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By Margee Kerr/The Conversation

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By Jeanette D. Moses

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By Mary Beth Griggs

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By Nick Stockton

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By Mary Beth Griggs

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The world’s strongest athletes aren’t shredded and for good reason The world’s strongest athletes aren’t shredded and for good reason

By Stan Horaczek

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The best part of the Great American Eclipse wasn’t the eclipse The best part of the Great American Eclipse wasn’t the eclipse

By Sara Chodosh

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The coincidental geometry of a total solar eclipse The coincidental geometry of a total solar eclipse

By Tom McNamara

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A brief history of spacewalks A brief history of spacewalks

By Jason Lederman

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There’s hot gas between galaxy clusters because they keep banging There’s hot gas between galaxy clusters because they keep banging

By Rachel Feltman

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How A Plastic Cup Became A History-Making Mechanism How A Plastic Cup Became A History-Making Mechanism

By Samantha Cole

NASA Is Trying To Figure Out What A Mysterious Object Near Pluto Is

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By Christine Jun

MIT has just revealed it's SpaceX Hyperloop commuter pod.

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By Christine Jun

The Best Images of Pluto from New Horizons

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Why Can Humans See In Color? Why Can Humans See In Color?

By Alexandra Ossola

If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

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If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty? If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

By Sophie Bushwick

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By Carl Franzen

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By Xavier Harding

Is Vaporized Alcohol The Drink Of The Future?

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By Alexandra Ossola

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How Do Plants Grow In Zero Gravity? How Do Plants Grow In Zero Gravity?

By Anna-Lisa Paul, University of Florida, Robert Ferl

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The Story Of Flavor Chemicals The Story Of Flavor Chemicals

By Nadia Berenstein

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A New Way To Get To Space A New Way To Get To Space

By Kalee Thompson

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By Charles Q. Choi

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By Rafi Letzter

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By Mary Beth Griggs

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By Alyssa Clough

Why NASA Should Get Out Of The Rocket Business

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Why NASA Should Get Out Of The Rocket Business Why NASA Should Get Out Of The Rocket Business

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Throwback Thursday: Flip Phones, The Baby Internet, And An Essay By Stephen Hawking

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This view of Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere from NASA’s Juno spacecraft includes several of the planet’s southern jet streams.

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Researchers just measured Jupiter’s stratospheric winds for the first time—and they’re a doozy Researchers just measured Jupiter’s stratospheric winds for the first time—and they’re a doozy

By Leto Sapunar

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Technology

What did ’90s NASA astronauts pack for space? What did ’90s NASA astronauts pack for space?

By Scott Murdock/Task & Purpose

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You get brainwashed whenever you go to sleep (and that’s a good thing) You get brainwashed whenever you go to sleep (and that’s a good thing)

By Popular Science Team

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These fossilized lamprey hatchlings disprove an age-old evolutionary theory These fossilized lamprey hatchlings disprove an age-old evolutionary theory

By Philip Kiefer

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Was there ever life on Mars? Perseverance’s SHERLOC laser sniffs for microscopic clues Was there ever life on Mars? Perseverance’s SHERLOC laser sniffs for microscopic clues

By Charlie Wood

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In Hawaii, an ancient observatory offers lessons for modern stargazers In Hawaii, an ancient observatory offers lessons for modern stargazers

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Environment

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PXLR, Perseverance Mars rover camera instrument

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Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life

By Charlie Wood

A SpaceX Starship rocket falls through the air horizontally during a test.

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Environment

Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input

By Ellie Shechet

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Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old

By Popular Science Team

The MOXIE instrument before it was lowered into NASA's Perseverance Rover, which is currently settled on the surface of Mars.

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With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make oxygen on Mars With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make oxygen on Mars

By Charlie Wood

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What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs

By Ellie Shechet

Map of 25,000 supermassive black holes

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Check out the most extensive map of black holes ever Check out the most extensive map of black holes ever

By Erin Fennessy

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Some of Earth’s tiniest living things could survive on Mars Some of Earth’s tiniest living things could survive on Mars

By Ellie Shechet

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Environment

A geomagnetic curveball 42,000 years ago changed our planet forever A geomagnetic curveball 42,000 years ago changed our planet forever

By Sara Kiley Watson

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Were rocks on the menu for these ancient birds? Were rocks on the menu for these ancient birds?

By Erin Fennessy

Mars' surface, in high-resolution and color, as captured by the Hazcams on NASA's Perseverance rover.

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See Mars through Perseverance’s eyes See Mars through Perseverance’s eyes

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Why snow doesn’t melt when you set it on fire Why snow doesn’t melt when you set it on fire

By Douglas Main

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Why you can’t trust the calorie count on food labels Why you can’t trust the calorie count on food labels

By Daniel Engber

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11 eye-opening images from NASA’s Mars missions 11 eye-opening images from NASA’s Mars missions

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See the wonderful world of fermented foods on one delicious chart See the wonderful world of fermented foods on one delicious chart

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Watch the Perseverance rover complete its dramatic landing on Mars Watch the Perseverance rover complete its dramatic landing on Mars

By Charlie Wood

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Cold weather is the best time to look at—and photograph—the night sky Cold weather is the best time to look at—and photograph—the night sky

By Stan Horaczek