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The collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf was captured in this series of images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite between January 31 and April 13, 2002.

Antarctica Risks Catastrophic Ice Shelf Collapse: Thinning from Above and Below Ice

May 13, 2015 09:44 AM EDT

A new study reveals how ice shelves in the Antractica Peninsula are melting from the surface and below the ocean, that can lead to major collapse and disappearance.

Mysterious Streaks on Jupiter's Moon Europa Revealed: Salt Exposed to Radiation

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May 13, 2015 03:20 AM EDT

A new NASA experiment reveals that Europa's surface is apparently marked with dark, mysterious material that could originate from sea salt.

This image of the International Space Station with the docked Europe's ATV Johannes Kepler and Space Shuttle Endeavour was taken by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli from Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking on 24 May 2011.

Russia Delays Their Astronauts to Come Home for Another Month

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May 13, 2015 01:52 AM EDT

Due to the failed Russian cargo supply ship arrival at the ISS, Russian astronauts will be forced to stay on the space station for another month.

How to Use the Toilet in Space Courtesy of ESA's Samantha Cristoforetti

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May 12, 2015 06:36 AM EDT

ESA released a video explaining how to take a space dump with Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti taking viewers to a toilet tour aboard the ISS.

Roswell Alien Slides: Just a Mummified Child

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May 12, 2015 04:26 AM EDT

Experts at a UFO conference in Mexico revealed the infamous Roswell slides where they claim that the alien was actually a mummified child.

Shape of Glass Can Influence How Much You Drink Alcohol

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May 11, 2015 08:32 AM EDT

A new study reveals that drinking alcohol can be influenced by the glass shape that can lead to more consumption or lesser, depending on which glass you use.

The Planetary Society’s LightSail solar sailing spacecraft is scheduled to ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to orbit in 2016 with its parent satellite, Prox-1.

Spacecraft That Sails Using Light? Carl Sagan's Vision is Now Real

Ana Verayo |

May 11, 2015 07:13 AM EDT

Late astronomer Carl Sagan's concept is now becoming a reality as tests for a probe that uses light to power its sails in space are now underway.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recorded this sequence of views of the sun setting at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day, or sol (April 15, 2015), from the rover's location in Gale Crater.

How a Sunset on Mars Looks Like Courtesy of NASA's Curiosity Rover

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May 11, 2015 04:04 AM EDT

Taken last month, NASA's Curiosity Rover captured images of a sundown on the Red Planet and it's not a red orange sunset we're all used to seeing.

Core of a core-collapse supernova at the onset of explosion.

Amazing Lopsided Supernova Explosion Explains How Stars Turn Into Black Holes

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May 10, 2015 07:39 AM EDT

Data from NASA's NuSTAR telescope reveals how a supernova explosion can turn into a neutron star or a black hole.

A Slocum glider, used by the MIT team, navigates underwater.

MIT Develops Star Trek Inspired Underwater Robots with Cognitive Control

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May 10, 2015 06:30 AM EDT

Engineers from MIT developed a new system of AUVs that can perform high level tasks using cognitive abilities.

Dragon traveled from 0-100 mph in 1.2 seconds, reaching a max velocity of 345 mph.

SpaceX Crew Dragon's First Pad Abort Test Successful

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May 10, 2015 05:17 AM EDT

Last Wednesday, May 6, SpaceX successfully conducted its first emergency escape test flight for the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Odaraia alata, an arthropod resembling a submarine from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.

How Heads Evolved: 500 Million Year Old Fossilized Brain Provides Clues

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May 09, 2015 06:10 AM EDT

A new study examined a 500 million year old fossilized brain from the Cambrian era of an ancient arthropod that can link how the modern head shape came to be.

NASA MESSENGER Data Reveals Mercury Has a Secret Magnetic Field

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May 09, 2015 04:38 AM EDT

Upon obtaining the last data from NASA's Messenger probe, it revealed that Mercury also possess a magnetic field although a much weaker one than Earth's.

The Andromeda galaxy, our nearest massive galactic neighbor, is about six times larger and 1,000 times more massive than previously measured.

Andromeda Galaxy's Ghostly Halo is 1000 Times Bigger Invading Milky Way Galaxy

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May 08, 2015 11:00 AM EDT

Using the Hubble Space Telescope's observations, scientists revealed that Andromeda's mysterious halo is apparently much larger than first thought.

NASA Chief Vows to Bring Humans to Mars by 2030

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May 08, 2015 07:57 AM EDT

During the Humans to Mars Summit last May 5, NASA administrator Charles Bolden announced to bring humans to Mars by 2030 starting with initial plans next year.