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Stunning NASA Time-Lapse Video Shows Earth Rotating Through A Full Year

NASA released the first video of Earth spinning for an entire year thanks to the only deep space satellite, Deep Space Climate Observatory.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 2, 2017

Stunning NASA Time-Lapse Video Shows Earth Rotating Through A Full Year

NASA released the first video of Earth spinning for an entire year thanks to the only deep space satellite, Deep Space Climate Observatory.

By All That's Interesting • July 2, 2017

26 Photos Of NASA Landings Throughout The Decades

The launches may get more press, but the engineering prowess required to pull off safe NASA landings is a thing of beauty. And so are the decades worth of photographs documenting the joyous return of the brave men and women who’d just went exploring beyond the ether. The landing of...

By Kellen Perry • May 27, 2017

26 Photos Of NASA Landings Throughout The Decades

The launches may get more press, but the engineering prowess required to pull off safe NASA landings is a thing of beauty. And so are the decades worth of photographs documenting the joyous return of the brave men and women who’d just went exploring beyond the ether. The landing of...

By Kellen Perry • May 27, 2017

Jupiter Covered In Earth-Sized Cyclones, Just-Released Photos Show

Turns out the giant planet is packed with equally big surprises.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2017

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Jupiter Covered In Earth-Sized Cyclones, Just-Released Photos Show

Turns out the giant planet is packed with equally big surprises.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2017

Newly Discovered “Super-Earth” Is Our Best Hope For Alien Life, Astronomers Announce

Super-Earth is so far away that locating it is much more difficult than just looking through a telescope.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 20, 2017

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Newly Discovered “Super-Earth” Is Our Best Hope For Alien Life, Astronomers Announce

Super-Earth is so far away that locating it is much more difficult than just looking through a telescope.

By All That's Interesting • April 20, 2017

NASA’s $1 Billion Probe Just Sent Back Photos of Jupiter Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

The probe's data transmissions meanwhile are rewriting what we thought we knew about the origins of our solar system.

By John Kuroski • Mar 30, 2017

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NASA’s $1 Billion Probe Just Sent Back Photos of Jupiter Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

The probe's data transmissions meanwhile are rewriting what we thought we knew about the origins of our solar system.

By John Kuroski • March 30, 2017

The Incredible Stories Of The First Animals In Space, In 40 Photos

Before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961, there were the animals. The first astronauts to break through Earth’s atmosphere had no understanding of what they were doing. They were dogs and monkeys, strapped into rockets and blasted out of the world they knew –...

By Mark Oliver • Mar 29, 2017

The Incredible Stories Of The First Animals In Space, In 40 Photos

Before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961, there were the animals. The first astronauts to break through Earth’s atmosphere had no understanding of what they were doing. They were dogs and monkeys, strapped into rockets and blasted out of the world they knew –...

By Mark Oliver • March 29, 2017

Dying Stars, Physics, And The Reason Why Barns Are Painted Red

Turns out that the stars above have a lot to do with the iconic red barns that dot the United States.

By Krissy Howard • Feb 23, 2017

Dying Stars, Physics, And The Reason Why Barns Are Painted Red

Turns out that the stars above have a lot to do with the iconic red barns that dot the United States.

By Krissy Howard • February 23, 2017

NASA Announces Discovery Of 7 Earth-Like Planets In A Nearby Star’s Habitable Zone

These habitable-zone planets could very well have oceans of liquid water on their surfaces and support life.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 22, 2017

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NASA Announces Discovery Of 7 Earth-Like Planets In A Nearby Star’s Habitable Zone

These habitable-zone planets could very well have oceans of liquid water on their surfaces and support life.

By All That's Interesting • February 22, 2017

NASA Scientists Discover Mysterious Life Forms Hibernating Inside Giant Mexican Cave Crystals

This discovery hints at the potential of finding extraterrestrial life in places just as inhospitable to life as these caves.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 20, 2017

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NASA Scientists Discover Mysterious Life Forms Hibernating Inside Giant Mexican Cave Crystals

This discovery hints at the potential of finding extraterrestrial life in places just as inhospitable to life as these caves.

By All That's Interesting • February 20, 2017

10 Things To Know About Stephen Hawking, The World’s Coolest Scientist

Professor Stephen Hawking is likely the most famous scientist since Albert Einstein (in fact, Einstein was Hawking’s nickname in grade school.) As the theoretical physicist, author and professor turns 75 this week, here are some facts you probably didn’t know about his amazing life: 1. His birthday coincides with another...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 8, 2017

10 Things To Know About Stephen Hawking, The World’s Coolest Scientist

Professor Stephen Hawking is likely the most famous scientist since Albert Einstein (in fact, Einstein was Hawking’s nickname in grade school.) As the theoretical physicist, author and professor turns 75 this week, here are some facts you probably didn’t know about his amazing life: 1. His birthday coincides with another...

By Savannah Cox • January 8, 2017