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NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

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Here’s why it took Gmail 13 years to stop scanning your email to target ads

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The “stardust” wasp is a creepy-looking, 100 million-year-old tribute to David Bowie

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Scientists think there’s a Mars-shaped object lurking in the solar system past Neptune

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In a rare move, Google starts purging health records from its search results

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Smells like green spirit: Lime Skittles fans have hounded Mars Inc. into submission

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Facebook is building an army of U.K. users to fight extremism

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Amazon’s drone “beehive” patent proves the company is full of mad scientists

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The OTC hearing aid market could boom in 2018—if Congress lets it

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After being blamed for division, Facebook’s new mission seeks to foster unity

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Beautycounter’s scientists invented a moisturizer that mimics your skin’s biology

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

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How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

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What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

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How One Art Festival Encourages And Celebrates Global Diversity

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Snapchat Unveils A New Way For You To Stalk Your Friends--And Other Stories You Might've Missed

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Grindr For Equality Is Turning The Gay Hookup App Into A Trusted Source Of Health And Wellness Info

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Travis Kalanick Is Out--Where Does Uber Go From Here?

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How The VP of Global Marketing At Facebook Got Her Start Serving Sandwiches At A Theater

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Happy 30th Birthday To The GIF!

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Seattle's Space Needle Is Getting A Major Facelift--And Other Stories You Might've Missed

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How Previously Working For An Oil Company Helped Shape This Jigsaw Employee’s Values

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From Film FX To The U.S. Department of Defense: Inside Zoic’s Revolutionary Lab

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NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

The most important skill an astronaut can have doesn’t necessarily involve hard science.

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

The space agency adapted Microsoft’s mixed-reality technology to help scientists and engineers explore Mars and design better spacecraft.

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

The Opportunity rover has been on Mars for 11 years and roved over 26.2 miles, and now there’s a time-lapse video of the entire journey.

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

Europa mission planner Bobak Ferdowsi on <em>Star Trek</em>, haircuts, and NASA’s search for life.

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

NASA’s amazing Orion re-entry video—complete with “sci-fi” music: for those who prefer a 20,000-mph ride from the comfort of home.

All The Wonder Of Space And Human Exploration, Packed Into A Gorgeous 4-Minute Film

All The Wonder Of Space And Human Exploration, Packed Into A Gorgeous 4-Minute Film

<em>Wanderers</em> is a new short film that pairs enhanced visuals from NASA’s archives with an epic score and Carl Sagan narration. It is totally out of this world.

Eye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of Hurricanes

Eye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of Hurricanes

Hurricane season is in full swing. Here’s what it would look like if every storm since 1851 was circling at the same time.

It’s Getting Hot In Here: A Video Of Climate Change

It’s Getting Hot In Here: A Video Of Climate Change

A new visualization from NASA shows the spikes in temperature that have occurred over the last 120 years.

Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars

Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars

The Apollo 11 astronaut makes the case for a permanent settlement on the Red Planet.

What Does Space Smell Like?

What Does Space Smell Like?

Astronaut Reid Wiseman takes to Twitter with an olfactory report from space.

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The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

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If You Can’t Ban Cars Downtown, Just Take Away The Parking Spaces

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This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week

This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week

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Your Instagram Photos Star In This Funny (And Creepy) Short Film

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Amazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper

Amazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper

This Beautiful Replica Of The Moon Is Floating Around London

13 Courtroom Drawings That Captured History

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Want To Be More Creative And Successful? Fight The Urge To Focus

Want To Be More Creative And Successful? Fight The Urge To Focus

The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week