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July 13, 2016

Solar plane flies over Egypt pyramids on globe-circling trip

Flying through the haze over the pyramids of Giza, an experimental solar-powered airplane arrived on Wednesday in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage.

July 13, 2016

What would it be like to play 'Pokémon Go' in space?

As people wandered our office halls, hunting tiny monsters with the newly released augmented-reality game "Pokémon Go," Space.com had only one question: Can astronauts play it in space?

July 12, 2016

Solar Impulse 2 sets off on fuel-free flight across the Mediterranean

Solar Impulse 2 took off from Seville, Spain early Monday on the penultimate leg of its epic round-the-world journey, a two-day trek across the Mediterranean to Egypt.

July 12, 2016

Stunning NASA image shows 'Morse code' dunes on Mars

NASA has released an image of dunes on Mars that bear a striking similarity to Morse code.

July 11, 2016

New 'large and bright' dwarf planet discovered in our solar system

Using a telescope at the top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, a body about 435 miles across that lacks a name and that researchers still know little about.

July 11, 2016

Water clouds found outside the solar system — a first

For the first time ever, astronomers have found strong evidence of water clouds on a body outside the solar system.

July 8, 2016

Juno broke a Guinness World Record: Fastest craft ever

Before NASA’s spacecraft Juno fired its engine on July 4 to slow it and place it in Jupiter’s orbit, the probe was zipping through space at a speed so fast it's hard to comprehend.

July 8, 2016

Newly discovered planet has triple sunrises, sunsets

Imagine a planet with triple sunrises and sunsets every day for part of the year, and nonstop daylight at other times.

July 7, 2016

NASA's high-flying scientific balloon has just set a world record

Altitude issues forced the space agency to cut the balloon's latest mission short, but not before it set a new record for flight duration.

July 6, 2016

Today's journey to the space station will take longer than usual

Two astronauts and one cosmonaut will begin a two-day journey to the International Space Station late Wednesday, rather than the more common 6-hour trip.