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Science & Tech 7 years ago

Anxiety at NASA as Mars InSight spacecraft nears Red Planet

NASA's top scientists admitted to sleepless nights, sweaty palms, stomach aches and moments of pure terror as their $993 million Mars Insight spacecraft approaches a high-drama finale Monday: landing on Mars.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

'Super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest star

A "super-Earth" has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

NASA telescope discovers two new planets five months after launch

A planet-hunting orbital telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system discovered two distant planets this week five months after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, officials said on Thursday.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Scientists confirm ice exists at Moon's poles

Scientists said Tuesday they have confirmed the existence of ice on the Moon's surface for the first time, a discovery that could one day help humans survive there.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 15 years

Earth's neighboring planet, Mars, is closer than it has been in the past 15 years, offering unusually bright views of the Red Planet's auburn hues.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Red planet and 'blood moon' pair up to dazzle skygazers

The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

'Surprising' methane dunes found on Pluto

Pluto is covered with surprising dunes made of methane ice, which have formed relatively recently despite the frigid dwarf planet's very thin atmosphere, international researchers said Thursday.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

SpaceX postpones launch of NASA's planet-hunter spacecraft

SpaceX postponed the launch of NASA's new planet-hunting mission Monday in order to verify the Falcon 9 rocket's navigation systems, the California-based company said.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

NASA is about to launch a new planet-hunter

After the stunning discoveries of Kepler, a satellite named TESS is ready to find worlds like ours.

Science & Tech 8 years ago

Trappist planets have water, may be 'habitable': Researchers

Seven planets recently spotted orbiting a dim star in our Milky Way galaxy are rocky, seem to have water, and are potentially "habitable", researchers studying the distant system said Monday.

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Anxiety at NASA as Mars InSight spacecraft nears Red Planet

'Super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest star

NASA telescope discovers two new planets five months after launch

Scientists confirm ice exists at Moon's poles

Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 15 years

Red planet and 'blood moon' pair up to dazzle skygazers

'Surprising' methane dunes found on Pluto

SpaceX postpones launch of NASA's planet-hunter spacecraft

NASA is about to launch a new planet-hunter

Trappist planets have water, may be 'habitable': Researchers

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