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September 27, 2017

Lord Byron's famous 'star' was probably a planet

The Romantic poet Lord Byron found inspiration for one of his greatest works in a "single star" that he said reigned with the moon "o'er half the lonely heaven."

September 27, 2017

Fastest stars in the Milky Way are galactic fugitives

The speediest stars zipping through the Milky Way galaxy are runaways from a small neighboring galaxy, according to a new study.

September 27, 2017

Moon has a close encounter with Saturn on Thursday night

Skywatchers have a rare chance to easily locate Saturn as it passes close by the moon Thursday night (July 6), its famous rings wide open to our line of sight.

September 27, 2017

Stephen Hawking: Earth could turn into hothouse planet like Venus

Earth could turn into a hothouse planet like Venus, with boiling oceans and acid rain, if humans don't curb irreversible climate change, physicist Stephen Hawking claimed in a recent interview.

September 27, 2017

Vice President Pence calls for return to the Moon, boots on Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Trump administration will seek a heavier emphasis on human-spaceflight efforts, including crewed missions to the moon and Mars, Vice President Mike Pence said today (July 6).

September 27, 2017

NASA Pluto probe's next target may actually be 'swarm' of objects

The frigid, faraway body that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will zoom by 18 months from now may actually be a cluster of small objects, new observations suggest.

September 27, 2017

Mars soil may be toxic to microbes

The Martian surface may be even less hospitable to life than scientists had thought.

September 27, 2017

NASA Mars rover tour: Batmobile-like concept vehicle aims to inspire next-gen designs

It looks like a Batmobile – and now it’s headed to a city near you.

September 27, 2017

Meet Tabby's star, the weirdest sun in the galaxy

Make no mistake, science will never rid our existence of mystery. To the contrary, science appears destined to widen and deepen it.

September 27, 2017

NASA's Juno spacecraft set for historic flyby of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

NASA’s Juno spacecraft will make history Monday when it flies over Jupiter’s famous Great Red Spot.