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Could a Comet Hit Mars in 2014?
A recently discovered comet will make an uncomfortably-close planetary flyby next year -- but this time it's not Earth that's in the cosmic crosshairs.
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According to New Findings, Sub-surface Life On Mars Was Possible
McLaughlin Crater is 90.92 km (56.50 mi) in diameter and 2.2 km (1.4 mi) deep with a floor that is well below Martian “sealevel” and contains clays that bear iron and magnesium as well as carbonate minerals that resulted from ancient water’s action on the rocks within the crater.
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How to Measure the Power of Alien Civilizations Using the Kardashev Scale
We have yet to make contact with an extraterrestrial civilization. If they're out there — and surely they must be — we haven't the foggiest idea what they might be like.
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2013 Russian Meteor Likely An Apollo Asteroid Chunk
Before it collided with Earth, the Chelyabinsk space rock was a 10,000 ton meteoroid -- now astronomers think they know where it came from.
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Big Meteorite Found in Antarctica (Photo Gallery)
SAMBA scientists working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica discovered the largest meteorite in the region since 1988.
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The super massive black hole spinning at nearly the speed of light
For the first time ever, astrophysicists have calculated the extraordinary velocity at which a super massive black hole is spinning at the center of a spiral galaxy. The black hole is located in NGC 1365, a cluster of stars and planets 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax.
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Could the Solar System's Deepest Ocean Harbor Life?
The deepest ocean on Earth is the Pacific Ocean's Marianas Trench, which reaches a depth of 6.8 miles awesomely trumped by the depth of the ocean on the Jupiter's moon, Europa, which some measurements put at 62 miles.
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Computer glitch hits Mars rover
Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover has been put into "safe mode" after a computer glitch caused by corrupted files. The robot, which is analysing rock samples on the Red Planet, is now running from a back-up computer.
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Could Earth Germs Colonize Mars?
Earth microbes have been found able to survive in the low pressures found on the surface of Mars. ->
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Oldest known star appears older than the universe itself
It’s a finding that has astronomers puzzled: the oldest known star appears older than the universe itself. Yes, you read that right. According to a newly released report, an aging star — dubbed HD 140283 — lies 190.1 light-years away from Earth and is reportedly 14.5 billion years old. The problem? The calculated age of the universe is about 13.8 billion years.
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Russian satellite hit by debris from Chinese anti-satellite test
By Leonard David, SpaceCom A small Russian spacecraft in orbit appears to have been struck by Chinese space junk from a 2007 anti-satellite test, likely damaging the Russian craft, possibly severely, SPACE.com has learned. The space collision appears to have occurred on Jan. 2 …
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Is Testing Technology To Make Rockets Reusable
Elon Musk's SpaceX is getting closer to having technology which could dramatically lower the cost of space travel. In a keynote speech at SXSW Interactive, Musk demonstrated tech that could be used to make rockets reusable.
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Life On Earth May Have Come From Cosmic Source
Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.
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Mars may have once supported life, NASA says
Dusty and desolate Mars once had conditions favorable for microbial life, NASA scientists announced Tuesday.
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Moon impact left sea of molten rock 6 miles deep
Early in the Moon’s history, an ocean of molten rock covered its entire surface. But that wasn’t the last time the Moon’s surface melted on a massive scale.
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Scientists excited about the latest "god" particle results
Scientists more certain that particle is Higgs boson -- Just in time for Albert Einstein's birthday Thursday, scientists delivered exciting news about how the universe works.
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Sex in Space: Is it Unethical to Conceive a Child Out There?
Study of plant reproduction in zero gravity raises questions about sex in space.
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Why It's Nearly Impossible to Make GPS Work for India
A classic example of copy-pasting a first world solution in an emerging economy.
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Wanted: People willing to die on Mars
The man behind the private space project dubbed Mars One is looking for people willing to travel to Mars and never return, he tells CBC's Brent Bambury.
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Was Chinese Scientist a Spy at NASA?
Contractor may have had access to high-level imaging technology with potential military uses.
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