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Dr. Alan Stern Answers Your Questions!
[/caption]Some of you may know, we recently launched a new "Ask" feature here at Universe Today. Our inaugural launch features…
Absolutely Spectacular Photos of Comet Lovejoy from the Space Station
[/caption] Check out this absolutely stunning collection of new Comet Lovejoy photos taken by space station commander Dan Burbank just…
NASA’s Dawn Orbiter snaps Best Ever Images of Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has swooped down to the closest orbit above the monster asteroid Vesta that the craft's cameras…
Have Complex Molecules Been Found on Pluto’s Surface?
[/caption] First there was the recent story about evidence for a possible subsurface ocean on Pluto, of all places. Now…
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Top Astronomy Events Coming Up in 2012
[/caption] As 2011 is drawing to a close, the festive season is here and many of us are winding down…
Is Jupiter’s Core Liquifying?
[/caption] Jupiter, the largest and most massive planet in our solar system, may be its own worst enemy. It turns…
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Curiosity Starts First Science on Mars Sojurn – How Lethal is Space Radiation to Life’s Survival
[/caption] Barely two weeks into the 8 month journey to the Red Planet, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover…
Ask Dr. Alan Stern
[/caption] We're testing a new "Ask" article format here at Universe Today and we know you've got a question you'd…
NASA Planning for Possible Landings on Europa
[/caption] All these worlds are yours except Europa Attempt no landing there Use them together use them in peace Despite…
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Revolutionary Air-Launched Commercial Rocket to Orbit Announced by Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen
[/caption] A mega quartet of luminaries led by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen and legendary aerospace designer Burt Rutan have…