October 21, 2015 Mystery object appears near Milky Way's monster black hole A mystery object at the center of the galaxy has astronomers scratching their heads, and a new piece of information won't be solving the case before the New Year.
October 21, 2015 Voyager 1 rides 'tsunami wave' in interstellar space It turns out that sailing through interstellar space isn't so peaceful.
October 21, 2015 Giant dunes on Saturn's moon Titan sculpted by rogue winds The towering dunes on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may look similar to the sandy hills of Earth's Sahara, but their origins are completely different, researchers say.
October 21, 2015 Robotic rock climbers could aid hunt for Mars life A robot that can scale the faces of steep cliffs might one day help explore Mars and find signs of life.
October 21, 2015 Hints of mysterious dark matter revealed by cosmic rays A particle detector floating 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth has analyzed 41 billion cosmic-ray particles, and the data have revealed new insights into the mysterious and invisible dark matter that physicists believe makes up 27 percent of the universe
October 21, 2015 Hints of mysterious particle detected in 'Big Bang soup' Hints of a mysterious particle that has been long suspected to exist but has never been spotted are being revealed in a new experiment
October 21, 2015 NASA probe sees Pluto and its moon Charon like never before A NASA spacecraft hurtling toward a 2015 rendezvous with Pluto has captured an amazing video of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon.
October 21, 2015 Record-breaking cosmic 'magnifying glass' found by Hubble telescope In a surprising discovery, astronomers have found a faraway galaxy that doubles as a cosmic "magnifying glass."
October 21, 2015 Could scientists soon detect alien 'plant' life on exoplanets? Now we’re detecting dozens of exoplanets within the habitable zones of their stars — and even one world that has similar characteristics as Earth — the next big question will be: do any of these promising worlds host life?
October 21, 2015 Under a 'Blood Moon': First total lunar eclipse of the year wows stargazers The moon took on an eerie blood-red hue early Tuesday during the first total lunar eclipse of 2014, a celestial sight that wowed potentially millions of stargazers across North and South America.
