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November 12, 2018

Enormous solar storm caused hidden US bombs to detonate during the the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War may have been one of the most unpopular wars in U.S. history, but the massive solar event that took place in August 1972, towards the end of the war may have caused a greater impact than the government let on.

November 12, 2018

NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars is rolling (and drilling) again

After suffering a couple technical glitches that have put NASA's Curiosity rover off its duties on Mars this year, the robotic explorer seems to be back in full health, having driven to a new site and drilled a sampling hole, according to NASA statements.

November 12, 2018

Mysterious interstellar object is not an alien probe, says astronomer who discovered it

The idea that Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system, is "a lightsail of artificial origin" sent from another civilization, is preposterous and just "wild speculation," according to the physicist and astronomer who discovered it.

November 12, 2018

Mission to hunt aliens on Mars reveals landing site where extraterrestrial life most likely to be found

Scientists have picked the landing site of a robot mission to Mars which will search for signs of alien life.

November 12, 2018

This space station air recycler could help astronauts breathe easier on Mars

A new life-support system that can recycle breathable air is being installed at the International Space Station, promising to dramatically decrease the amount of water that needs to be brought to the orbital outpost to make oxygen.

November 9, 2018

Rare Apollo 11 US flag flown to the Moon sells at auction

As the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission gets closer, a U.S. flag that flew to the Moon during the mission sold at auction for an out of this world sum: $62,500.

November 9, 2018

Are aliens real? All the UFO sightings, evidence on whether extraterrestrials exist and conspiracy theories

Do aliens really exist? This question has caused debate and controversy among humans for centuries.

November 9, 2018

Why NASA chose a 'vanilla ice cream' landing site on Mars for the InSight Lander

Sometimes, boring is best — and that's certainly true when you're trying to set a lander down on the surface of Mars, where any eventfulness is likely bad news.

November 8, 2018

NASA figures out where weirdly square iceberg was born

Earlier this month, NASA published a strange and entrancing photo of a ridiculously square iceberg.

November 8, 2018

Diamond-shaped asteroid captured by NASA spacecraft stuns scientists

With help from its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, NASA researchers spotted quite a gem last week.