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July 22, 2020

'Lost planet' rediscovered 620 light-years from Earth

Scientists have rediscovered a "lost planet" 620 light-years away from Earth, according to a new study.

July 22, 2020

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover: What you need to know

NASA is getting ready to launch its Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover on an epic mission to the Red Planet.

July 22, 2020

China set for historic Mars rover launch

China is making preparations to send its Tianwen-1 Mars rover to the Red Planet.

July 21, 2020

Area 51 photos from pilot reveal new view of mysterious Nevada base

An up-close view of runways and buildings at the top-secret military base known as Area 51 can be seen in new images from a private pilot who traveled near the mysterious area in the Nevada late last year.

July 21, 2020

62-mile space rock caused massive asteroid shower that hit Earth, moon 800M years ago, study says

Eight hundred million years ago, a 62-mile-wide asteroid broke apart and sent 110 trillion pounds of meteorites crashing into the moon and the Earth, according to a new study.

July 21, 2020

NEOWISE comet spotted flying over 1,800-foot Manstone Rock in England

The NEOWISE comet was captured again on Monday, with this breathtaking image showing the celestial object flying over Manstone Rock in Shropshire, England.

July 21, 2020

Venus has almost 40 active volcanoes on its surface, study says

Venus likely has at least three dozen active volcanoes on its surface, according to a new study.

July 21, 2020

28 'cocooned' black holes found hiding in plain sight

More than two dozen missing "cocooned" black holes have been rediscovered, after researchers took a new look at X-ray maps of the sky. All of these singularities had been misclassified as distant galaxies or other types of black holes.

July 20, 2020

NEOWISE comet spotted over Windsor Castle in incredible photo

Just days after a photographer captured the comet NEOWISE over Stonehenge, another photographer snapped an image of the celestial body over another iconic U.K. site, Windsor Castle.

July 20, 2020

UAE makes Mars launch, sends Hope orbiter to the Red Planet

The United Arab Emirates launched a historic mission to Mars from an island off the coast of Japan Sunday.