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April 28, 2016

Pluto's blue bands get high-resolution makeover

Pluto's blue bands shine spectacularly in the highest-resolution image yet of the dwarf planet's atmosphere.

April 28, 2016

Babylonians tracked Jupiter with fancy math, tablet reveals

For a text that may rewrite the history of mathematics, it looks rather sloppy

April 28, 2016

Space Shuttle Challenger's fallen flags and patches, 30 years later

The flags and patches were found the next day, floating in the Atlantic Ocean, among the debris from the fallen space shuttle Challenger.

April 28, 2016

How astronomers could actually see 'Planet Nine'

If Planet Nine really exists, astronomers have a pretty decent chance of spotting it.

April 28, 2016

'God save the Queen!' Famous phrase spoken in space for 1st time

The words "God save the queen" were recently spoken in space for (possibly) the first time when British astronaut Tim Peake uttered the famous phrase in a video message sent to Earth on Dec. 31, 2015.

April 28, 2016

NASA Jupiter probe sets distance record for solar-powered spacecraft

A NASA spacecraft in the home stretch of its five-year journey to Jupiter has just become the farthest-flung solar-powered probe in history.

April 28, 2016

Asteroid-mining company 3D-prints object from space rock metals

An asteroid-mining company is giving the world a glimpse at its vision of the future.

April 28, 2016

Worldwide telescope network will take best-ever images of Black Holes

Get ready for your close-up, black holes: The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which will take some of the best images of black holes ever captured by humans, is ramping up its worldwide network of telescopes.

April 28, 2016

NASA's Kepler comes roaring back with 100 new exoplanet finds

NASA's Kepler spacecraft has bounced back nicely from the malfunction that ended its original exoplanet hunt more than two years ago.

April 28, 2016

The first meteor shower of 2016 is peaking, and it's an exceptional one

The first meteor display of 2016 – the Quadrantid meteor shower - will hit its peak on Monday.