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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.

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?

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