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Jupiter Not the Planetary Protector We Thought it Was?
Far from being a deflector shield that protected Earth from comets, a new study shows that Jupiter may have directed…
Earth From Afar Would Look Only 82% Right For Life
How habitable would Earth look from a distant point in the Milky Way? As it turns out, there's only an…
First Atlas Launch of 2016 Set For Blastoff with Air Force GPS Satellite on Feb. 5 – Watch Live
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION - The first launch of 2016 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is poised for blastoff on…
What Are Alien Megastructures?
Did scientists find a giant alien structure around KIC 8462852? Probably not, but if they did, what would these structures…
The Highest-Resolution Image Ever Seen in Astronomy
This image of a jet of material streaming out of a black hole 900 million light years from Earth, required…
China Shares Stunning New Moon Photos With the World
China has released hundreds of photos from Chang'e 3 lunar lander and Yutu rover.
50 Years Ago We Got Our First Picture from the Moon
On this date half a century ago the Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft made humanity's first-ever soft landing on the surface of…
A Challenge in Visual Athletics: Hunting the Gegenschein
Hunting the elusive counter glow known as the gegenschein takes sharp eyes, dark skies, persistence and patience. This weekend provides…
A Cataclysmic Collision Formed the Moon, but Killed Theia
The Moon is the first object in space that fascinate us Earthlings, and wondering how it got there is a…
NASA’s Orion Crew Module Backbone Arrives at KSC Aboard Super Guppy for Exploration Mission-1
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Looking amazingly like a fish flying across the skies high above the Florida space coast, NASA’s…