NASA’s Cassini spacecraft began its final tour around Saturn’s large, icy moons making the first of several encounters with Enceladus…
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Twin NASA spacecraft to crash into mountain on the moon
Ebb and Flow chased each other around the moon for nearly a year, peering into the interior. With dwindling fuel…
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Pink alien planet is smallest yet photographed
Astronomers have snapped a photo of a pink alien world that’s the smallest yet exoplanet found around a star like…
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Investors shrug at pie in the sky plans to mine asteroids, moon
A slew of space entrepreneurs are trying to convince investors that there’s gold — and platinum and other precious minerals…
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There’s a traffic jam at the International Space Station
It’s a busy week in orbit at the International Space Station. With nine astronauts set to crowd the station this…
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Look up! 13 must-see stargazing events in 2013
As 2012 comes to a close, some might wonder what is looming sky-wise for 2013.What celestial events might we look…
Read More4.5 billion ‘alien Earths’ may populate Milky Way
Billions of Earth-like alien planets likely reside in our Milky Way galaxy, and the nearest such world may be just…
Read More‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse today: how to watch live
The moon will block part of the sun Thursday to create a potentially amazing “ring of fire” and you can…
Read MoreStephen Hawking: ‘God particle’ could destroy the universe
Stephen Hawking, who once cautioned that both artificial intelligence and invading aliens could wipe out the human race, now has…
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Water found in atmosphere of nearby alien planet
Water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of one of the first alien planets ever identified by astronomers. Advances…
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