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October 31, 2018

'Mind-boggling' monster black hole at Milky Way's center seen by scientists

Astronomers have observed a stunning, supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy that's pulling gas blobs into its vortex at 30 percent of the speed of light. 

October 30, 2018

Hawaii Supreme Court upholds permit for controversial giant telescope

Hawaii's Supreme Court upheld a decision to grant a construction permit for an embattled, international giant telescope project planned for a mountain Native Hawaiians consider sacred.

October 30, 2018

Moon rocks, valued near $1M, to be sold at auction next month

2019 will be the 50th anniversary that U.S. astronauts including Neil Armstrong became the first men to walk on the Moon. In 2018, Sotheby's will auction off a small part of it that may be worth as much as $1 million.

October 30, 2018

Stratolaunch's rocket carrier, the biggest airplane ever built, aces fastest runway test yet

The biggest airplane ever built, which will tote a variety of satellite-launching rockets into the sky, just got a step closer to flight.

October 29, 2018

Watch NASA break a speed record in this Mars parachute test

NASA is preparing technology for use on its Mars 2020 rover mission, due to land on the Red Planet in February 2021 — and it's breaking world records along the way.

October 29, 2018

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe breaks record, becomes closest spacecraft to the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has clinched the record for closest approach to the Sun by a human-made object, the space agency confirmed Monday.

October 28, 2018

Hubble Space Telescope back to 'normal operations,' NASA says

The Hubble Space Telescope is once again keeping an eye on the sky.

October 28, 2018

China's private satellite-carrying rocket fails after launch

China's first attempt to launch a privately developed rocket capable of carrying a satellite into space was a failure.

October 28, 2018

Number of habitable exoplanets found by NASA's Kepler may not be so high after all

The tally of potentially habitable alien planets may have to be revised downward a bit.

October 27, 2018

Spaceflight might expand your mind, but it shrinks your brain

Going to space does more than change the way you look at the world — it also changes your brain.