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Ancient cave paintings may be sign of prehistoric astronomy

These ancient people were much more savvy than we suspected.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on the ISS -- they've been up there for at least two years

In space, no one can hear you sneeze.

Touchdown: NASA's InSight probe safely lands on Mars

The probe will study 'marsquakes'.

What happens to the brain in zero gravity? Well, it's not pleasant

The human brain copes poorly with microgravity -- and that's a big problem for space flight.

Scientists find the Sun's twin roughly 184 light-years away from Earth

The 'twin' was forged in the same stellar nursery as the Sun. It also has the same age, metallicity, chemical abundances, and even carbon-isotope ratios as the Sun.

NASA picks Jezero Crater for Mars 2020 rover landing site

Rocks collected by the new rover will be transported to Earth.

Check this out: mind blowing Virtual Reality simulation of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

It's simply mesmerizing.

'Oumuamua, our first interstellar visitor, is actually smaller than we thought

The small asteroid also seems to be emanating streams of gas that may explain why it was moving faster than it was supposed to.

Scientists turn Opportunity's 5,000th Martian sunrise into music

When science meets art.

Supermassive black hole pairs imaged in merging galactic cores

The same should happen six billion years from now when the Milky Way merges with Andromeda.

Earth has two additional 'moons' entirely made of dust

The huge clouds of dust closely orbiting Earth could affect the safety of future space explorations.

Hubble finds 'smiley face' drawn by galactic objects

NASA's space telescope was looking for new stars when it came across a happy accident.

Tesla Roadster and Starman have now traveled beyond Mars

The Tesla electric car has exceeded its warranty mileage more than 10,000 times.

Natural batteries formed Mars' organic carbon

Still no aliens. But this is definitely a cool find!

Astronomers image plasma flares on the bleeding edge of Milky Way's supermassive black hole

These flares should correspond to the point of no return for the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.

Parker solar probe comes closer to the sun than any other man-made spacecraft

And it's only getting warmed up.

Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun Pose a Big Threat to Earth

This is some scary stuff.

Cheap CubeSat snaps first images of Mars

While this isn't a remarkable achievement in itself, it shows that CubeSats are a viable technology for interplanetary missions.

The Universe is expanding -- gravitational waves could show us how fast

A massive breakthrough in astrophysics might enable us to finally determine the rate at which the universe expands.

Gas giants orbiting young star may require astronomers to rethink planetary formation

A bizarre stellar 'toddler' is leaving scientists scratching their heads.

American and Russian astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz launch

The incident adds more strain to already tense relations between the US and Russian space programs.

Search for alien life needs to be integral to NASA missions in the future, new report says

A Congress-mandated committee recommends that finding alien life becomes a priority for most NASA missions.

Planetary rings are surprisingly chemically-rich, paper reports

The findings raise some interesting questions about these beautiful structures.

If we want to find the "missing" dark matter, we have to look beyongblack holes

Dark matter makes up most of the universe -- and we still don't really know what it is.

Lockheed Martin unveils lunar lander concept meant send astronauts to the moon

The huge lander is supposed to ferry humans between an orbiting space station and the lunar surface.

Key ingredient for life on Earth may have come from outer space

Phosphates forged in space made their way to Earth on comets and asteroid.

University creates Mars-like soil -- and you can buy it dirt cheap

A way to create a piece of Mars here on Earth -- kind of.

Scientists spot dust storms on Titan for the first time

It's the third Solar System body, in addition to Earth and Mars, where dust storms have been observed.

Earth's green history may help scientists spot plant life on alien planets

Thanks, plants!

Watch this awesome giant net collect garbage in space

An experimental spacecraft designed to solve our growing space junk problem was a sound success.

History in the making: Japan lands two rovers on asteroid

This could give insights on the birth of the Earth, and even the solar system.

How NASA tech made its way into everyday life

The technology initially developed for space is remarkably common in everyday life applications on Earth.

California to launch its "own damn satellite" to monitor air pollution, climate change

Go Cali, go!

Volcanoes on dwarf planet ooze ice instead of molten lava

Ceres just got a heck of a lot more interesting to researchers.

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first Moon tourist -- and he's bringing artists along

Very Renaissance-y, I love it!

It Is Possible Jupiter Could Support Life, Scientists Say

The chances of it happening are pretty slim though.

SpaceX will send its first passenger around the moon aboard a Big Freaking Rocket

It's been almost 50 years since a human has come this close to the moon.

Astronaut tweets incredible pictures of Hurricane Florence heading for the US East Coast

"Watch out, America!"

Stephen Colbert ridicules administrator's plan to allow NASA corporate sponsorships

Astronaut suits plastered in ads like NASCAR racers? Now that's a thought...

SETI project uses AI to track down mysterious light source

Scientists are still in the dark but the new insights place them a step closer to the source of fast radio bursts.

Pluto is a planet after all, say planetary scientists

Good news for Pluto fans!

Unique swirl patterns point to the Moon's magnetic past

Nice swirls!

Jupiter's magnetic field is extremely bizarre, potentially due to unknown processes in its core

We have no idea why this happens -- but we do have hypotheses.

Russia: International Space Station leak might have been deliberate sabotage

Glue and duct tape saved the day...

Watch the 'World on Fire' in this amazing NASA satellite image

On any given day, large areas of the globe are covered in fire.

STEVE, the 'ribbon aurora', is actually a new kind of celestial phenomenon

Scientists now call STEVE a 'skyglow'.

NASA finds ice on the Moon -- raising prospects of a lunar colony

Finally, something to put in my lunar glass of whisky.

More than a third of all planets bigger than Earth may be 'water worlds'

Up to 35 percent of exoplanets bigger than the Earth are water worlds!

Ancient galaxies found in our cosmic neighborhood

The galaxies date from the so-called cosmic Dark Ages.

Earth may have 'mini-moons' that could answer some interesting astronomy

The moon is Earth's only permanent natural satellite, but it may be in the company of tiny asteroids trapped in the planet's orbit.

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