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Jul 15, 2019

The Moment That Made Neil Armstrong’s Heart Rate Spike

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Real-time data from the Apollo 11 astronauts, carefully monitored by Mission Control, capture the frenzied maneuvers that put men on the moon.

Jul 15, 2019

China #1 in quantum entanglement, teleports object 300 miles

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Jul 15, 2019

How to Turn Science Fiction into Science Fact

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George Church and Ramez Naam on the limitations of evolution, the power of matchmaking, and why we should send single-cell computers into deep space.

Jul 15, 2019

Scientists Just Teleported an Object From Earth Into Space

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It’s the first time that was ever done.

Jul 14, 2019

Zooming on the Orion Nebula

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The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest… This wide-field view of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42).


In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is offering an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula. This turbulent star-formation region is one of astronomy’s most dramatic and photogenic celestial objects.

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Jul 14, 2019

To the Moon and beyond

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Donald Trump wants humans back on the Moon by 2024, as part of a new spacefaring age. But what will it take to get there?

Jul 14, 2019

Coming This Week: Episode 1 of NASA Explorers: Apollo

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Get ready to listen to the sounds of Apollo! 🌑🎶.


Get ready to listen to the sounds of Apollo! 🌑 🎶

In this episode of NASA Explorers: Apollo, hear what 50 years of lunar exploration sounds like, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. You can binge the whole series now: nasa.gov/nasa-explorers-apollo

Jul 14, 2019

Walter Cronkite and the awe of space exploration

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Martha Teichner on the CBS News veteran’s coverage of an epochal human event: Man landing on the moon.

Jul 14, 2019

Curiosity Rover on Mars Spotted from Space in Awesome NASA Photo

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A camera on board NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the Curiosity rover on May 31, 2019.

Jul 14, 2019

An asteroid base

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American scientist and best-selling #scifi author David Brin predicts what our world would like in the year 2050. Read it on our #Earth2050 platform:


By 2040, the international community has concluded that using nonrenewable resources is irrational. The first kind of asteroid to be mined was of the carbonaceous variety, to get water that can keep astronauts alive, or be used to create rocket fuel. Later, explorers prospected dozens of other varieties of asteroids with suitable iron, nickel, cobalt, platinoid, and rare-earth element deposits. Odyssey is the first ever space base focused on mining these minerals.

The station was launched in 2049. Because of magnetic storms and drastic changes in temperature, the main part of the base had to be built several meters below the asteroid’s surface. Almost all work on the base was automated. Small teams of engineers and technicians needed for station management stay for 6-month shifts. Using solar mirrors, they melt and refine precious metal ores and blow them into gleaming bubbles that can safely descend through Earth’s atmosphere to float in the ocean, for collection. The iron is used for construction in space.

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