5 Creative Uses For An Xbox Controller
More than 20 years ago, Microsoft released software that allowed Xbox controllers to work with PCs. Now, they're used for a lot more than gaming.
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How Did Sputnik Work, And What Did It Actually Do?
The Space Age officially began when the USSR launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957. But how did this satellite work, and what did it actually do?
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Why Scientists Are Mining Historical Shipwrecks For Dark Matter Experiments
The interesting reason why scientists are mining shipwrecks to progress knowledge of dark matter has become quite controversial in some circles.
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This US City Is The Most Vulnerable To Space Radiation, According To Scientists
Space weather won't physically harm you, but it can impact city electric grids and technology. Here is the U.S. city most vulnerable to space radiation.
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The Incredible Way Astronauts Take Pictures Of Earth From The International Space Station
There are a couple different ways to get pictures of the Earth from the International Space Station.
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An Exploding Star Is About To Be Visible From Earth: Here's When You Can See It
This fall, a recurring explosion that happened just under 3,000 years ago will be visible from Earth with the naked eye. Here's what happened.
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Here's The Effects Space Radiation Has On Orbiting Satellites
Radiation surrounds us here on Earth, but space has plenty, too. While most is reflected off our atmosphere, satellites are particularly vulnerable to it.
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How Short Trips To Space Can Alter An Astronaut's Biology
Research suggests that it's not just long-term tenures in space that affect human biology and DNA. Even short-term visits can have big effects.
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NASA Found Something Unexpected In Its First Sample From An Asteroid
The composition of this pristine asteroid sample has already provided NASA with exciting data and an unexpected find. Here's the details.
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Elon Musk's Mars Plans Include Bombs, Bubbles, Cybertrucks And New Species
Elon Musk and SpaceX have some ideas about how to colonize our planetary neighbor, Mars and those plans involve some wild concepts that just might work.
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The Challenger Disaster: Behind The Fatal Flaw And The Engineering That Fixed It
The Challenger disaster shook the nation in 1986, and led to NASA re-approaching its processes for accountability and launch approval.
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NASA Is Planning To Discover Potentially Habitable Worlds: Here's How
NASA has stepped up its game in searching for habitable planets outside our solar system, and it has some clever ways of doing so, both now and in the future.
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How NASA Fixed Voyager 1 From 15 Billion Miles Away
Fixing mankind's furthest-flung spacecraft wasn't as easy as sending an update to the App Store. Still, NASA engineers were able to extend the probe's mission.
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How Termites Inspired This Lunar Shelter Design For NASA's Artemis Mission
A team from the University of Arizona has plans for lunar structures to shelter NASA astronauts for the Artemis moon mission, and it's all inspired by termites.
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This Enormous New Telescope Will Be Powered By The World's Largest Mirror
After nearly two decades of construction, the giant telescope powered by the world's largest mirror is almost complete. Here's everything you need to know.
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What Is NASA's Golden Record, And What's On It?
You may already know that NASA sent a golden record into space, but what was on it and why did we send it off into the great unknown?
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Why It's So Difficult For Scientists To Measure The Age Of Stars
There's one aspect of stars that is still surprisingly hard for scientists to determine: how old a star is.
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This Is Where Satellites Go To Die
The earth has thousands of satellites in orbit, and every one of them has an expiration date, so here's what happens to those satellites when they are retired.
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How NASA Is Using Satellites To Protect Tigers, Jaguars, And Elephants
NASA missions are used to track the habitats of animals like tigers, jaguars, and elephants, which are threatened by the loss of their habitats.
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Mars Is About To Get Bombarded By Solar Flares - Here's Why Scientists Are Excited
The sun will continue to become more active as it moves through its 11-year cycle, ramping up to its highest point of activity called solar maximum.
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Why Do Solar Storms Affect Power Grids (And Do We Know When They'll Hit Earth Next)?
As auroras appear much further south than usual, you might wonder what's causing them, and the potential dangers. We've got all the details here.
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Commercial Space: What You Need To Know About The Low Earth Orbit Economy
Pioneering people have long explored new territory for commercial gain. Here's what you need to know about the burgeoning low Earth orbit economy.
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What Is A Geomagnetic Storm, And Are They Hazardous?
As people have seen the aurora borealis, or northern lights, much further south than normal, many worry it might be dangerous. Let us explain away your fears.
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6 Innovative New Technologies NASA Is Exploring
Looking to entrepreneurs and innovators for new technology that will transform future space missions, these projects are greenlit for another phase of funding.
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Blue Origin's BE-4 Vs. SpaceX's Raptor Engine: What's The Difference Between Them?
Between both efforts in private space industry, Blue Origin and SpaceX both have powerful rocket engines that will fuel trips to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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This 360-Degree NASA Video Lets You Visualize Falling Into A Black Hole
NASA answered an age-old and terrifying question about the cosmos by creating a 360-degree visualization of what it would be like to fall into a black hole.
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What Kind Of Planes Are The Polaris Ghost Squadron Jets?
Ahead of the Polaris commercial space mission scheduled for 2024, this squadron of jets gives astronauts the chance to experience space travel conditions.
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