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Private space taxis are a 'critical need' for US, NASA chief says

October 21, 2015

Private space taxis are a 'critical need' for US, NASA chief says

Developing private spaceships to launch astronauts from U.S. soil in the near future should be a top priority for the nation's space program, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said Thursday.

Planet bonanza: NASA announces discovery of 715 new worlds

October 21, 2015

Planet bonanza: NASA announces discovery of 715 new worlds

Scientists using the planet-hunting Kepler telescope pushed the number of planets discovered in the galaxy to about 1,700.

Watch the Moon, Mars and star form a celestial triangle Wednesday night

October 21, 2015

Watch the Moon, Mars and star form a celestial triangle Wednesday night

If your weather is clear late Wednesday, take a look at the sky toward the east-southeast horizon to spot a "celestrial triangle" formed by the moon, a bright star and an even brighter planet: Mars.

Hubble finds hints of water on 5 alien planets

October 21, 2015

Hubble finds hints of water on 5 alien planets

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected water in the atmospheres of five planets beyond our solar system, two recent studies reveal.

Amazing new picture of Saturn

October 21, 2015

Amazing new picture of Saturn

NASA on Tuesday released a a natural-color image of Saturn from space, the first in which Saturn, its moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible.

First ever topographic map of Saturn moon Titan

October 21, 2015

First ever topographic map of Saturn moon Titan

Peering through Titan's thick orange clouds may not be the easiest of tasks, but a team of planetary scientists using NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have done it, and created the first full topographical map of its surface.

Scientists study violent winds of Uranus, Neptune

October 21, 2015

Scientists study violent winds of Uranus, Neptune

Screaming winds of infernal violence alternate with periods of dead calm as one nears the surface of Uranus, according to a new analysis of the gas giant.

Voyager 1 escapes sun, enters new region of space

October 21, 2015

Voyager 1 escapes sun, enters new region of space

After cruising the “magnetic highway” that rings the very outskirts of the solar system, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new and unexplored region of space, although it had yet to exit the solar system, NASA indicated.

Vulcan, Spock's homeworld, to be pinpointed around Pluto

October 21, 2015

Vulcan, Spock's homeworld, to be pinpointed around Pluto

The votes are in, and it looks like 'Vulcan' could be the new name for one of Pluto's smallest moons.

The next Earth? 7 possibly habitable worlds identified

October 21, 2015

The next Earth? 7 possibly habitable worlds identified

A new catalog aims to list all the known planets in the galaxy that could potentially be habitable to life.