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October 21, 2015

European Space Agency says it found missing Mars rover

The European Space Agency says its Beagle-2 lander, which had been lost on Mars since 2003, has been found.

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

Jupiter's moon Europa may have plate tectonics just like Earth

Jupiter's icy moon Europa, regarded as perhaps the solar system's best bet to host alien life, keeps getting more and more interesting.

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.

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.

October 21, 2015

Moon's age revealed, and a lunar mystery may be solved

Scientists have pinned down the birth date of the moon to within 100 million years of the birth of the solar system — the best timeline yet for the evolution of our planet's natural satellite.