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[ad_1] Yesterday saw the 41st anniversary of the launch of Voyager 1 from the Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41 – and SpaceX launched its next Falcon 9 on the nearby Launch Complex …

[ad_1] A size comparison of (L to R) the Earth, Wolf 503b and Neptune. The blue color for Wolf 503b is imaginary; nothing is still known about the atmosphere or the surface …

[ad_1] Author's right of the image ESA Legend Creation: The development of the laser system took longer than expected The British-made Aeolus satellite has started shooting its laser on Earth to map …

[ad_1] Ideally, space elevators will lead people into orbit through vehicles on a cable attached to the Earth and a stationary mass in space. A team of Japanese researchers will perform the …

[ad_1] An artist concept of a planet covered with water. New research suggests that these worlds may be more likely to support life than thought. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Even on extraterrestrial …

[ad_1] In October 2015, a powerful wave – as high as the 55-story building – crashed into an Alaska fjord, stripping the mountain of trees and dirt and leaving behind rocks and …

[ad_1] A report published in Congress and released today (September 5th) by the first scientific advisory group in the United States revealed that NASA should focus its research budget on exoplanets on …

[ad_1] Sebastian Castelltort faces the cliff of the conglomerate Cis Eocene, near Roda de Isabena, Spain. Credit: UNIGE Fifty-six million years ago, the Earth experienced an exceptional episode of global warming. In …

[ad_1] Jocelyn Bell Burnell is about to receive a well-deserved recognition, and a big chunk of change to throw. The British astrophysicist will receive a special prize for discovery in fundamental physics, …

[ad_1] Unlike the Rio animation, in real life, there are no more Macaws of Spix in nature. Credit: Cinema Blend. In the animated film 2011 Rio, a Macaw of the Spix family, …