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May 17, 2016

'Little Lion' galaxy roars new life into Big Bang theory

A team of scientists at Indiana University, Bloomington looked to the skies and discovered a blue “dwarf galaxy” in Leo Minor containing the lowest level of metals ever to be observed in a celestial body.

May 17, 2016

Alien megastructure? Dimming star may have less exotic explanation

A mysterious darkening star might not be home to an alien megastructure after all.

May 16, 2016

Watch the world's biggest plane land in Australia

Tens of thousands of Australians turned out to gawk as the world’s largest plane descended into Perth’s airport on Sunday.

May 16, 2016

Could space research offer new hope for cancer patients?

The nano age and space age have converged in a partnership that could usher in a new era of hope for cancer patients.

May 13, 2016

Solar plane on global trip completes Arizona-to-Oklahoma leg

A solar-powered airplane has landed in Oklahoma after taking off from Arizona on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey.

May 13, 2016

Three million photos and counting: Space station crew takes milestone snapshots

To suggest that the astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been "snap happy" would be an understatement of astronomical proportions.

May 13, 2016

Mystery Mission: Air Force's X-37B space plane nears 1 year in orbit

The U.S. military's uncrewed X-37B space plane is nearing one year in orbit on its latest secret mission.

May 13, 2016

Nobody saw this volcano erupt … except NASA's satellites

For the first time in 60 years, Mount Sourabaya erupted with a spectacular show of fiery lava — in fact, it erupted twice

May 12, 2016

Solar plane's next leg of global trip -- Arizona to Oklahoma

A solar-powered airplane that landed in Arizona last week is headed to Oklahoma on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey.

May 12, 2016

Surprising geysers on Saturn moon Enceladus hint at plumbing mystery

A small water jet on Enceladus, an icy moon of Saturn, spews its fiercest eruptions when the moon is farthest from the planet, a new study suggests, but the overall gas output doesn't increase much during that time.