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April 22, 2018

Newt Gingrich: A glimpse of America’s future in space in 2024

Two historic events happened this past week that will lay the groundwork for the future of American space exploration.

April 20, 2018

What's next for NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's newest planet-hunting powerhouse, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), leaped into orbit Wednesday evening (April 18) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

April 20, 2018

Giant impact may have created Mars' moons

Mars may have gained its two tiny moons after an asteroid-size object slammed into the surface of the Red Planet.

April 18, 2018

SpaceX successfully launches NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter

SpaceX is set to launch NASA's newest exoplanet-hunting spacecraft on Wednesday evening.

April 18, 2018

Stunning space diamonds discovery: Mysterious meteorite came from 'lost planet'

New analysis of a meteorite fragment from Sudan has found space diamonds, which scientists say came from a “lost planet” destroyed billions of years ago.

April 18, 2018

Green moon hoax goes viral ahead of April 20

Claims that a green moon would be visible for the first time in 420 years on April 20 went viral on Facebook this week — and scientists are ready to set the record straight.

April 17, 2018

National Space Council will deliver space-junk plan to Trump, VP Pence says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The United States is getting serious about space junk, according to Vice President Mike Pence.

April 17, 2018

Elon Musk says SpaceX will try to land a rocket with a 'giant party balloon'

From anyone else, it would sound ridiculous: Elon Musk says SpaceX is going to try to land a rocket stage with … wait for it … a "giant party balloon."

April 17, 2018

Exoplanet exploration: The search continues for new, exciting worlds

Thousands of fascinating new worlds have been discovered beyond our own solar system, ranging from supersize gas giant planets to small rocky bodies — and the search continues to better understand these distant worlds.

April 17, 2018

Life on Venus? Why it's not an absurd thought

STANFORD, Calif. — Venus shouldn't be dismissed as a possible abode for life, some scientists stress.