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Space Exploration

Astronaut Christina Koch’s dog welcomes her returning home from space in the most adorable way

Animals are amazing. NASA Astronaut Christina Koch published a short video on her Twitter account (@Astro_Christina) showing her dog’s reaction to her returning home from space after a record-breaking duration.

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Earth from Space Space Exploration

NASA digitally remasters the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” photo

NASA has digitally reprocessed probably the most iconic photo of Earth from space – the “Pale Blue Dot” to celebrate the photograph’s 30th anniversary.

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Astronomy Planet Earth

What is a Leap Year and why do we have Leap Years? [Explained]

Once (almost) every four years, we have a “leap year” which has 366 days instead of 365. Why it is like that? Why do we have leap years? JAXA (Former NASA Goddard) Planetary scientist Dr. James O’Donoghue (@physicsJ) explains why we have leap years in his latest video.

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Oceans Planet Earth

Draining Earth’s oceans: amazing animation by the JAXA scientist

The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) and former NASA Goddard Planetary scientist Dr. James O’Donoghue (@physicsJ) created another amazing video. He showed that what if we slowly drain the Earth’s oceans and see the two-thirds of Earth’s surface (that is currently under the oceans) we don’t get to see.

In other words, how our planet would look without water (spoiler: it definitely wouldn’t look like this).

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Moon Landing Earth from Space Space Exploration

A spectacular crescent Earth rising over the Moon [Apollo 14 image]

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for February 1, 2020: a crescent Earth rising over the Moon, seen from Apollo 14 on February 6, 1971. This photo is not as famous as the Apollo 8 Earthrise, or the Blue Marble, but it has such an eerie beauty.

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Technology

8 Revolutionary Future Car Technologies

Many opinions are circulating about electric vehicles and emerging technology. Some people are on board (Tesla fans) and others are on the fence for now. Car manufacturers and technology companies are coming out of the woodwork, showcasing the latest advancements in car technology. Here are the 8 revolutionary future car technologies.

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Earth from Space Space Exploration

Black Velvet of Space: Astronaut describes a shift in his worldview during his time in space

In the video below, published by NASA Johnson channel and titled “Down to Earth – Black Velvet of Space”, former NASA astronaut William “Bill” McArthur describes how his worldview has been shifted during his time in space.

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Space Exploration

International Space Station Grand Tour [1+ Hour Video]

The European Space Agency has published an amazing grand tour of the International Space Station (ISS). ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Drew Morgan take you on a 1+ hour unique tour of the orbiting laboratory.

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Solar System Astronomy Photography

Astrophotographer created a spectacular image of the Moon combining 100,000 photos

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy created a spectacular image of the Moon’s surface in great detail by combining 100,000 long-exposure photos.

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Solar System Planet Earth

The oldest material on Earth has been found in a meteorite and it is way older than the Solar System!

Scientists have found the oldest material on Earth in a 7 billion-year-old meteorite – a space rock that is way older than the Earth and even older than our solar system! For comparison, the age of Earth is approximately 4.54 billion years, with an error range of about 50 million years. The Sun is about 4.6 billion years old.