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Microsoft Co-Founder To Build Giant Plane To Launch People, Cargo Into Space
SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the world’s biggest plane to help launch cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures...
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Best Views of Space Needle Fireworks on NYE
If you are looking for a viewing place for the Space Needle’s fantastic New Year’s Eve fireworks show, you can find a spot at a local park, an evening cruise, or an overnight hotel with special deals...
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Space Needle Fireworks on Tap for NYE
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle plans to celebrate the beginning of 2012 the usual way – with fireworks launched from the top of the Space Needle. Crews this week were busy preparing the pyrotechnics. The show...
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Children’s Museum of Tacoma Opens in New Space
The Children’s Museum of Tacoma celebrates the power of play, and now they have a beautiful new space for you and your kids to enjoy. An 8,000 square foot, bright and cheery space right on Pacific...
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Beam Me Up Scotty’s Ashes Take Off With First Commercial Rocket
Actor James Doohan, Star Trek‘s ‘Scotty’, called the Seattle area home until his death in 2005. Today his ashes were successfully launched into space on the first commercial supply ship rocketed toward...
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Opinion: Sally Ride, A Role Model For The Ages
Monday was a very sad day. Sally Ride died. She not only died, but she passed from a horrific disease, pancreatic cancer. With all that the world claims to have conquered with its alleged-advanced...
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Another Big Piece of Shuttle Trainer Arrives in WA
SEATTLE (AP) — Another big piece of the Space Shuttle Trainer has arrived at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. NASA’s special Super Guppy plane delivered the aft portion of the payload bay to the museum on...
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New Supernova Could Help Scientists Understand Secrets Of The Universe
PASADENA, Calif. (CBS Seattle) – The sudden appearance of a supernova in a nearby galaxy has excited astronomers all over the world, reports Space.com. The exploding star was first observed just a few...
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Astronomers Detect Beginning Of The Big Bang
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers say they have spotted evidence that a split-second after the Big Bang, the newly formed universe ballooned out at a pace so astonishing that it left behind ripples in the...
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NASA Picks Boeing And SpaceX To Ferry Astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is a giant step closer to launching Americans again from U.S. soil. On Tuesday, the space agency announced it has picked Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to...
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NASA Chief: Alien Life Contact Possible By 2025
The search for alien life may be over soon, according to NASA’s Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan. During a panel discussion discussing water sources in the universe, Stofan stated that she believes humans...
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Scientists Find Closest Thing Yet To Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have identified a “close cousin” to Earth that’s orbiting a sun-like star and might harbor life. The researchers announced their discovery Thursday based on...
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Bezos’ Space Company To Build, Launch Rockets In Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is shipping his space business to Florida. At a news conference Tuesday, Bezos announced that his Blue Origin space company will build rockets and...
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John Glenn, The 1st Human To Orbit Earth, Has Died At 95
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The...
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Scientists Teleport Particle Into Space, Marking Major Breakthrough
CBS Local — For the first time ever, scientists have successfully teleported an object into space. In a major breakthrough for quantum physics, the experiment involved Chinese scientists who sent a...
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NASA Is Hiring A Planetary Protection Officer To Protect Earth From Aliens
CBS Local — NASA is looking to hire a Planetary Protection Officer who would protect Earth from possible alien contamination, according to a job advert posted on the U.S. government’s official...
View ArticleEaster Weekend Blue Moon Will Be The Last Until 2020
CBS Local — The last blue moon of the year is set to light up the sky this weekend. For sky watchers, it’ll be the final opportunity to see the rare lunar spectacle until 2020. Blue moons typically...
View ArticleStartup Company Plans To Launch ‘Luxury Space Hotel’ In 2021
CBS Local — A startup in Texas is setting its sights set on providing hotel guests with an out of this world view. The company announced that they plan to launch a “luxury space hotel” within the next...
View ArticleNASA Plans To Put Robot Bees On Mars
CBS Local — NASA has revealed their plan for the next generation of space exploration. The space agency says it is working on creating a swarm of robot bees that will fly around the surface of Mars. In...
View ArticleUranus Smells Like Rotten Eggs, Scientists Confirm
CBS Local – Uranus has been the butt of many jokes over the years. It likely won’t get any easier for the seventh planet in our solar system as a new report has confirmed that Uranus likely reeks of —...
View Article‘Lost’ Asteroid To Pass Close To Earth Today
LONDON (CBS Local) – An asteroid that was lost by tracking satellites eight years ago has been spotted again as it prepares to make an unnervingly close pass by the Earth on May 15. While the giant...
View ArticleSmall Asteroid Hits Earth Hours After Being Spotted By Astronomers
AFRICA (CBS Local) – A small asteroid slammed into Earth’s atmosphere on June 2 just a few hours after it was discovered racing toward the planet, according to NASA. The cosmic boulder, named asteroid...
View ArticlePluto Fans: Calling Objects Beyond Pluto ‘Planet Nine’ Is Insensitive
HOUSTON, Texas (CBS Local) – Pluto fans — and scientists — are taking umbrage with those who call another possible “further” planet, “Planet Nine.” Pluto was formerly known as the ninth planet in our...
View ArticleAnnual Perseid Meteor Shower Coming This Weekend
(CBS Local) – The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming this weekend. The Perseid shower is the most popular meteor shower every year. NASA meteor specialist Bill Cooke told Space.com that the moon...
View ArticleNew Radio Telescope Picks Up Mysterious Signal From Space
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada (CBS Local) – A new radio telescope in Canada is doing its job picking up mysterious signals from deep space known as “fast radio bursts” (FRBs). The Canadian Hydrogen...
View ArticleNASA Finds ‘Water Ice’ On The Surface Of The Moon
(CBS Local/CNET) – There is definitely ice on the moon. Scientists have long believed that water ice could exist in the ever-dark recesses at the moon’s poles and that belief has finally been confirmed...
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