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Eerie comet landscape revealed by Rosetta spacecraft photos

May 2, 2016

Eerie comet landscape revealed by Rosetta spacecraft photos

A deluge of newly released photos from the Rosetta mission reveals the haunting alien landscape on the surface of a comet as it orbits the sun.

Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane spotted by amateur astronomers

May 2, 2016

Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane spotted by amateur astronomers

A global team of vigilant satellite watchers has caught the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane on camera as the craft circles Earth on its fourth mysterious mission.

Ceres’ bright spots still shrouded in mystery

May 2, 2016

Ceres’ bright spots still shrouded in mystery

The mysterious spots on Ceres shine brightly in NASA’s latest images of the dwarf planet.

Strange 'nasty' star may be spawned by cosmic cannibalism

May 2, 2016

Strange 'nasty' star may be spawned by cosmic cannibalism

An ongoing act of cosmic cannibalism may be responsible for the strange appearance and unprecedented behavior of a gigantic star nicknamed "Nasty 1," a new study reports.

Strange signal from space may solve one of science's greatest mysteries

May 2, 2016

Strange signal from space may solve one of science's greatest mysteries

A clue to one of the biggest questions in cosmology — why regular matter, rather than antimatter, survived to fill the universe — may have been found in data from a NASA space telescope.

Rare quasar quartet is the first of its kind ever seen

May 2, 2016

Rare quasar quartet is the first of its kind ever seen

A giant nebula in the early universe hits the jackpot when it comes to rare, bright objects known as quasars, boasting four within surprisingly close proximity to one another.

Ocean on Saturn moon Enceladus may have potential energy source to support life

May 2, 2016

Ocean on Saturn moon Enceladus may have potential energy source to support life

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is looking better and better as a potential abode for alien life.

How studying Saturn moon Titan could unlock secrets of alien planets

May 2, 2016

How studying Saturn moon Titan could unlock secrets of alien planets

With nearly 2,000 confirmed planets now known beyond our solar system, astronomers are attempting to identify the atmospheresof these distant bodies to determine if they could possibly host life.

Mars life search: Iron-rich rocks could be key

May 2, 2016

Mars life search: Iron-rich rocks could be key

A robotic mission's search for life on Mars may seem worlds away from human scientists wandering around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.

NASA unveils spectacular photo for Hubble Telescope's 25th birthday

May 2, 2016

NASA unveils spectacular photo for Hubble Telescope's 25th birthday

An awe-inspiring landscape of multicolored dust and jewel-like stars has been unveiled as the official image of the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope.