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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.

All countries in the world invited to join on the China Space Station

It should be ready by the mid-2020s.

NASA explains how one of its cameras melted during rocket launch

Watch this brave camera's last moments as it gets engulfed in flames.

Scientists observe 'black widow' pulsar in unprecedented resolution

A rapidly rotating star is consuming a helpless brown dwarf, and scientists are recording the event in excruciating detail.

Pluto might have been formed by a billion comets

Pluto just got weirder.

NOAA's newest, most sophisticated satellite can't keep itself cool enough to work properly

Fingers crossed that the NOAA guys can remotely fix their flagship satellite.

Curiosity Rover is back to drilling Martian rocks -- and this is really important

NASA engineers had to invent a new clever technique.

New evidence backs up existence of mysterious 'Planet Nine' in the outer solar system

An elusive planet ten times more massive than Earth may be lurking in the outer fringes of the solar system.

China launches satellite, prepares for unprecedented landing on Dark Side of the Moon

"Come to the dark side" the Moon, presumably, told China. China decided to go.

Saturn's tiny moons? It's all ravioli and collisions

A story of "crash boom bang" around Saturn, with a pasta topping.

Astronomers find the first permanent "immigrant" in our solar system

I don't think any wall can keep this guy out.

Astronomers discover the fastest-growing black hole we've ever known

It's the hungriest thing we've ever seen.

New, powerful laser system proposed for the International Space Station's defense

The station is in serious peril from all the junk we've left in orbit.

NASA wants to send a tiny helicopter along with the next 2020 rover mission

It will allow scientists to explore Mars like they could only imagine until now.

NASA shuttle finds evidence of water plumes on Europa -- sparking more hopes signs of life

This could be huge for our search of extraterrestrial life.

"Exiled" asteroid shouldn't be where it is

How did it get there?

These NASA researchers think Pluto is planet, but our definitions are 'bullshit' -- so they want to change them

I've never given up on you, Pluto.

Mock lunar dust kills cultured cells, alters DNA -- raising concerns about the real thing's toxicity

Dust 2.no.

Cloud-free exoplanet provides best evidence of sodium in planets outside our solar system so far

A cloudless exoplanet has become a benchmark for astronomers to gauge sodium content in alien worlds.

Astronomers find helium in exoplanet's atmosphere for the first time

It took abnormally look considering helium is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe.

NASA lander will study 'Marsquakes'

The quakes will help scientists learn more about Mars' interior.

Salty, subglacial lakes in Canada could be key for studying aliens

This would allow us to gain a new understanding of extraterrestrial life.

NASA and ESA team up to bring Martian soil back home

A great partnership for a great goal.

Despite their violent impacts, asteroids could still deposit water on Earth

Ever wondered where the water you drink truly comes from?

Recently found exoplanet is so dark, it absorbs 99% of incoming light

It's like a Vantablack planet!

Flock of 14 colliding galaxies set to become the largest structure in the universe

It's quite possibly one of the most massive objects in the universe.

Scientists complete most precise star map, revealing hidden details in our galaxy

An incredibly fruitful mission sheds new secrets about the Milky Way.

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