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Indian Teen, And Her Claims Of Being A NASA Panellist: The Real Story

NASA informed BOOM that the 14yo was selected as a panellist through a third-party service, based on false information...

26 Aug 2021 2:45 AM GMT

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NASA Has Not Selected US Teen Alyssa Carson For One-Way Mission To...

Alyssa Carson is not yet a qualified astronaut, and the technology to facilitate a human mission to Mars is still in...

16 Jun 2021 11:30 AM GMT

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Video Of SpaceX Starship Prototype Falsely Shared As Chinese Rocket...

The viral clip shows a prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket exploding on impact during an attempted...

10 May 2021 9:25 AM GMT

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Did Not Take This Photo Of The Sun

The photo was actually taken from Earth by an independent astrophotographer and it is not the closest-ever shot of the...

25 Feb 2021 7:14 AM GMT

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Edited Photo Of The Sun Falsely Shared As Clicked By NASA

The photo is an edited image that was taken by an independent photographer. NASA told AFP that the photo was 'not a NASA ...

16 Feb 2021 2:26 PM GMT

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Did NASA Claim The Sun Could Rise From The West? Not Really

NASA has not announced the possibility of the sun rising from the west which is a sign that doomsday is approaching.

2 Feb 2021 10:41 AM GMT

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Does NASA Always Seek The Pope's Blessings Before Every Space Mission?

The Pope has blessed NASA missions and astronauts, but there are no credible reports to suggest that papal approval is...

31 Oct 2020 3:17 PM GMT

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Video Of 2014 NASA Rocket Explosion Shared As Recent

A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows an American rocket...

19 Aug 2020 5:41 AM GMT

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Will Moon And Mars Appear Of Equal Size In The Night Sky On Aug 27?

The US space agency NASA has explained that, even with magnification, Mars will not appear as large as a full Moon.

17 Aug 2020 2:11 PM GMT

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No, This Photo Is Not Of Northern Lights As Seen From Space

NASA said the image is from a 2009 animated video about Saturn's aurora.

14 Aug 2020 1:37 PM GMT

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No, NASA Did Not Add A 13th Zodiac Sign named 'Ophiuchus'

The hoax has been present online since at least 2011. NASA have already dismissed the hoax before.

23 July 2020 4:30 AM GMT

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Edited Image Of Mercury, Venus And Saturn Over Pyramids Of Giza Viral

The image was computer generated in 2011; astrophysicists say the capturing of such a perfect alignment is 'impossible'.

1 March 2020 7:02 PM GMT