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Antarctic sea ice

New Data Reveals Antarctic Sea Ice Hits All Time Record High; Arctic Sea Ice Continues to Melt

According to new data from NASA and NSIDC, sea ice surround the Antarctic ocean is on its record high ever but Arctic sea ice continues to rapidly melt.

Wiseman and Gerst on the fist spacewalk on the ISS in months

Astronauts Complete Spacewalk Maintenance on ISS

A long overdue spacewalk maintenance was performed by astronauts on the International Space Station.

Is God out there?

NASA Grants US$50 Million to Astrobiologists to Study the Universe and Extraterrestrial Life

All the research teams will fully cover all the areas of astrobiology

Are we alone?

Top Space Scientists Believe Distance, Time Makes Contact With Alien Life Unlikely

Unfortunately, the Milky Way is more than 100,000 light years long.

Vibration-simulating table

NASA Reveals Giant Vibrating Table to Test Orion Spacecraft

This apparatus will simulate the effects of intense vibration on the Orion booster during launch.

Pacific Ocean heat map

NASA Data Reveals Earth's Deep Oceans aren't Heated by Climate Change

New satellite data reveals deep ocean depths have had no significant temperature changes in almost a decade.

Mars

NASA Plans to Put Astronauts In Deep Sleep During Space Missions

This process is also called torpor.

Dream Chaser

NASA Halts Billion Dollar Space Taxi Project Due to Sierra Nevada Protest

Boeing and SpaceX were awarded contracts amounting to US$6.8 billion for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

The solar filament on the surface of the sun

SDO Monitors Giant Sun Filament

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has observed a gigantic filament on the surface of the sun over the course of several days.

New map of the Earth's oceans and seas

Satellite Data Reveals Thousands of Underwater Mountains Never Seen Before

New data gathered from ESA and NASA reveals the ocean's uncharted regions.

An inert B61 nuclear bomb

The U.S. Keeps its Nuclear Weapons to Defend Against an Asteroid Attack

NASA and the U.S. government plan to utilize these nuclear warheads against an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.

Man in the Moon?

"Man in the Moon" Mystery Solved: Formed by Molten Lava Not Asteroids

In reality, however, this remarkable feature is actually a huge geological basin.

Cassini Spacecraft Spots "Mysterious Island" Floating on Saturn's Moon, Titan

During a recent flyby, Cassini spotted a distinct feature amidst the massive alien sea of Titan.

Dream Chaser

Sierra Nevada Protests NASA Space Taxi Choices

Claims there are serious questions and inconsistencies in the source selection process.

Photo of Mars

NASA Explains "Golf Ball" Photo Taken by Curiosity on Mars

Scientists explain how this odd shaped spherical rock formation came about in a process similar to erosion.

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