Cassie Kelly
NASA Races to Figure Out Stealthy Solar Storms
Here’s how a “normal” solar storm happens: Magnetic fields and plasma explode from within the sun’s corona, called a coronal mass...
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CASSANDRA J. KELLY
Cassie Kelly
Jul 3, 20174 min
Radiation Could be the Silent Killer of Mars Colonists
The first colonists on Mars will be tasked with flying a massive spacecraft to the planet, landing safely, laying the groundwork for a...
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Cassie Kelly
Jun 14, 20174 min
Mars Needs a Whole New Clock and Calendar
Soon enough, humans will be living on Mars, almost 40 million miles from their home planet. This will require some major work, like...
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Cassie Kelly
Jun 2, 20172 min
The Electrifying Reason Lightning Can Make Space Rockets Explode
On June 1, a SpaceX Falcon 9 was meant to make history twice over as the 100th launch from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center and...
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Cassie Kelly
Jun 1, 20173 min
What is NICER? The Mission Launching on the CRS-11 Falcon 9 Today
There are some objects in the universe that just don’t make sense, and our current technology isn’t advanced enough to help. But, on June...
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Cassie Kelly
May 24, 20172 min
Global Drug Survey Reveals the World's Most Dangerous Substance
The results of the latest Global Drug Survey (GDS) are in, and they’ve revealed the most dangerous substance in the world. According to...
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Cassie Kelly
May 22, 20172 min
Want to Build An Extremely Large Telescope? You Need a Mirror Like This
The latest technological feat by the European Southern Observatory is an optical/near infrared telescope that will be the world’s...
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Cassie Kelly
May 15, 20173 min
SpaceX's New Mini-Falcon 9, the Block 5, Will Re-Fly in a Day
On March 30, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, said his next goal was 24-hour re-flight for Falcon 9-based missions. He’s already condensed...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 26, 20174 min
Women's Ridesharing Apps Are Popping Up Everywhere
Women are taking a stand and making a place for themselves in the ride-sharing community. As soon as Nancy picked up the passenger for a...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 24, 20171 min
Scientists Found Something Super Weird in This Giant Glob of Stars
Globular clusters are just as they sound: giant spherical globs of stars gravitationally bound by a central force. But the source of that...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 19, 20173 min
The 7 Worst Immediate Effects of an Asteroid Hitting Earth, Ranked
Unlike the dinosaurs, humans have a pretty good idea of what will happen if a six-mile-across asteroid smacks the planet, thanks to a new...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 14, 20172 min
Next NASA Launch a Chance to 'Stand Where You Would Surely Die'
To witness a rocket leave Earth at 4.9 miles per second is always breathtaking for its ambition, brilliance, and wonder but one area...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 13, 20172 min
NASA Scientist Says Her Money Is on Europa for Alien Life
There is now solid evidence that Jupiter’s moon Europa has plumes much like Saturn’s moon Enceladus, meaning the probability of an ocean...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 6, 20172 min
Kreisel’s New Electric Supercar is Absolutely Stunning
Austrian electric car manufacturer Kreisel Electric unleashed its newest beast today: the EVEX 910e. This sleek retro-design is...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 5, 20172 min
NASA Imagines What Cassini's Noble Death Will Look Like
As the Cassini probe enters its final mission this month, NASA is reminiscing about some of the spacecraft’s greatest achievements and...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 4, 20172 min
DroneClash is BattleBots for Quadcopters
The first ever DroneClash tournament promises fire, carnage, broken glass and thousands of dollars in smashed quadcopters. The...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 31, 20172 min
SpaceX Salvaged a $6 Million Nose Cone From the Falcon 9 Reflight
Good news: The first stage Falcon 9 booster wasn’t the only expenditure SpaceX managed to write off from Thursday’s SES-10 launch — in...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 24, 20172 min
This New 3D Map of Stardust is a Treasure Map Leading to New Stars
The galaxy is a filthy place. With bits and debris lingering everywhere, it is very difficult for scientists to see neighboring planets...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 22, 20172 min
Google's Street View Cars Now Actively Fight Climate Change
Google Street View has mapped out remote islands and the mouths of active volcanoes, but its latest project could actually help save the...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 22, 20172 min
Incredible New Map Reveals Secrets of Earth's Magnetic Field
Earth’s magnetic field affects the planet’s climate, tectonic shifts, gravity, and even its rotation. However, its most important...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 20, 20172 min
Edible Robots Could Explore Exotic Places and Crawl Onto Your Plate
When people think of robots, food usually isn’t the first thing to come to mind. Robots aren’t typically edible, but that could change: a...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 13, 20172 min
Scientists May Have Solved the Origin of Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive black holes sit at the center of nearly every massive galaxy situated in the universe. Scientists don’t know how...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 13, 20172 min
130,000-Year-Old Fossil Has Been Anointed "Mother of All Bison"
Scientists are calling what is believed to be the oldest bison fossil ever recorded the “mother of all bison,” a huge discovery in...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 8, 20172 min
This Ancient Stardust May Throw Off the Entire Cosmic Timeline
In the context of the universe, a couple thousand or million light-years of distance is just stone’s throw away. But it’s stranger still...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 5, 20172 min
The 'Minitaur' Robot Looks Dainty, but is Actually Hardcore
The Minitaur may look dainty, but its makers promise it’s actually a hardcore work robot. Jiren Parikh, CEO of the Philadelphia-based...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 2, 20173 min
A.I. is Now 10 Times Better Than a Professional Poker Player
Scientists at the University of Alberta are cracking away at the complexities of artificial intelligence with their new “DeepStack”...
