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Hubble Telescope Zooms In On Mars
The Hubble Space Telescope gets in the act with a spectacular new close-up of Mars taken just days before opposition.…
New Horizons Sends Back First Science On Distant Kuiper Belt Object
With Pluto in its rear-view mirror, New Horizons is heading towards its next target, and sending back valuable science on…
30 km Wide Asteroid Impacted Australia 3.4 Billion Years Ago
Scientists in Australia have found evidence of an enormous asteroid impact about 3.5 billion years ago. But the site of…
Haumean Moons Deepen The Dwarf Planet Mystery
Pluto and Haumea have long been thought of as cousins. But a new study highlights Haumea's lack of small, icy…
ESA Regrets Not Buying Windshield Insurance
Thanks to astronaut Tim Peake, people here on Earth have been treated for the first time to an image of…
Japanese 3D Galaxy Map Confirms Einstein Was One Smart Dude
Using the largest 3-D map of the Universe to date, an team of researchers has shown that Einstein's theory of…
Rock Around the Comet Clock with Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope takes a deep look into the Comet 252P/LINEAR and discovers a spinning jet. We look at…
Super Secret X-37B Nears One Year In Orbit Doing ???
After nearly a year in orbit, speculation still abounds as to the X-37B spacecraft's true purpose, and what its been…
Is Earth’s Magnetic Field Ready to Flip?
Recent data from the ESO's trio of Swarm satellites point to a weakening of the Earth's magnetic field as well…
2007 OR10 Needs A Name. We Suggest Dwarfplanet McDwarfplanetyface
Astronomers using the Kepler spacecraft and data from the Herschel Space Observatory have given us a revealing glimpse of dwarf…