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November 8, 2016

NASA researchers 'seek intelligent life' in Hawaiian volcanoes

The latest stop in the mission to Mars is none other than the Aloha State.

November 8, 2016

Voting in orbit: NASA astronaut casts ballot from International Space Station

Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, the only American off the planet, has voted in the presidential election from the International Space Station.

November 8, 2016

Incoming! How NASA and FEMA would respond to an asteroid threat

It's a scary scenario: an asteroid headed for Earth, just four years away from slamming into our home planet.

November 7, 2016

See the 1st color photos of Europe Mars lander's crash site

The first color images of a European Mars lander's crash site are revealing new details about the spacecraft's unsuccessful touchdown attempt last month.

November 4, 2016

High-tech airships could be NASA's next challenge

One of NASA's new citizen science endeavors could involve high-tech, record-breaking airships designed to aid scientific research projects.

November 4, 2016

Curiosity rover finds weird 'egg rock' meteorite on Mars

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity stumbled upon a dark grey, golf-ball-size object last week that looks nothing like the typical red-orange rocks that are normally seen on Mars.

November 3, 2016

Behold, the 'pillars of destruction'

Scientists have revealed images from the Carina Nebula that they’ve dubbed with a dark name: the “Pillars of Destruction.”

November 2, 2016

SpaceX fueling proposal sparks concern for NASA advisory panel

An eight-person group called the International Space Station Advisory Committee has said it is apprehensive about SpaceX’s plan to fuel rockets while astronauts are on board.

November 2, 2016

Moon had a dramatic, explosive history, study says

A new model for how the moon formed in the distant past suggests a violent collision that altered the Earth’s tilt and spin rate.

October 31, 2016

New discovery could solve mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart

Scientists say a new discovery shows a striking similarity between the pilot and the partial skeleton of a castaway found on an island of Kiribati in 1940.