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October 13, 2016

Impact! New moon craters are appearing faster than thought

New craters are forming on the surface of the moon more frequently than scientists had predicted, a new study has found.

October 12, 2016

Scientists study 'Death Star' to save Earth

Computerized modeling of Mars’ moon Phobos has a connection with keeping the Earth safe from asteroids, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced.

October 12, 2016

New dwarf planet discovered billions of miles from the sun

Welcome to the solar system, 2014 UZ224.

October 12, 2016

US will send people to Mars by 2030s, Barack Obama says

President Barack Obama wants NASA to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s and eventually into deep space, he wrote in a CNN op-ed published Tuesday.

October 12, 2016

Air Force's X-37B space plane mystery mission wings by 500 days in orbit

The latest secretive mission of the United States Air Force's X-37B space plane has cruised beyond 500 days in Earth orbit since its launch last year. 

October 11, 2016

Major dust storm could soon hit Mars

A raging Martian dust storm is expected to sweep across the Red Planet within the next few months, according to a study that found a way to predict these otherwise variable weather events. 

October 11, 2016

Secretive Air Force space plane ready for Tuesday liftoff

The secretive U.S. Air Force X-37B robotic space plane has been cleared to lift off Tuesday, Dec. 11.

October 10, 2016

Milky Way galaxy doomed to head-on crash with Andromeda galaxy

Four billion years from now, the Milky Way galaxy as we know it will cease to exist.Our Milky Way is bound for a head-on collision with the similar-sized Andromeda galaxy, researchers announced Thursday, May 31.

October 10, 2016

Great, mysterious balls of fire speed by dying star

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has seen planet-size cannonballs of hot gas whipping through the space near a dying star, but the origin of these plasma balls remains a mystery.

October 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew: NASA reports limited initial damage to Kennedy Space Center

NASA is reporting limited initial damage to Kennedy Space Center from Hurricane Matthew, which brushed Cape Canaveral early Friday.