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18 new Earth-size exoplanets pop up in old Kepler planet-hunting data

A diagram revealing the sizes of the recently recognized worlds compared to Earth andNeptune Only…

namuMay 31, 2019May 31, 2019

6d83f16a-d446-4f2a-8c33-25a13b414b5d article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/mars fox-news/science/air-and-space/nasa Leonard David Space.com's Space Insider Columnist Space.com Technology

Life on Mars? 40 years later, Viking Lander scientist still says ‘yes’

NASA’s twin Viking landers touched down on Mars in 1976 to hunt for indications of…

namuSeptember 4, 2018September 4, 2018

article Chelsea Gohd Space.com Staff Writer fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/planets Space.com Technology

Young star may be devouring a planet

An creative illustration of the young star RW Aur A devouring planetary particles.( NASA/CXC/M. Weiss;…

namuJuly 23, 2018July 23, 2018

article Chelsea Gohd Space.com Staff Writer fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/planets Space.com Technology

Why does Venus spin so weirdly?

A composite picture of Venus as seen by Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft. Venus’ spin differs since…

namuJune 21, 2018June 21, 2018

article c93d4596-e1e7-4795-af47-6e05d3050460 fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/spaceflight Mike Wall Space.com Senior Writer Space.com Technology

SpaceX set to debut newest Falcon 9 Rocket: ‘Block 5’

Space X’s very first Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket rolls to its launch pad at…

namuMay 9, 2018May 9, 2018

article Elizabeth Howell Space.com Contributor fb6666e4-ee80-4818-af7d-b843801b36fe fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/spaceflight Space.com Technology

New LightSail 2 spacecraft will boost solar-sailing interplanetary missions

LightSail 2, set to release no earlier than June 13, 2018, will show up to…

namuMarch 27, 2018March 27, 2018

article ef7751cd-e4b8-47ba-be40-209e9d805997 fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/spaceflight Space.com Tariq Malik Space.com Managing Editor Technology

SpaceX delays Falcon 9 rocket launch due to high-altitude winds

A Space X Falcon 9 rocket bring the Paz radar-imaging satellite and 2 model broadband…

namuFebruary 21, 2018February 21, 2018

article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/asteroids Samantha Mathewson Space.com Contributor Space.com Technology

Arizona meteorite fetches record-breaking $237,500 at auction

A 70- pound. iron meteorite discovered in the Arizona desert was purchased at an online…

namuFebruary 17, 2018February 17, 2018

7039065e-9876-4e25-afdb-1488a056ac49 article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/spaceflight Mike Wall Space.com Senior Writer Space.com Technology

Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster headed for Earth or Venus crash (in a few million years)

Starman and his Tesla leave Earth behind soon after introducing atop Space X’s Falcon Heavy…

namuFebruary 17, 2018February 17, 2018

article Charles Q. Choi Space.com Contributor fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/planets Space.com Technology

Origins of Earth’s weird ‘pulsating auroras’ nailed down

Japan’s Arase spacecraft (previously called ERG) observed chorus waves and spread electrons in Earth’s magnetosphere,…

namuFebruary 16, 2018February 16, 2018

article f3523dc4-eaf7-4c3f-b60c-8c2e7389a55a fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/astronomy Live Science Staff Writer Rafi Letzter Space.com Technology

Astronomers detect a swarm of tiny objects orbiting alien sun

This image demonstrates how star KIC 3542116 aims to the Kepler area telescope. Cooler colors…

namuFebruary 11, 2018February 11, 2018

a978f941-3643-45c1-a6b9-dc948bea0c51 article Charles Q. Choi Space.com Contributor fnc fnc/science fox-news/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/sun Space.com Technology

Magnetic ‘cages’ on the Sun could limit the strength of dangerous solar flares

Major eruption ofOct 24, 2014, observed by the AIA instrument of the NASA Solar Dynamics…

namuFebruary 11, 2018February 11, 2018

article f538aa46-a83b-4082-b9ba-156f0a0dbae7 fnc fnc/science fox-news/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/asteroids fox-news/science/air-and-space/nasa Space.com Technology

Asteroid skimming past Earth may loom larger than exploding Russian meteor

File illustration of an asteroid (Texas A&M) A freshly found asteroid that will fly securely…

namuFebruary 10, 2018February 10, 2018

article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/mars Leonard David Space.com's Space Insider Columnist Space.com Technology

Opportunity Mars rover wheels past 14 years of exploration

Opportunity front Hazcam image handled Sol 4979 (Jan 25, 2018).( NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA’s OpportunityMars rover has…

namuFebruary 4, 2018February 4, 2018

article Elizabeth Howell Space.com Contributor fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/asteroids Space.com Technology

Meteorites brought water to Earth during the first two million years

Basaltic meteorites prevail in the SolarSystem This example from Mars– called North-WestAfrica (NWA) 7034, nicknamed…

namuFebruary 4, 2018February 4, 2018

7ed34731-df02-413e-a511-07c9d67c0021 article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/spaceflight Robert Z. Pearlman <a href=http://www.collectspace.com/>collectSPACE.com Editor</a>Space.com Technology

