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  Witness a star explode over 58 years in this time-lapse video

  By Chris Welch on January 24, 2013 03:34 pm + 26 comments

  It was in 1901 — 112 long years ago — that the star GK Persei first exploded in a spectacular Continue reading…

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  Take a tour of the European Southern Observatory's stunning research facilities

  By Chris Welch on January 24, 2013 09:49 am + 4 comments

  You've likely seen astronomy photos that were taken at one of the European Southern Observatory's Continue reading…

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  DARPA shows how ambitious satellite scavenger project could work

  By Chris Welch on January 22, 2013 02:35 pm + 8 comments

  DARPA is slowly making headway in its ambitious quest to harvest functioning parts from otherwise Continue reading…

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  Asteroid mining company unveils lightweight telescope for deep space missions

  By Amar Toor on January 22, 2013 03:20 am + 16 comments

  Planetary Resources this week unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Arkyd-100 — a space Continue reading…

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  Deep Space Industries will send 'FireFly' ships to prospect for mineable asteroids in 2015

  By Adi Robertson on January 22, 2013 12:01 am + 53 comments

  Who would have thought that within a year, we'd have multiple, competing asteroid mining startups? D Continue reading…

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  See President Obama's inaugural weekend from space

  By Amar Toor on January 21, 2013 03:21 am + 10 comments

  Astronaut Chris Hadfield this week published new aerial photos of Washington, DC, just ahead of Continue reading…

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  90 Seconds on The Verge: fast internet, faster lasers, and lasers that invade your privacy

  By David Pierce on January 18, 2013 05:10 pm + 12 comments

  Lasers, you know? It's like every time you turn around, they're beaming your priceless cultural Continue reading…

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  China's record-level air pollution, as seen from space

  By Amar Toor on January 16, 2013 05:32 am + 99 comments

  NASA's Earth Observatory this week released startling before-and-after photos of northeastern China, Continue reading…

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  The Fisher Space Pen was aboard the Apollo 7, but it wasn't invented by NASA

  By Amar Toor on January 15, 2013 06:55 am + 14 comments

  Legend has it that the Fisher Space Pen was the result of a multi-million dollar investment from Continue reading…

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  Astronomers have found the largest structure in the universe

  By Ben Kersey on January 15, 2013 06:01 am + 100 comments

  An international team of astronomers led by the University of Central Lancashire in the UK has Continue reading…