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Old Space Versus New Space: Why Space Exploration Is Getting Privatized

May 22, 2014 06:01 PM EDT

The United States space program is getting a facelift as more and more commercial companies are jumping into the space exploration bandwagon.

Dragon Spacecraft Returns to Earth

Christl Leong |

May 20, 2014 03:07 AM EDT

U.S. commercial cargo ship, Dragon, returned to Earth after a successful resupplying mission in space. The spacecraft landed at 3:05 P.M. EDT, Sunday in the Pacific Ocean, just 480 kilometers west of Baja, California.

Scientists Discover Earth-like Planet Kepler-186f

Ying Zhin |

Apr 18, 2014 01:47 AM EDT

Space scientists have just discovered what could be the closest thing to planet Earth. The National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) announced Thursday that its astronomers, using a Kepler telescope, have spotted a planet that is similar to Earth and is orbiting its own "sun".

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