Tag Archives: space

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  What’s new on Mars: 78,000 apply to go

  By Elizabeth Landau, CNN. (CNN) — Leave it all behind and start anew on a planet no humans have occupied…
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  Stars vanish as light pollution increases

  NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT — The sun sets, casting a peaceful glow over the plateaus that surround these arches. There…
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  Viral Video: What happens when you cry in space?

  Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates the physics of tears in space.
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  Group aims to send 2 humans on Mars mission in 2018

  (CNN) — If newly unveiled plans pan out, a man and a woman may represent humanity on one journey that…
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  Russian meteor blast injures at least 1,000 people, authorities say

  MOSCOW (CNN) — A meteor streaked through the skies above Russia’s Urals region Friday morning before exploding with a flash…
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  Russian meteor, asteroid approaching Earth ‘completely unrelated’

  (CNN) — More than 1,000 people are injured in Russia as the result of a meteor exploding in the air….
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  Report: Russian meteor blast injures at least 1,000 people

  Related: Russian meteor, asteroid approaching Earth “completely unrelated” By Phil Black, Boriana Milanova and Laura Smith-Spark MOSCOW (CNN) — A…
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  Meteor shower will light up night sky for just a few hours

  (CNN) — Skywatchers will be setting their alarm clocks for the early morning hours Thursday when the annual Quadrantid meteor…
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  First-time and long-time meteor showers in forecast

  By Brad Lendon (CNN) — Look to the heavens this week and you may see something no earthling has seen…
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  Solar eclipse darkens Australian skies

  (CNN) — A total solar eclipse occurred over the northeastern Australian coast early in the morning of November 14 local…
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  Amateur astronomers discover new planet with four suns

  By Ed Payne (CNN) — Thirty five years ago, a scene in the first “Star Wars” film captivated movie-goers: Luke…
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  SpaceX rocket on 1st cargo flight to International Space Station

  (CNN) — The SpaceX rocket, the first commercial flight to the International Space Station, lifted off Sunday night carrying an…