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Fastest human spacecraft launches for the sun's corona

A modern-day Icarus will soar for the sun tomorrow.

The universe's rate of expansion is in dispute – and we may need new physics to solve it

What is being seen is that the universe is expanding faster nearby than we would expect based on more distant measurements.

NASA's brand new TESS telescope is already sending back impressive footage

Even before it actually started doing science, TESS sent back awesome footage of a passing comet.

Bizarre, rogue planet boasts impressive magnetic aurora

It's a planet -- no, it's a brown dwarf. No, it's... both?

Unique 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is a remnant of the early solar system

It's older than Earth itself!

Curiosity celebrates its sixth "birthday" -- with no song and nothing but a tweet

Happy birthday, dear Curiosity! Happy birthday to you!

Terraforming Mars might be nearly impossible -- but Elon Musk isn't phased about it

A kind reminder that we're living in paradise.

The Milky Way once had a large sister galaxy -- but Andromeda devoured it

Astronomers unravel a gruesome galactic murder... and we might be next!

All this time, outer space was secretly much closer than we thought

Tricksy, tricksy space.

Life may be teeming just inches beneath Europa's frozen surface

An exciting new study entertains the possibility of alien life on Jupiter's icy moon.

NASA eavesdropped on the Sun, and they made a video so you can hear it too

With a bit of help from NASA, you can now hear the sun's roar -- and it's glorious.

Scientists detect an underground lake filled with liquid water on Mars

This might be the news of the year!

The moon may have been habitable during its early history -- twice

The moon might have once had pools of water on its surface and even a thick atmosphere.

Two billion years ago, Andromeda 'ate' a sister-galaxy of the Milky Way

The findings could topple our current understanding of how galaxies merge.

NASA will soon launch a probe that will travel through the sun's atmosphere -- here's what you need to know

A modern-day Icarus -- but this one won't get burned.

We may have just witnessed a close-by star devour the remnants of a planet

Gluttony? Tsk tsk tsk.

This is the best photo of Neptune we have so far, and it looks amazing

Color me impressed!

Twelve new moons discovered around Jupiter, pointing to a violent past

Jupiter can boast the most moons in the Solar System.

Most advanced air quality satellite releases first open data to the public

We all deserve to breathe cleaner air -- this is where this mission comes in.

The constellation Vela explodes with color (and new suns) in ESO-captured snaps

Space -- the prettiest frontier.

Comet 67P harbors oxygen molecules as old as the Solar System

I wonder if it smells stale.

Rumors of Opportunity's death "very premature", despite three-weeks silence

Hang in there, buddy!

Wind power could be harvested on Mars -- and this might be a game changer

This could be a game changer.

Most objects in the asteroid belt come from a handful of wrecked ancient planets

Asteroids have families too.

Uranus may have collided with a cosmic body twice the size of Earth, explaining its unusual tilt

The icy gas giant likely collided with a massive cosmic body about 4 billion years ago.

Astronomers capture first images of an exoplanet forming

All babies are adorable, right?

Enceladus "the only body besides Earth to satisfy all of the basic requirements for life," Cassini reveals

This small moon has huge potential.

NASA orbiter snaps gorgeous 'blue' dune on the Red Planet

This is an enhanced image, though.

The International Space Station just launched a harpoon-toting satellite to keep it safe from space junk

Few problems will persist after a generous application of stabbings.

Juno images Jupiter's dreamy clouds à la Van Gogh

A rare view of Jupiter's tumultuous vortices.

NASA updates its plan to deflect dangerous asteroids

It's the "small" asteroids that we really need to be preparing for.

Mars' huge dust storm is now a "global" storm

Yarrr, there be a storm a'brewing!

How to "Weigh" Baby Planets

Weighing without using a scale.

Curiosity's taking selfies as Opportunity braves the storm

Not all of NASA's rovers are having a tough time.

Scientists find 121 giant planets that might host habitable moons

There's a good chance life is thriving on alien moons.

Scientists directly image particle jet emitted by supermassive black hole devouring a star

It's the first time astronomers have achieved this feat.

Scientists find baby exoplanets using a completely new method

The method is a lot like tracing the ripples made by a rock thrown in a pond.

New analysis reveals that Ceres' spots harbor a lot of organic material

It's not a sign that Ceres ever harbored life, but it surely doesn't hurt its odds.

Opportunity braves the worst sand storm it's ever faced, might not make it

Come on Mars, why you gotta be like this?

Scientists collect interstellar dust that formed the Earth and solar system

The findings might revolutionize our understanding of how the solar system came to be, as well as all planetary bodies for that matter.

Scientists just found the first relic galaxy -- it's remained unchanged since the early universe

A breakthrough moment in astronomy.

Astronomers find three new Earth-sized exoplanets in the same solar system

It's exciting news for alien hunters.

NASA finds organic building blocks of life on Mars... along with peculiar methane variability in its atmosphere

Peering closer into Mars' potentially habitable past.

New Horizons wakes up for its most remote target yet -- Ultima Thule

Boldly waking up where nobody has gone before.

The curious case of Jupiter's lightning, solved by the Juno craft

Lightning bolts on Jupiter are both similar and completely different from those on Earth.

The moon is moving away from Earth and this is making days longer

Early Earth had 5-hour days.

Pluto has frozen 'sand' dunes made from methane ice

It's the last place scientists expected to find something like this.

Amazing views of Earth captured by NOAA's latest weather satellite

The level of detail is exceptional.

Making babies on Mars will be challenging and might even lead to a new species of humans

Are we ready for the biggest ethical challenges mankind has ever faced?

Astronauts on the International Space Station will grow probiotic-rich broccoli

The return of the space veggies.

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