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SpaceX will provide satellite internet worldwide around mid 2020
By mid-next year, we will be able to use Elon Musk's satellite internet.
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Unusual red dwarf system detected
Astronomers have just confirmed the existence of two planets orbiting in very different orbits in the red dwarf system (called the GJ 15 system).
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India's spacecraft 'catastrophic' on the Moon, but where the wreck is unknown
The lander was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in July in an accident, but the wreck has yet to be found.
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New discovery: Collisions of neutron stars produce heavy elements of strontium
Astronomers have discovered the collision of two neutron stars in 2017 creating a heavy element of strontium alongside gold, lead and platinum.
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NASA turns human excrement into food for astronauts
The space agency (NASA) is actively implementing a project to 'recycle' human feces into food to provide astronauts for a long time.
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4 galaxy clusters collide 3 billion light-years from Earth
4 clusters of galaxies, each hundreds of trillion times the mass of the Sun, will gradually merge into a giant structure.
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The top-secret plane landed 780 days in orbit
The most mysterious spacecraft of the US Air Force set a new record for the longest time in orbit in the fifth mission.
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Fun little-known facts about the Milky Way
Although you know all your favorite restaurants and how to avoid traffic jams during rush hour, you're not sure you know every corner of the city. The same is true of th…
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NASA concussion statement about Venus
In the past, it could have been that Venus had a stable climate, having had water for billions of years before the planet's surface became
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Space junk is surrounding the Earth
There is not much space outside of Earth, and cosmic waste is part of the reason.
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2 copies of Earth crashed into each other, shooting debris across space
The tragedy Theia-sized planet Theia hit the earth a few billion years ago, repeated in another solar system.
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Dead planets may be signaling in outer space
Scientists say the dead planets may be sending signals we can get on Earth.
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Revealing a new dwarf planet right in the Solar System
A space rock that has long been mistaken for asteroids may actually be a dwarf planet like Ceres or Pluto.
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The soil on Mars and the Moon can grow trees
If we are going to set up permanent bases on the Moon or Mars, we need to think of ways to make our own food.
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The Hubble Space Telescope discovers a strange 'face' in the universe
In its quest to find images in its endless universe, NASA's Hubble telescope accidentally recorded images of a weird 'face'.