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Cassie Kelly
Mar 1, 20172 min
There's a New Test for Pee in Pools, and It Is Sweet
If you’ve ever relieved yourself in a public swimming pool and laughed at all the innocent victims of your dirty little secret, consider...
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Cassie Kelly
Feb 22, 20172 min
These Are the Telescopes Which May Have Just Found Earth 2.0
On Wednesday, NASA revealed one of the biggest exoplanet discoveries ever made: seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star 40 light-years...
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Cassie Kelly
Feb 14, 20173 min
Here's the Technical Reason the Oroville Dam Spillways Burst
On Sunday, officials at the California Department of Water Resources noticed massive holes in both the main and emergency spillways of...
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Cassie Kelly
Feb 10, 20173 min
Inexpensive New Material Cools Houses Without Using Any Energy
Colorado just got even cooler. A team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have designed a new roofing material that will...
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Cassie Kelly
Feb 10, 20174 min
How to Know if a Robot Will Steal Your Job or Help You With It
In an age of robotic revolution, the possibilities for automation are endless. Robots can deliver room service to you, haul a package to...
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Cassie Kelly
Feb 6, 20172 min
Here's How Intel Drones Nearly Stole the Show From Lady Gaga
A swarm of Intel “shooting star” drones wowed millions Sunday night: The synchronized formation of 300 quadcopters flew perfectly in-sync...
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Cassie Kelly
Feb 1, 20172 min
This Wicked Glimpse of Two Gorgeous Nebulas Feels Infinitely Long
You can literally zoom into this photo for light-years. Containing nearly two billion pixels, this stunning new image of the Cat’s Paw...
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Cassie Kelly
Feb 1, 20173 min
Researchers Develop a Remarkable Flying "Bat Bot"
A bat-like robot may soon be the superhero we’ve been waiting for. Inspired, a team of engineers from the California Institute of...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 27, 20172 min
This Artist Is on a Mission to Create a Thousand Miniature Worlds
It takes a great deal of thought to imagine what an entirely new planet would look like, with its own unique sun, moons, and place in the...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 23, 20172 min
Space Beer Can't Exist Because Bubbles Need Gravity
There’s a reason astronauts don’t toast with frothy brews in space: Beer is pretty much impossible to drink in zero gravity. The laws of...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 16, 20171 min
Chernobyl is Getting a Makeover With a Huge Solar Plant
Hearing “Chernobyl” — the 1986 industrial accident that transformed a Ukrainian industrial city into a radioactive ghost town — doesn’t...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 10, 20172 min
American Consumerism is Making Animals Go Extinct
It’s no secret that Americans have a love affair with their stuff, but where is that stuff actually coming from? A new detailed map shows...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 6, 20172 min
A Team of Russian and U.S. Scientists Want to Find Aliens on Venus
Venus has some spooky looking clouds swirling around its atmosphere, and scientists think it might be the evil doing of extraterrestrial...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 5, 20172 min
This Coal Plant Makes Baking Soda Out of Carbon Emissions
A coal-powered plant in Tuticorin, India has found an innovative way to capture carbon emissions — by recycling them into soda ash, an...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 4, 20172 min
Diet Soda is a Nutritional Scam
Diet sodas, by nature of having the word diet upfront, are the healthier versions of sodas, right? Nope, warns a study published in PLOS...
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Cassie Kelly
Jan 3, 20172 min
The Volcano Viewing Site That Sunk Into the Sea Is Only "Temporarily Closed"
Hawaii had an earth-shattering celebration on New Year’s Eve when the active volcano Kīlauea erupted and 22 acres of the lava delta...
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