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Max Levchin Becomes Chairman Of Kaggle, A Startup That Helps NASA Solve...
San Francisco-based Kaggle has raised an $11 million Series A round from Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, and others.Slide's Max Levchin has also been named its chairman.Kaggle is a platform...
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China's Incredibly Ambitious Space Program Is Attracting European Attention
've documented the incredible ambition of China's space program before — they're hoping to put a man on the moon, and intend to build their own space station.Writing at Der Spiegel, Christian Schwägerl...
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European Scientists Find Evidence Of Ancient Ocean On Mars
This post originally appeared at thejournal.ieSCIENTISTS HAVE ALREADY known that there was water on Mars – but now they’ve found evidence of an entire ocean.New results from a European Space Agency...
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Spectacular Images From Herschel — The Space Telescope That Was Shut Down...
The Herschel Space Telescope, run by the European Space Agency was officially switched off on Monday, concluding its three-year mission.Herschel became the largest infrared telescope ever sent to space...
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This Space Picture Changes Our Understanding Of How Black Holes Form
The European Space Observatory released on Wednesday the most detailed picture ever of dust around a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy.Scientists expected to find a ring of cosmic dust...
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A New Map Shows All Of The World's Plants
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released on Wednesday a high-resolution map of all of the planet's vegetation from it's recently launched Proba-V satellite. It is beautiful. The boxy Proba-V — the...
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Scientists Will Announce A 'Major Result' From A Star Study On Wednesday
Astronomers working with the Very Large Telescope in Chile plan to announce a "major result" Wednesday (Aug. 28).The finding relates to research on medium-size stars, scientists said. The results will...
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This Is What Our Sun Will Look Like In 4 Billion Years
Astronomers in Brazil used the European Space Agency's (ESA) Very Large Telescope to find the oldest known star that is similar to our sun.HIP 102152 is located 250 light-years from Earth in the...
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The Best 3-D Map Of The Milky Way's Center Ever Created
Below is the best three-dimensional map of the Milky Way's center ever created. It was put together using data from the European Space Observatory's (ESO) VISTA telescope.The center region, known as...
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A Decade Of Observing Earth From Space Has Given Us These Breathtaking Views...
The European Space Agency may never have had the glamor of the Apollo missions or space shuttle launches, but they've quietly launched some of the most advanced Earth observation satellites around.The...
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Take An Incredible Tour To The Surface Of Mars [VIDEO]
Nearly ten years ago, the Mars Express orbiter arrived at its destination in orbit above Mars on Christmas Day, 2003. Since then, it has orbited the planet 12,000 times, giving us an unprecedented view...
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This Image Of The Albert Einstein Spacecraft Disintegrating In Earth's...
Over the weekend, the European Space Agency's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle completed its five-month mission.This type of craft is hailed as the "most reliable and complex space vehicle ever...
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15 Incredible Views Of Cities From Space
In the past, we've posted some incredible views of Earth's most breathtaking natural features from the European Space Agency (ESA), which has been observing the Earth with satellites for decades.It...
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Game-Changing Satellite Shows Flood Area That Everyone Was Missing
This past month brought disastrous floods to the Balkans leaving hundreds dead and thousands displaced.If not for a new European satellite, one particularly hard hit town, Balatun, wouldn't have gotten...
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Astronomers Release Hubble's Most Colorful View Of The Universe Ever
Behold the most colorful image of the universe ever captured by the Hubble telescope. Isn't it beautiful?The picture was released on Tuesday and presented during a meeting of the American Astronomical...
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European Spacecraft Becomes The First Ever To Rendezvous With A Comet
After a 10-year journey through the solar system, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has become the first-ever probe to rendezvous with a comet. The craft will stay with the comet for more...
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The Human Race Is About To Land A Space Probe On A Comet
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - A team of scientists identified on Monday the point on the surface of a comet, known as "Site J," where they aim to land a probe in what would be a historic breakthrough for...
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Humans Just Got A First Close-Up Look At A Comet And It's Mind-Blowing
Ten years ago the European Space Agency launched Rosetta, a first-of-its-kind spacecraft on a mission to meet a comet.That comet? 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.It finally accomplished that goal earlier...
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Hubble Just Found One Of The Faintest, Smallest, And Oldest Galaxies We've...
The Hubble Space Telescope might be 24 years old, but it's still making discoveries that are changing the way we see and understand our universe. Hubble's latest feat was to image one of the faintest,...
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This Super-Sized Cargo Plane Carries NASA's Largest And Most Precious Equipment
NASA's Super Guppy is big enough to fit entire planes in its teardrop-shaped cargo hold. It's as close to a flying babushka doll as an aircraft can get.Its main function is to transport spaceship parts...
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