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Meteorites carrying both water and organic compounds point to an ocean world "seeding life" in the universe

Why spread your seed across the Earth when you can spread it across space?

Strange interstellar stone discovered in Egypt is like nothing else found in the solar system

A unique cosmic stone challenges what we know about how the solar system formed.

Japanese astronaut didn't actually grow 3½" taller after only three weeks in space [UPDATE]

The astronaut apologized for the 'fake news'.

Millenniums-old rock art in India could be humanity's first record of a supernova

India was into astrophysics before it was cool.

What Curiosity found on Mars are probably just crystals -- not fossils

This is likely not our first brush with alien life.

Nearby star is like a 'Rosetta Stone' for understanding the sun's cycles and variability

Star can be capricious but understanding their mood swings is definitely worth it.

First topographic map of Titan reveals surprisingly Earth-like features

The intriguing moon Titan just became even more interesting.

China will grow potatoes on the dark side of the moon by the end of the year

A trifecta consisting of a lunar probe, lander, and rover will be deployed for this purpose.

Chinese space station will come crashing down in March, but it probably won't hit anyone

Doesn't hurt to stay under a roof while it happens, though.

Atmospheric methane on Mars changes with the seasons -- and we don't really know why

We don't want to say there's life on Mars... but there could be life on Mars.

Researchers measure the interior of two stars, find our models weren't quite right

Not everything is as we believed in the core of these hot bodies.

Supermassive black holes eventually stop star formation

Supermassive black holes slowly eject cold gas.

Astronauts identify microbes in space for the first time

We really do contaminate everything we touch -- and space is no exception.

Not so dry after all: Mars lost much of its water to the crust

Mars might be abundant in water. The problem is its trapped in minerals inside the planet's crust.

In the Pisces constellation, one star is busy devouring its own planetary offspring

Giving "family dinner" a whole new meaning.

Elon Musk shows off Falcon Heavy one month before its maiden flight

The stunning pictures capture the might of the soon-to-be 'most powerful rocket' in operation.

Jupiter is still a ridiculously beautiful place judging from Juno's pics, and here's how it does it

A dash of chemistry, a stroke of physics, all mixed in with behemothian mass.

Blue Origin makes first test flight in over a year, tests new Crew Capsule

The booster sent the unmanned crew capsule to the edge of space. They both soft landed on Earth later.

Boeing wants to beat SpaceX to Mars. Elon Musk: "Do it"

The two companies are in a direct competition, and we just can't have enough of it.

The International Space Station is mounting a new device to protect it from space junk

It's a sensor that will tell scientists how common small, but dangerous debris are.

Wildfires roar through Southern Cali as NASA and ESA satellites watch, powerless to intervene

Immense devastation has been wrought upon California this year.

Oldest black hole found by astronomers -- the gargantuan object lies 13 billion light years away from us

It's the farthest, oldest, and perhaps most mysterious object we've ever discovered.

Ginormous hydrogen clouds whizz around the Milky Way at phenomenal speeds

Scientists gain new insight into mysterious cloud formations traveling around the galaxy.

ISS bacteria is almost the same as in your home, and that's a good thing

Microbes seem at home in the space lab.

Europa's tectonics might be powered by salt, could sustain life on the moon

Different causes, same effect.

Huge exoplanet ten times more massive than Jupiter has unique carbon monoxide atmosphere

There's no water in its stratosphere -- a first that might change what scientists think Hot Jupiters form.

NASA's new 2020 rover will look a lot like Curiosity but with some important tweaks

Those are some big wheels to fill.

MIT researchers design forest domes for Mars colonists

If we're going on Mars, we're going in style.

Earth worms can reproduce in Mars-like conditions, study shows

The worms could be crucial for a garden-like ecosystem if we ever want to establish a Martian colony.

Cassini's stunning farewell picture of Saturn

After 11 years in space, this marvelous shot of the ringed planet was taken

That flowing briny water on Mars? It might just be sand

That's how science works sometimes.

Cigar-shaped asteroid is the first interstellar object we've seen in the solar system

A strange visitor from interstellar space came to visit. It might teach us a thing or two about the universe.

NASA reinvents the wheel with new, 'chainmail' tire design

Finally, no more flat tires!

Layers of hydrocarbon haze could explain why Pluto's so super-cold

Pluto just got a lot more interesting.

New Earth-sized exoplanet found nearby might be 'comfy' enough for life

Who knows -- this might make a great second home.

Astronomers are on the lookout for low-frequency gravitational waves generated by merging supermassive black holes

An ingenious technique could enable us to witness some of the strongest gravitational waves.

'Zombie star' cheats death again and again, dumbfounding scientists

A unique astronomical event is leaving many scientists scratching their heads.

Astronomers find one of the oldest known object in the Universe, formed only a billion years after Big Bang

It's supposed to be one of the first galaxies.

Researchers discover a planet so big it might not be a planet after all

Too big for a planet, too small for a star.

Enceladus' hidden ocean is kept warm by porous core

The findings could have important consequences for the prospect of finding alien life there.

What the oldest spiral galaxy can teach us about how the Milky Way evolved

It was around just 2.6 billion years after the Big Bang.

Looking to understand dark matter, a duo of scientists turned the Earth into a huge sensor

Legen -- wait for it -- science!

Long-term exposure to microgravity changes brain structure of astronauts

Seems like the brain of astronauts starts to float upward.

NASA Scientists find 20 potentially habitable planets

Trick or treat? I'm dressed as a habitable planet.

Boiling water shapes Mars' landscape, experiment reveals

It's not heat, but low pressure that drives this boiling.

For the first time ever, our solar system is getting an outside visitor

Put the kettle on, we have a visitor.

Massive 2.3-gigapixel image of Fornax Galaxy Cluster documents galactic 'serial killer'

You'll feel very, very small after reading seeing this image.

NASA wants Curiosity Rover to resume drilling on Mars

It took a bit of creative tinkering, but significant progress has been reported.

Cassini is no more, but it left us one of the most memorable photos of Saturn

The spacecraft's legacy lives on.

How Spanish scientists described a solar flare in 1886

He was one of the pioneers of studying solar activity.

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