike Sampson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:25:24 +0000

NASA revealed their new spacesuit - the Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Portable Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0 - and we can't help but think this new outfit was inspired by 'Toy Story's' own Buzz Lightyear. Are our astronauts headed to infinity and beyond?

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Is The World Ending On 12/21/12?

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:14:42 +0000

Is the world going to end on December 21, 2012? It is a question that has a lot of folks talking, and thinking, even if not everyone admits it.

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What Does Hurricane Sandy Look Like From Space?

Eric Meier — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:02:14 +0000

NASA has provided some compelling images of the extremely large Hurricane Sandy as it skirts the Atlantic Coast of the United States.

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NASA and Apple Engineers Develop $11,111 Coffee Maker

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:15:54 +0000

What happens when rocket scientists take on the coffee machine? The answer is a $11,111 coffee maker which brews java at the "perfect" temperature.

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NASA Parody Sparks And Spoofs "Curiosity" [VIDEO]

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:35:04 +0000

If you are even remotely interested in science and NASA, the recent Mars Rover landing sent shivers down your spine.

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"Curiosity" Strikes As Rover Lands On Mars

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:56:13 +0000

The Red Planet has a fairly strong reputation when it comes to solar system dynamics. For us, Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, just a little too cold to sustain life, and according to one famous self-help book, the planet men come from.

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See Photos and Video From Mars Rover Curiosity

Don Deane — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:46:22 +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 14:21:18 +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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Scientists Discover New Planet That's Even Smaller Than Earth [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:16:00 +0000

Since 1995, scientists have confirmed the existence of more than 700 so-called exoplanets, but most of them have been massive. Now, though, they’ve found a new one — and it’s even smaller than Earth.

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Want to Test Out Some Space Food? NASA Is Looking for Volunteers

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:32:21 +0000

Imagine being an astronaut on a mission who’s stuck with the same old food for weeks or months (it’s not like you can call out for pizza).

Like most people who are faced with similar dining choices day after day, you’d likely eat less — and that’s a concern for scientists. So they’re recruiting volunteers to help them test out edible fare in preparation for a future mission.

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NASA Says 2011 Was Insanely Warm on Planet Earth

Shauna Wright — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:49:50 +0000

Some people may think climate change is just a myth, but there’s no arguing with this: NASA scientists say the earth’s surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880. What’s more, nine of the 10 warmest years in modern recorded history have occurred since the year 2000.

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