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‘Planet parade’ of Mercury, Venus and Saturn visible this week : NPR
Mercury, Venus and Saturn will be visible in the predawn Friday morning sky. NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA hide caption…
Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here’s what it would take : NPR
The U.S. military tests its land-based Aegis missile defense system in 2018. Such systems can track…
Why you probably won’t be living on Mars anytime soon : Short Wave : NPR
An image of rocks on Mars. Biologist Kelly Weinersmith and cartoonist Zach Weinersmith spent four years…
Space telescope spots possible signs of life on alien planet. Some are skeptical : NPR
This artist’s impression depicts what a water world with a hydrogen atmosphere, such as planet K2-18b,…
The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to dazzle the night sky beginning this week : NPR
(EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined to produce this image.) Startrails are seen during the Lyrid…
Katy Perry, Gayle King on Blue Origin flight launching Monday : NPR
Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry and Gayle King are among the six crew members on Blue Origin’s…
how scientists find distant planets : Short Wave : NPR
An illustration of the GAIA telescope, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2013. Using…
20 musicians who should get to go to space before Katy Perry : NPR
Katy Perry performs during 2015 Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show at University of Phoenix Stadium in…
New, powerful telescope facility in Chile to film 10-year long 'movie' of the sky
Later this year, astronomers will start filming an unprecedented 10-year movie of the southern sky, using…