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NASA’s Kepler mission discovers Earth’s older, bigger cousin

May 2, 2016

NASA’s Kepler mission discovers Earth’s older, bigger cousin

NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star, the agency announced Thursday.

New NASA image reveals second mountain range in Pluto’s ‘heart’

May 2, 2016

New NASA image reveals second mountain range in Pluto’s ‘heart’

A new image from the New Horizons spacecraft’s Pluto flyby has revealed a second mountain range within a heart-shaped region on the dwarf planet’s surface.

NASA camera captures stunning Earth image

May 2, 2016

NASA camera captures stunning Earth image

A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory has captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away.

Galaxy graveyard may be overflowing with dark matter

May 2, 2016

Galaxy graveyard may be overflowing with dark matter

A vast cluster of dead galaxies roughly 300 million light-years from Earth may hold as much as 100 times more dark matter than visible matter, researchers say.

Stunning NASA image reveals Pluto’s icy plains

May 2, 2016

Stunning NASA image reveals Pluto’s icy plains

NASA has released more stunning images from the New Horizons spacecraft’s historic Pluto Flyby, providing a spectacular view of the dwarf planet’s icy terrain.

NASA releases closeup image of Pluto’s moon Charon

May 2, 2016

NASA releases closeup image of Pluto’s moon Charon

NASA has released a closeup image of Pluto’s largest moon Charon, the latest picture from the New Horizons spacecraft’s historic flyby of the dwarf planet this week.

NASA releases first Pluto flyby images

May 2, 2016

NASA releases first Pluto flyby images

NASA has released the first images taken during New Horizons’ historic flyby of dwarf planet Pluto.

New Horizons spacecraft makes historic Pluto flyby

May 2, 2016

New Horizons spacecraft makes historic Pluto flyby

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flyby of Pluto early Tuesday after travelling 3 billion miles on its epic 9 and-a-half-year journey to the dwarf planet.

Ancient exoplanets raise prospects of intelligent alien life

May 2, 2016

Ancient exoplanets raise prospects of intelligent alien life

Can life survive for billions of years longer than the expected timeline on Earth?

New Horizons spacecraft still on track for Pluto flyby, despite technical glitch

May 2, 2016

New Horizons spacecraft still on track for Pluto flyby, despite technical glitch

The New Horizons spacecraft is still on track for its historic July 14 flyby of Pluto despite experiencing a technical glitch on Saturday.