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NASA's InSight probe is set to land on Mars this afternoon at around 2 p.m. CST. Launched in May, the probe will end its journey to the Red Planet, where…
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There's a new probe on Mars. After Monday's tricky landing, NASA's InSight spacecraft is to deploy a sensitive seismometer and temperature probe to let scientists explore the planet's interior.
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From Texas Standard.The first words uttered from the surface of the moon were “Houston, tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.” More than 50 years…
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From Texas Standard.A flight from Dallas to London takes about nine hours on average – not bad, considering it's 4,800 miles away. But imagine cutting…
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From Texas Standard.Did you watch the big SpaceX rocket launch last week? It was pretty remarkable – a massive rocket lifting a payload of more than 60…
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From Texas Standard:Fifteen years ago today, on a clear blue Texas morning, the Space Shuttle Columbia reentered Earth's atmosphere after a successful…
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From Texas Standard.A musician and a scientist fall in love and then move to the South Pole. It’s not the intro to a joke – it’s the story of Jennifer…
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Researchers have discovered a new planet in a distant solar system, bringing the total number in the system to eight – the same number as in our own solar…
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Austin may not be in best spot to see the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, but there will be a show, nonetheless.The visible path of the total eclipse runs…
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When a resupply rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., today, viewers at home will be able to experience the launch like they were along for the…