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April 28, 2016

Pluto's 'unprecedented' ice provinces and other surprises from NASA's New Horizons

Pluto, known for more than eight decades as just a faint, fuzzy and faraway point of light, is shaping up to be one of the most complex and diverse worlds in the solar system.

April 28, 2016

Three crewmembers set to blast off for International Space Station

Three new crewmembers will launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) this evening (March 18), and you can watch all the spaceflight action live.

April 28, 2016

'The Marge-ian Chronicles': 'The Simpsons' riffs on private Mars colonization

Private Mars colonization has gotten "The Simpsons" treatment.

April 28, 2016

Chaotic comet flyby blew away some of Mars' atmosphere

A close shave with a comet in October 2014 did a number on Mars' magnetic field, a new study reveals.

April 28, 2016

Spring is here! Check out the equinox's quirky math

As the Earth makes its annual trek around the sun, certain events are of special importance, both to astronomers and to the public at large.

April 28, 2016

NASA wants to send your art to an asteroid

Is your art truly out of this world?

April 28, 2016

Ancient dust found in meteorites came from exploding stars

Microscopic dust grains extracted from meteorites that landed on Earth had ancient and explosive origins, scientists have discovered

April 28, 2016

Engine used on penultimate space shuttle flight relit for new NASA rocket

A rocket engine that helped launch five space shuttle missions, including the penultimate flight of the program in 2011, was fired again on March 10 in preparation for the first crewed flight of NASA's new heavy-lift rocket.

April 28, 2016

Real-life 'Death Star' continues to destroy alien worlds

The real-life "Death Star" that astronomers recently caught in the act of destroying a planet is continuing to disintegrate nearby orbiting objects, researchers say.

April 28, 2016

Space race losers? US leadership in danger, report warns

The United States could lose its long-held leadership position in space science, technology and exploration if the country doesn't renew its commitment to those fields soon, a coalition of space-industry organizations has warned.