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March 11, 2019

Evidence for mysterious Planet Nine continues to mount, could be ' solar system's missing link'

Evidence for Planet Nine continues to mount, as two new studies offer support of its existence, even if NASA and space researchers have yet to find it.

March 11, 2019

How a distant alien world was saved from an interstellar exile

A distant alien world that was potentially on its way into exile in interstellar space was rescued by the gravitational pull of a passing pair of stars, a new study argues.

March 8, 2019

NASA accurately calculates Milky Way's weight using Gaia, Hubble telescopes

Scientists have finally been able to accurately calculate the weight of the Milky Way, using the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's Gaia observatory.

March 8, 2019

Newfound 'FarFarOut' is most distant solar system body ever seen

The solar system has a new distance champ.

March 8, 2019

'Living fossil' from the dawn of the universe discovered in deep space

Researchers have discovered a "living fossil" in deep space, a " bizarre, solitary ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG)" known as DGSAT I.

March 8, 2019

Physicists may have found a way to 'untangle' information trapped in a black hole

Black holes are gravitational monsters, squeezing gas and dust down to a microscopic point like great cosmic trash compactors.

March 8, 2019

Splashdown! SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule returns to Earth

SpaceX’s unmanned Crew Dragon capsule has splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after its historic DEMO-1 test flight to the International Space Station.

March 7, 2019

Alien life possible where two stars squeezed together, scientists claim

The possibility for alien life increases when two stars are pushed together by a third, according to new research announced Tuesday.

March 7, 2019

NASA captures first-ever images of intersecting shock waves from two supersonic jets

NASA captured a stunning, first-of-its-kind image showing the colliding shockwaves from two jets flying at supersonic speeds.

March 7, 2019

The Moon gets 'sunburned,' NASA says

If you've ever been mad at the Sun for getting a sunburn, you're in good company — the Moon gets them too.