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September 25, 2017

Baby born in Florida hospital during the height of the solar eclipse

Charlotte Roel Easterly came into the world in Pensacola, Florida, during the height of Monday’s solar eclipse.

September 25, 2017

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX spacesuit in Instagram post

Elon Musk shared a photo on Instagram showing the SpaceX spacesuit.

September 25, 2017

Asteroid that killed dinosaurs may have darkened Earth for two years

When a 6-mile-wide asteroid crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, it caused a devastating wave of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis that killed untold number of animals and ended the reign of the dinosaurs.

September 25, 2017

Nighttime snowstorms may swirl across Mars

Mars may experience snowstorms at night, a new study finds, suggesting that the Martian atmosphere is far more active than previously thought.

September 25, 2017

NASA's Voyager probes, 40 years out, are brought near in 'the farthest'

Forty years ago, NASA launched twin robotic explorers on a mission to travel farther out than any spacecraft had gone before, and today, they continue to be our most distant emissaries.

September 25, 2017

Bizarre dead star may be a remnant of a mini stellar explosion

A strange dead star may be a remnant of what was essentially a miniature supernova, a new study finds.

September 25, 2017

How Mars astronauts could turn pee into plastics

Plastic from urine? That's the plan because nothing is wasted in space.

September 25, 2017

Proposed orbiter could probe the ocean beneath Saturn's moon Titan

When NASA's Cassini mission arrived at Saturn, it pressed through the haze surrounding the ringed planet's largest moon, Titan, to reveal a complex, liquid-covered world with the potential to support life.

September 25, 2017

LA 'UFO' mystery solved

The mysterious object in the sky above Los Angles on Saturday night has been identified.

September 25, 2017

Saturn moon Tethys shines above rings in gorgeous photo

Saturn's icy moon Tethys hovers above the planet's iconic rings in a breathtaking photo by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.