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Your World This Week: Mar. 20 – 26

This week in science: mysterious, prehistoric Tully Monster finally identified; two comets to fly close by Earth this week; memories “lost” to early Alzheimer’s may be retrievable, and scientists learn the startling early mortality rates of autistic individuals. Scientists Finally Solve The Mystery Of The Tully Monster Fifty-eight years ago,...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 21, 2016

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Your World This Week: Mar. 20 – 26

This week in science: mysterious, prehistoric Tully Monster finally identified; two comets to fly close by Earth this week; memories “lost” to early Alzheimer’s may be retrievable, and scientists learn the startling early mortality rates of autistic individuals. Scientists Finally Solve The Mystery Of The Tully Monster Fifty-eight years ago,...

By All That's Interesting • March 21, 2016

New NASA Image Reveals The Universe’s Biggest Cluster Of Monster Stars In The Tarantula Nebula

See the new pictures from Hubble that reveal the Tarantula Nebula's enormous star cluster containing the largest known star in the universe.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 18, 2016

New NASA Image Reveals The Universe’s Biggest Cluster Of Monster Stars In The Tarantula Nebula

See the new pictures from Hubble that reveal the Tarantula Nebula's enormous star cluster containing the largest known star in the universe.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 18, 2016

What We Loved This Week. Mar. 6 – 12

Pluto might become a planet again, life in Earth’s northernmost settlement, the rarely seen side of Kurt Cobain, vintage samurai photos, and Dr. Seuss’ nudity-filled picture book. Life In The Northernmost Settlement On The Planet Want to get away from it all — even warmth? Head nowhere other than Svalbard....

By All That's Interesting • Mar 11, 2016

What We Loved This Week. Mar. 6 – 12

Pluto might become a planet again, life in Earth’s northernmost settlement, the rarely seen side of Kurt Cobain, vintage samurai photos, and Dr. Seuss’ nudity-filled picture book. Life In The Northernmost Settlement On The Planet Want to get away from it all — even warmth? Head nowhere other than Svalbard....

By All That's Interesting • March 11, 2016

33 Awe-Inspiring Scott Kelly Photos That Will Transport You To Outer Space

From auroras streaking through space to surreally beautiful views of Earth from above, these Scott Kelly photos show the wonders of spaceflight.

By John Kuroski • Mar 1, 2016

33 Awe-Inspiring Scott Kelly Photos That Will Transport You To Outer Space

From auroras streaking through space to surreally beautiful views of Earth from above, these Scott Kelly photos show the wonders of spaceflight.

By John Kuroski • March 1, 2016

Your World This Week, Feb. 21 – 27

This week in space: mysterious sounds on the far side of the moon, NASA sharing amateur artwork with the remote depths of space, NASA receives record number of astronaut applications, and a new, better-than-Hubble telescope gets the green light for further development. What The Astronauts Heard On The Dark Side...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 22, 2016

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Your World This Week, Feb. 21 – 27

This week in space: mysterious sounds on the far side of the moon, NASA sharing amateur artwork with the remote depths of space, NASA receives record number of astronaut applications, and a new, better-than-Hubble telescope gets the green light for further development. What The Astronauts Heard On The Dark Side...

By All That's Interesting • February 22, 2016

Russian Scientists Plan To Use Missiles To Shoot Down Approaching Asteroids

Russian news agency TASS recently announced that the country’s scientists are developing long-range missiles that will be used to destroy asteroids and meteorites that threaten Earth. When deployed, these state-of-the-art missiles will travel thousands of miles in just a few hours to obliterate asteroids and meteorites of at least 20-50...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 16, 2016

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Russian Scientists Plan To Use Missiles To Shoot Down Approaching Asteroids

Russian news agency TASS recently announced that the country’s scientists are developing long-range missiles that will be used to destroy asteroids and meteorites that threaten Earth. When deployed, these state-of-the-art missiles will travel thousands of miles in just a few hours to obliterate asteroids and meteorites of at least 20-50...

By All That's Interesting • February 16, 2016

Why Gravitational Waves Are The Most Important Discovery Of The Century

This is how gravitational waves reveal ripples in spacetime, prove Einstein's theories right, and illuminate the mysteries of how the universe began.

By Nickolaus Hines • Feb 12, 2016

Why Gravitational Waves Are The Most Important Discovery Of The Century

This is how gravitational waves reveal ripples in spacetime, prove Einstein's theories right, and illuminate the mysteries of how the universe began.

By Nickolaus Hines • February 12, 2016

23 Retro-Futuristic NASA Posters That Imagine The Next Golden Age Of Space Travel

From hot-air balloons on Jupiter to nightlife on a planet with no star, these images are truly out of this world.

By John Kuroski • Feb 12, 2016

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23 Retro-Futuristic NASA Posters That Imagine The Next Golden Age Of Space Travel

From hot-air balloons on Jupiter to nightlife on a planet with no star, these images are truly out of this world.

By John Kuroski • February 12, 2016

The World’s Unlikeliest Astronaut Shows Us What It’s Like To Be In Space

Feel what it's like to be in space as Helen Sharman, the world's most unlikeliest astronaut, shares her beautiful space dreams in this stunning video.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 12, 2015

The World’s Unlikeliest Astronaut Shows Us What It’s Like To Be In Space

Feel what it's like to be in space as Helen Sharman, the world's most unlikeliest astronaut, shares her beautiful space dreams in this stunning video.

By All That's Interesting • December 12, 2015

Photo Of The Day: The Last Man On The Moon

Apollo 17 launched 43 years ago with the crew of the last men to land on the Moon. Their legacy, and the future of Moon missions, is still being written.

By Nickolaus Hines • Dec 7, 2015

Photo Of The Day: The Last Man On The Moon

Apollo 17 launched 43 years ago with the crew of the last men to land on the Moon. Their legacy, and the future of Moon missions, is still being written.

By Nickolaus Hines • December 7, 2015