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'Superbolts' are real, and they flash up to 1,000 times brighter than regular lightningScientists recently calculated the power of so-called superbolts — brighter-than-average lightning strikes.
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Here's everything we know about the secretive spy satellite launching tonightThe U.S. government is putting something big and secret in orbit tonight (Sept 30). Here's the little we can glean from public information.
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Russia just tested anti-satellite space weapon, US claimsThe U.S. government says Russia tested an anti-satellite space weapon July 15. Russia says it was an inspector satellite. Nothing was destroyed.
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Satellite 'license plates' and re-igniting rocket fuel could head off space junk crashesIn low Earth orbit's growing "space junkyard," new technologies could reduce the risk of collisions.
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What Does It Take to Be a Moon?When is a moon not a moon — and does it matter?
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Sleuths Find the Top-Secret (and Classified) Satellite Behind Trump's Tweeted PhotoIt was only a matter of time: Amateur sleuths think they've tracked down the satellite that took a high-resolution image of the aftermath of an Iranian missile disaster.
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Space Archaeology Is a Thing. And It Involves Lasers and Spy SatellitesHigh-orbiting satellites offer clues about what lies buried underground.
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Indiana Jones Meets 'Star Wars' in 'Archaeology From Space.' Enter to Win a Copy!What's it like to uncover the mysteries of ancient civilizations...from space?
