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mike@bgr.comMars is known as the “Red Planet,” but it’s even more crimson as of late. The massive dust storm that has fully enveloped the planet is obscuring the Sun and bathing the landscape …
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Blue Origin, which has yet to send a human into space, will start selling tickets for spaceflight next year
What is it with these private spaceflight companies always jumping the gun? SpaceX has become notorious for delaying and pushing back previously-stated target dates — most recently it said it would delay manned …
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New study says coffee is good for you, and you should be drinking four cups per day
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages the world over but, like so many things that humans love, there’s always been a question over whether or not it’s actually good for us. …
Science
The International Space Station is about to create the coldest spot in the entire universe
Space is a chilly place, but scientists aboard the International Space Station are about to make it just a little bit colder — temporarily, at least. The crew is about to power up …
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Here’s how NASA is going to use the International Space Station to see how stressed out Earth’s plants are
Determining the health of any given plant can often be accomplished simply by examining it, but gauging the overall wellbeing of plants over a large area is a much more challenging task. To …
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Researchers discover the T. Rex couldn’t stick out its tongue, and ‘Jurassic Park’ was wrong
The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex would have been an truly intimidating sight if you happened to be roaming around on Earth 70 million years ago or thereabouts. You’d see it, it would see you …
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That massive Martian dust storm has now swallowed the entire planet
The colossal dust storm on Mars that has already enveloped the Curiosity rover is now a planet-wide event. In a new bulletin, NASA explains that the dust storm has finally managed to make …
Entertainment
The 7 best deals of day one of the Steam Summer Sale
Ah yes, it’s sunburn and BBQ season, which means it’s time yet again for the PC gaming overlords at Valve to open the floodgates of low prices, and boy oh boy are there …
Science
NASA has a new plan to find all the Earth-threatening asteroids it hasn’t detected yet
Thanks to the steady stream of new asteroid discoveries that rolls out of NASA and other skywatching groups around the world you might think that any object that threatens Earth will be spotted …
Tech
New laws could make posting memes a punishable offense because nobody has a sense of humor anymore
Memes currently make up about 96% of the entire internet. Okay, that was a mild exaggeration, but it’s pretty obvious how much meme culture has grown in recent years. You can’t visit Facebook …
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Scientists discover that wind on Venus actually makes it spin faster
Ever walk down the street on a particularly windy day and feel yourself being pushed along? The planet Venus knows all about that. Researchers studying the nearby planet have discovered this truly bizarre …
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This new high-speed rover simulator uses actual Mars terrain scans
Humans are definitely (probably) going to visit Mars some day. When that day finally comes, whatever hardware we decide to bring to the Red Planet to help us get around will be driven …
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Scientists discovered new species of ancient sea creature and named it after President Obama
In many ways, the Earth was a much different place 580 million years ago. The landscape wasn’t exactly bustling. Life had existed on the planet for a few billion years already, but you …