Debris from fallen space shuttle Columbia has new mission 15 years after tragedy

Michael Ciannilli, supervisor of NASA’s Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program, at the Columbia Preservation…

namuFebruary 3, 2018February 3, 2018

article Calla Cofield Space.com Senior Writer fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/nasa Space.com Technology

Signal detected by amateur astronomer came from long-lost satellite, NASA confirms

The IMAGE spacecraft going through launch preparations in early 2000.(NASA) Anamateur astronomer has actually reached…

namuFebruary 2, 2018February 2, 2018

article b4f13526-c9a6-4ac0-8029-1b4060a5c405 fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/nasa Hanneke Weitering Space.com Staff Writer Space.com Technology

NASA honors fallen astronauts in ‘day of remembrance’ ceremonies today

Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot speaks at a wreath-laying event throughout NASA’s Day of Remembrance…

namuJanuary 28, 2018January 28, 2018

article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/ufos Mike Wall Space.com Senior Writer Space.com Technology

In hunt for alien life, oxygen isn’t the only possible sign

Future telescopes such as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (right) will observe environments of exoplanets…

namuJanuary 26, 2018January 26, 2018

a93998c6-b449-40ad-8a1f-a1f520639320 article collectSPACE.com Editor fnc fnc/science fox-news/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/nasa fox-news/science/air-and-space/spaceflight Robert Z. Pearlman Space.com Technology

Astronaut set to be first African-American on Space Station crew removed from flight

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, seen here in November 2017 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center…

namuJanuary 20, 2018January 20, 2018

759725a0-1585-44ac-a961-138e2b19d714 article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/moon Samantha Mathewson Space.com Contributor Space.com Technology

Lunar fountain? Accessible ice could lurk in Moon’s lava tubes

Lava tube skylight prospects at Philolaus Crater near the moon’s North Pole.( NASA/LunarReconnaissance Orbiter/ SETI…

namuJanuary 19, 2018January 19, 2018

article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/astronomy fox-news/science/air-and-space/nasa Sarah Lewin Space.com Associate Editor Space.com Technology

Monster black hole unleashes messy double ‘burp’

Researchers observed the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy SDSS J1354+1327 with…

namuJanuary 13, 2018January 13, 2018

article Calla Cofield Space.com Senior Writer fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/ufos Space.com Technology

Is ET real? Mysterious radio blasts from a distant galaxy draw attention of alien hunters

An artist’s impression of the Greenbank Telescope in West Virginia getting signals from quickly radio…

namuJanuary 13, 2018January 13, 2018

8d9277e5-ab31-46f4-a11a-bbdc7b7917fd article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/mars Mike Wall Space.com Senior Writer Space.com Technology

Big sheets of water ice lie just beneath the surface of Mars

For the very first time, high-resolution images reveal the three-dimensional structure of huge ice deposits…

namuJanuary 12, 2018January 12, 2018

96d2fc10-7953-46a7-8fd7-42520c2c55f3 Amanda Doyle article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/asteroids Space.com Technology

Meteorite’s origins point to possible undiscovered asteroid

The Bunburra Rockhole meteorite was found in Australia.(ImperialCollege London) A brand-new analysis of a meteorite…

namuJanuary 12, 2018January 12, 2018

article dd86c425-5996-4e00-a2dd-09eed6af5a96 fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/ufos Leonard David Space.com's Space Insider Columnist Space.com Technology

UFO legacy: What impact will revelation of secret government program have?

The Pentagon performed a secret program from 2007 to 2012 to examine UFO reports by…

namuJanuary 11, 2018January 11, 2018

article Charles Q. Choi Space.com Contributor fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/planets Space.com Technology

New tech could help astronomers see planets around Alpha Centauri

Our brilliant surrounding galaxy, Alpha Centauri, could harbor an Earth- size world– however new dives…

namuJanuary 11, 2018January 11, 2018

article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/mars Mike Wall Space.com Senior Writer Space.com Technology

Those weird ‘tubes’ on Mars probably aren’t signs of life

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity caught this image onJan 2, 2018, utilizing its Mars Hand LensImager…

namuJanuary 10, 2018January 10, 2018

article Charles Q. Choi Space.com Contributor f05adbf7-a9b1-45f0-a574-5da06343687b fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/astronomy Space.com Technology

Supersize stars may be more common than previously thought

The Tarantula Nebula, situated about 180,000 light-years from Earth in the surrounding galaxy called the…

namuJanuary 7, 2018January 7, 2018

article fnc fnc/science fox-news/science/air-and-space/moon Space.com Technology

Super blue blood-Moon 2018: When, where and how to see it this month

A Super Blue Blood Moon is coming An unusual celestial event called a ‘SuperBlue Blood…

namuJanuary 7, 2018January 7, 2018