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Space News

Epochal: Scientists May Have Finally Found Einstein’s Gravitational Waves

February 10, 2016 | Editors

An elite team of American astronomers may have finally proved the existence of the elusive gravitational waves, the ripples of space and time predicted by Albert Einstein 100 years ago, in 1916. Read More

Space News

Monster Gas Cloud, Smith Cloud, Will Hit the Milky Way ‘Soon’

February 7, 2016 | Editors

Astronomers, using the Hubble Space Telescope, have measured and characterized an enormous, galaxy-sized cloud of dust and gas, Known as The Smith Cloud, swirling around the Milky Way. Read More

Celestial Object Solar System

Did You Know? Neptune — Get Interesting Facts About This Planet

February 6, 2016 | Editors

From its interesting anti-cyclonic storms to the theory of Pluto being it’s moon, we countdown the most interesting facts about Neptune. Read More

Celestial Object

Asteroid 2013 TX68 To Make Very Close Earth Flyby On March 5

February 5, 2016 | Editors 1

Two years ago, a small asteroid, named 2013 TX68, flew pass Earth at a safe distance of about 2 million km (1.3 million miles) and now it will pass even closer to our planet next month, on March 5, 2016, but this time nobody is certain just how close. Read More

Solar System

Uranus: Facts About the Planet Uranus

February 4, 2016 | Editors 4

From its planetary rings to the clear lack of exploration, we countdown the most interesting facts about… the planet Uranus. Read More

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