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Kepler space travel posters

NASA Posters Invite You to Explore Earth-like Exoplanets

NASA released a series of space travel posters that pays tribute to Kepler's newly found Earth-like exoplanets.

Avocados

An Avocado a Day Can Lower Heart Disease Risk

Avocados are rich in nutrients and contain a high amount of monosaturated fatty acids.

Sagittarius A*

NASA Detects Most Powerful X-ray Blast Ever from Milky Way's Black Hole

NASA's Chandra X-ray Telescope picked up this extreme release of energy.

Martian terrain

Curiosity Rover Photos Reveal Proof of Fossilized Life on Mars

A new study reveals possible evidence of life on Mars via intensive analysis of NASA's Curiosity rover's images.

Elon Musk

Reddit Users Poke SpaceX's Elon Musk about Most Everything

Musk also talked about his lifestyle, including favorite video games.

Endangered Orca Pod Welcomes New Baby

Scientists were thrilled to see a newborn baby orca from an endangered pod off the coast of Washington state.

The Falcon 9 rocket to be launched by SpaceX on a cargo re-supply service mission to the International Space Station sits on launch pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida January 5, 2015.

SpaceX Rocket Launch With Food and Supplies for ISS Cancelled Again

Just two minutes before the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying cargo supplies to the ISS, a technical problem delayed the launched yet again and is moved to Friday.

Of the more than 1,000 verified planets found by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, eight are less than twice Earth-size and in their stars' habitable zone. All eight orbit stars cooler and smaller than our sun. The search continues for Earth-size habitable z

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Finds 1000th Exoplanet, Eight Are Similar to Earth

The Kepler Space Telescope marked its 1000th exoplanet discovery this month, eight of which are possible Earth-like planets found in habitable zones within star systems.

New Horizons

New Horizons Probe's First Encounter with Pluto set for Jan. 15

New Horizons probe wakes-up from a nine-year journey across the solar system.

The palindrome amulet

Ancient Amulet has Baffling Palindrome

The amulet is estimated to be about 1,500 years old.

Exoplanet

Astronomers Reveal the 'Recipe' of an Earth-like Exoplanet

With the help of the HARPS-North instrument, scientists have discovered what makes an exoplanet more Earth-like.

A bigger and sharper photograph of the iconic Eagle Nebula's

Hubble Reveals New Photo of Iconic 'Pillars of Creation'

NASA releases a better and sharper photo of the pillars.

Bowhead whale

Scientists Reveal why the Bowhead Whale Lives up to 200 Years

The bowhead whale outlives any other mammal.

Mochi or sticky rice cakes are traditionally eaten in Japan during the New Year.

Nine People Choke to Death on Rice Cakes in Japan Over New Year’s

The glutinous mochi rice cakes, which are a holiday tradition in Japan, can easily get lodged in people's throats, causing suffocation and even death.

Cassin’s auklet

Thousands of Seabirds Die Mysteriously in the U.S.

Seabirds are usually affected by huge snow storms and harsh winter conditions.

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