NASA finds water deposit on Mars, the size of Lake Superior

Researchers using the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found an ice deposit hidden beneath the surface of Mars, a report published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
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Watch: Stephen Hawking explains what happened before the Big Bang

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking guest starred on Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s talk show to be interviewed about what came before the beginning of the universe,...
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Prepare for the Great American Eclipse: Map and suggestions

Exactly one year from today on Monday, on August 21, 2017, 12 states of the United States will be able to experience the first...
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This Lithium-Ion battery has a built in fire extinguisher

A research team from Stanford University released a document detailing their experiments with the flame retardant triphenyl phosphate (or TPP). They plan to include...

Oculus Mission: ISS and Virtual Reality projects for 2017

Oculus worked along with three space agencies to create Mission: ISS. Mission: ISS allows the users of Oculus Rift to explore the International Space...

Neonicotinoids: the harmful chemical that might be killing bees

A new study led by researchers from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, found that neonicotinoids were found in 75% of all honey samples collected...
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Flat-earther delays self-made rocket launch

Mike Hughes, the Flat Earth Society advocate, and amateur rocket scientist has delayed its much-awaited rocket launch due to regulatory issues with the Bureau...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed to 2019

NASA announced on Thursday that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed once again, this time to a launch window...
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Take great photos of the Full Wolf Moon 2017

The first full moon of 2017 is upon us with January’s Wolf Moon, visible in night skies since Wednesday and reaching its most visible...
KIC 8462852, the star that can expand the known universe

KIC 8462852, the star that can expand the known universe

A new study posted today on arXiv describes the results of a new photometric analysis of the star KIC 8462852. Carnegie Institute astronomer Joshua...