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For a long time I thought the story of Newton and the apple was just another fable. I thought it was a made-up story, like Washington chopping the cherry tree.
A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed
A weekly addition of some of the more unusual stories and discoveries in space & astronomy from around the world. Updated daily for those wanting a quick update of current events so keep checking back for all the latest space news. (more…)
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The world is about to hear a little known an tantalizing secret. Later this year, NASA will reveal never-before-seen morsels of the moon, the agency announced on Monday.
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The Milky Way Galaxy contains billions of stars. Though the vast majority of these are bound to the galaxy by gravity, astronomers have found a few tens of stars that are not orbiting.
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IT’S NO SECRET that NASA’s Space Launch System is struggling to meet its schedule. The multibillion-dollar launcher is expected to ferry humans and cargo into deep space.
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Australia has joined six other nations in signing an international treaty committing to the construction of the world’s largest science facility – the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
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The UK Royal Mint will honour the work of Stephen Hawking with a commemorative coin featuring the physicist’s name above concentric circles representing a black hole. It looks pretty awesome.
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The 1989 film Back to the Future II wasn't quite on the money when it predicted we'd have self-tying shoes and flying cars by now. Space travel was once in the same category (more…)
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Its the holy grail of astronomy. Recently, astronomers announced the breaking discovery which will have an essential effect on life on the planet Earth. (more…)
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In February of 2018, Elon Musk launched his $US100,000 Tesla Roadster into space on the SpaceXFalcon Heavy rocket. The Roadster is still cruising around our solar system.
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Research funded by NASA has found that even a huge impact on a city-sized asteroid would still leave it with enough strength to destroy the planet. (more…)
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He made the remarks last month during a private lecturemoderated by Jeff Foust, a senior staff writer at Space News. Bezos focused primarily on the ambitions of his rocket company, Blue Origin. (more…)
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After an amazing mission SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule returned safely to Earth early Friday morning, wrapping up its inaugural mission to the International Space Station.
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Two pilots at Air Midwest claimed they saw unidentified flying objects when they were heading to Gloucester earlier this month. Pilot reports are usually credible accounts.
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When the weather forecaster makes the statement "tonight will be clear" or "will have clear spells" I have no doubt that astronomers all over the country get excited.
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Seeing is believing, but when it comes to Planet Nine, complex calculations of objects' behaviors and orbital anomalies of the region beyond Neptune will have to do for now.
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SpaceX is about to send its crew module to the space station in a vital first test. The commercial space company will be performing its first test flight with its crew module on board.
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Uranus is a lopsided oddity, the only planet to spin on its side. Little is known about the ice giants but scientists think they know how it got that way.
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