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NASA-funded researchers spot first possible 'exomoon'

October 21, 2015

NASA-funded researchers spot first possible 'exomoon'

NASA-funded researchers say they have spotted the first signs of what could be an “exomoon” – a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system – after witnessing a chance encounter between objects in our galaxy.

'Hand of God' spotted by NASA space telescope

October 21, 2015

'Hand of God' spotted by NASA space telescope

Religion and astronomy may not overlap often, but a new NASA X-ray image captures a celestial object that resembles the "Hand of God."

Alien planet may lurk near failed stars

October 21, 2015

Alien planet may lurk near failed stars

Astronomers have spotted signs of a possible exoplanet in a nearby system of twin failed stars.

Rare solar eclipse wows skywatchers

October 21, 2015

Rare solar eclipse wows skywatchers

A rare solar eclipse that began as a "ring of fire" and transformed into a spectacular total eclipse of the sun amazed skywatchers from North America to Africa.

Potentially lethal gamma-ray burst from star WR 104 could reach earth

October 21, 2015

Potentially lethal gamma-ray burst from star WR 104 could reach earth

Earth may lie in the path of a lethal gamma-ray burst that could wipe out a quarter of our atmospheric ozone.

Here's what the Big Bang sounded like

October 21, 2015

Here's what the Big Bang sounded like

In the beginning, there was a righteous bass. So says physicist John Cramer, who has not only found evidence of the sound created during the Big Bang.

Whoa! Mini-supernovas discovered

October 21, 2015

Whoa! Mini-supernovas discovered

Astronomers have discovered a new kind of supernova, a star explosion so weak that scientists dubbed it a miniature stellar blast.

4.5 billion 'alien Earths' may populate Milky Way

October 21, 2015

4.5 billion 'alien Earths' may populate Milky Way

Billions of Earth-like alien planets likely reside in our Milky Way galaxy, and the nearest such world may be just a stone's throw away in the cosmic scheme of things, a new study reports.

Largest structure in universe discovered

October 21, 2015

Largest structure in universe discovered

Astronomers have discovered the largest known structure in the universe, a clump of active galactic cores that stretches 4 billion light-years from end to end.

Close pass with 'doomsday' asteroid Apophis

October 21, 2015

Close pass with 'doomsday' asteroid Apophis

The asteroid Apophis has crossed Earth's path. Now, astronomers will return to their calculators to find out what danger it poses in the future.