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NASA re-establishes contact with the STEREO-B spacecraft after 22 months

It just needed some space...

Stanford scientists map poverty... from outer space

Researchers have developed a method to identify impoverished areas using free information from satellite imagery.

You can now access all of NASA's science - for free

The entirety of its scientific work will be made public at no cost whatsoever.

'Goldilocks area' not nearly enough for habitable planets - internal temperature is also important

A Yale University researcher claims that the so-called Goldilocks planetary area only tells half of the story.

White dwarf goes nova after a long slumber

Polish astronomers have captured an incredibly rare event from start to finish: a white dwarf going nova.

Mayans may have been better at math and astronomy than we thought

Anthropologists have shown that Mayan tablets of math and astronomy have been greatly underestimated.

NASA to install new ISS module for space taxis

Astronauts will be installing a new module on the ISS for space taxis.

China launches first quantum satellite making its communications unhackable

Teleporting quantum states might the future of communications, and China is leading the way.

How and where to watch the Perseids this year

The Perseids are taking place in this period, and this year promises to be an especially good one.

Two dwarf-galaxies have left the wilderness to join a galactic party

Drawn by gravity, a dwarf galaxy pair is leaving the void for a more crowded region of the universe.

Cassini finds canyons flooded with liquid hydrocarbons on Titan

NASA's ever-resourceful Cassini probe found steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan.

Superluminous supernovas explode twice, create some of the most powerful magnets in the universe

When a star is ready to drop the curtain, it goes out with a bang -- a supernova explosion. But some double the bang.

How a 1967 Solar Flare nearly plunged the World into Nuclear Holocaust

All because the sun had a bad day and 'farted'.

Venus could once have been a very welcoming planet, NASA study found

Now? Not so much.

A private company plans to land on the moon, but what will this precedent mean for space exploration?

Moon Express is going to the Moon -- if we can solve the paperwork.

Jupiter's Red Patch Heats up the Entire Planet

We finally know what caused the huge, Earth-sized red spot on Jupiter.

The reason why we haven't found alien life yet might be because we're searching too soon

We might be too early for the party. Darn!

Io's atmosphere collapses every time there's an eclipse

Reason number #1304 not to colonize Io.

Music company just played a vinyl record 28,000 meters above the Earth

You could say they hit a high note.

NASA pinpoints black holes that send out high-energy X-rays for first time ever

The findings help create a more comprehensive picture of supermassive black hole populations.

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.