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It would take 6 million Years to reach Kepler-452b

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Yesterday NASA made a huge splash with the announcement of a new exoplanet Kepler-452b.Kepler-452b is the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to...

NASA Unveils New Exoplanet Kepler-452b

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Has NASA found another earth? This question hounds space fans since early this week when NASA announced a media event to talk about new Kepler Space Telescope discoveries.The telescope's mission is...

New Horizons Snaps Pluto Moon Nix showing a Mystery Red Spot

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Why is Pluto moon Nix red? New Horizons sent new photos obtained on the morning of July 14, 2015, and received on the ground on July 18.At the time the photos were taken New Horizons was about 102,...

Did NASA Find a New Earth?

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Update: NASA found Super Earth Kepler-452b.Has NASA found another earth? An announcement for a media event on Thursday contains hints to believe that.NASA will announce new discoveries of the Kepler...

Pluto Photos of New Horizons Flyby Released

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The first images of the New Horizons Pluto Flyby have been released by NASA. The new close-up images of a region near Pluto's equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as...

Curiosity Rover Discovers Continental Crust on Mars Similar to Earth

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover has once again made a brand new discovery. A few light-colored rocks have been found on the surface of the Red Planet that bear an uncanny resemblance to the geological...

New Horizons Survived Pluto Flyby

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New Horizons is alive. The spacecraft made the planned call after its Pluto Flyby. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft phoned home just before 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday to tell the mission team and the world it...

NASA Releases Best Photo Yet of Pluto

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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has flown by Pluto at the shortest distance of its mission. NASA as shared today the best photo yet of Pluto taken yesterday from 476,000 miles. The photos New...

NASA Coverage of New Horizons Pluto Flyby Starts at 7:30am ET

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The NASA TV coverage of the New Horizons Pluto Flyby starts at 7:30am ET and lasts 30 minutes. At about 7:49am ET the New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to be as close as the spacecraft will get to...