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Scientists discover first pulsing white dwarf binary star

Every two minutes, this pulsing star lights up the entire star system.

Man in Space: Tim Peake

Six months, floating above the Earth, with no gravity, no family and only radio contact with your home planet. Anyone can do it, right?

Too big to orbit: Jupiter is so massive it doesn't actually orbit the Sun

They actually take one another for a spin.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is heating its upper atmosphere

The swirling gases could shed light on the atmosphere of other planets within and outside of our solar system.

Scientists uncover unique speed and direction of Milky Way's spinning 'halo'

The findings could reveal the location of the missing matter of our universe.

Large Underground Xenon experiment fails to detect dark matter

Invisible dark matter continues to elude scientists

Viking 1: Laying the Foundation of Space Exploration on Mars

We have touched Mars. There is life on Mars, and it is us—extensions of our eyes in all directions, extensions of our mind, extensions of our heart and soul… — Ray Bradbury, science fiction author, speaking at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, October 8, 1976 Traveling to Mars has been the dream of many […]

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovers 104 new planets outside of Milky Way

Of these planets, four are believed to potentially be similar to Earth.

Gravitational pull causes some earthquakes on California's San Andreas Fault

Despite being thousands of kilometers away, the sun and moon are behind some of the earthquakes on the Earth.

Flying Aerobot drone is being designed to soar in the skies of Titan

The drone will have to be light but solid enough to survive in the moon's harsh atmosphere.

Star blast reveals water 'snowline' for first time ever

This space snow could help scientists better understand planet formation and evolution.

NASA's Juno spacecraft sends back first color image of Jupiter from orbit

The image captures the gas giant and its surroundings in amazing detail.

New dwarf planet discovered in outskirts of solar system beyond Neptune

Pluto and Ceres have a new neighbor.

Ancient supernovae might have contributed to Earth mass extinction

Death from the heavens.

Astronomers find water clouds on brown dwarf

Researchers working with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii have made a stunning discovery: they found evidence of water clouds around a brown dwarf. Since its discovery, the brown dwarf known as WISE 0855 has fascinated astronomers. It lies just 7.2 light-years from Earth and it’s the coldest confirmed object outside of our solar system at temperatures ranging […]

NASA’s Dawn mission reveals Ceres craters that can trap water ice

Thirsty, anyone?

Saturn's Moon Titan might host life, researchers report

Life on Titan? It's a good bet.

China finished work on FAST, the world's largest radio telescope

Built to boldly probe where no man has probed before.

Mars likely had many moons formed in the wake of a giant asteroid impact

While the size of Mars' moons is laughable, some scientists believe the Red Planet used to have many more moons.

Welcome to Jupiter! Juno spacecraft successfully enters orbit

Shouts of joy filled the air as Juno's success became evident and the shuttle enrolled on the gas giant's orbit.

The Juno shuttle is entering Jupiter's atmosphere - and you can watch it live

Watch it live here!

What Mars' unique sand dunes can tell us about its past

Mars is full of secrets, but we're unraveling them one by one.

How the Earth got all its water -- meteorites might have a huge role

One of the first science classes children take teaches them about the water cycle on the planet. But how did water get here in the first place?

Rocks prove Mars used to resemble the Earth a lot -- but no, that doesn't mean there was life on it

But maybe our neighbour wasn't always so red-faced after all.

NASA's rocket destined to send humans to Mars just passed a critical test

NASA’s Space Launch System will be the most powerful rocket humanity has ever built and 2020 onwards, it should make history as the craft that put man on Mars.

Vegetables grown on Mars could be healthier than their Earth-grown counterparts

Food grown on Mars has been officially declared edible.

New NASA transfer protocol makes space Wi-Fi better than yours

NASA always gets the best of everything.

India just launched 20 satellites in 26 minutes and made history

India's space agency is taking huge strides forward.

Strong 'electric wind' can strip entire planets of oceans and atmosphere

This is some scary stuff.

Planet Earth got hold of a new companion, and it's here to stay

Not much bigger than an apartment building, 2016 HO3 has been confirmed as Earth's newest satellite.

Gravitational waves spotted again by researchers

They may be more common than we thought.

Organic molecule in deep space might be 'handy' in explaining the origin of life

Thousands of light years away, a two-handed molecule might help us unravel the secrets of life.

Elon Musk warns that settling Mars will be harsh, even deadly for the first colonists

Mars will be very safe and very comfortable one day. But first it's going to be harsh and unwelcoming.

Eight in ten Americans can't see the Milky Way due to light pollution

The vibrant night's sky that has enchanted countless generations is fading from from memory.

A monster supermassive black hole was surprised feeding on an unusual supper: cold gas

Astronomers used to think black holes feed exclusively on a hot gas and dust, but it seems they sometimes like to go out for ice cream.

Gravity wave breakthrough imminent as NASA and ESA set up unique experiment

It's one of the strangest experiment ever devised, and it may very well revolutionize science.

New algorithm will allow us to finally visualize black holes

We may actually get to see a black hole!

New NASA image shows first cloud on Pluto

Pluto really is crazy!

The Universe is expanding faster than we thought, new Hubble study finds

Astronomers working with the Hubble telescope have discovered that the Universe is expanding 5-9% faster than expected, and this is intriguing.

SpaceX perfectly lands a rocket on a floating barge. The footage will take your breath away

Few things in life can claim to be truly breathtaking, and even fewer of those things are man-made. But this perfect rocket landing from SpaceX can definitely claim that:

Mysterious Planet 9 that's hiding somewhere in our solar system might be stolen from another star

One group from Lund University in Sweden says Planet 9 or Planet X, as it's sometimes called, might actually be an exoplanet, initially formed in another solar system but captured by our sun in an interstellar gravity tug of war.

Rosetta's comet contains the ingredients for life

Could comets have seeded life on Earth?

Climate change on the Red Plant: Mars is emerging out of an ice age

Swirling patterns in the ice of Mars' North Pole suggest the planet is emerging out of a long ice age that began some 370,000 years ago. The findings are extremely important for climate change, improving our understanding of both Mars' and Earth's climate.

Galactic warming triggered by supermassive black holes leads to stellar infertility

The analysis suggests some supermassive black holes, which lie at the heart of virtually any galaxy, turn their host galaxies into "red geysers" which suppress star formation.

NASA's data on asteroids may be way off, new billionaire study finds

Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft chief, billionaire, scientist and patent creator recently published a study in which he claims NASA has made many fundamental errors in its analysis of asteroid data.

Kennedy’s Moon Speech – A Turning Point in the History of Space Exploration

"…this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. "

Supermassive blackholes are giants from birth

At the heart of virtually every galaxy, including the Milky Way, is a supermassive blackhole that's anywhere from hundreds of thousands to billions of times more massive than the sun. How these cosmic bodies start off is still a subject of debate.

Scientists discover "new" craters on the Moon

A research team discovered two geologically young craters — one 16 million, the other between 75 and 420 million, years old — in the Moon’s darkest regions.

Hypersonic rocket reaches Mach 7.5 -- that's Sydney to London in 2 hours

A joint venture between US Department of Defense and Australian Defence Science and Technology Organization launched a rocket to a mind-boggling Mach 7.5. That's a speed seven and half times faster than the speed of sound or 5,710 mph (9,200 kmph).

Artificial meteor shower might open the Japan 2020 Olympic Games

One Japanese startup is planning one hell of a fireworks show for the official opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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