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October 21, 2015

Scientists ‘confident’ comet lander will wake up again

Scientists are confident that the Philae comet probe, which went into ‘sleep mode’ on Saturday, will ‘wake up’ again when the comet nears the sun.

October 21, 2015

Scientists face agonizing wait on comet probe’s future

After making history Wednesday by landing the first probe on the surface of a comet, European Space Agency scientists now face an agonizing wait to find out whether the Philae lander will continue sending data from 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

October 21, 2015

Risky comet landing by European probe will be '7 hours of terror'

Landing a probe on a comet whizzing through deep space isn't easy, but this week, the European Space Agency (ESA) will attempt to do just that.

October 21, 2015

Orbital Sciences ditches Soviet-era rocket technology

Orbital Sciences announced plans Wednesday to ditch its refurbished Soviet era-rocket technology following the explosion of the company's Antares craft on a NASA launch pad last week.

October 21, 2015

'Ghost light' of long-dead stars haunt NASA's Hubble Telescope

NASA is adding a cosmic twist to Halloween with an unexpected find by the Hubble Space Telescope: eerie "ghost light" from the remains of a multi-galaxy massacre.

October 21, 2015

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas is weird inside

There's something strange going on below the surface of Saturn's Death Star-looking moon Mimas, a new study suggests.

October 21, 2015

Black hole gas guzzler may explain weird superbright X-rays

A black hole is eating a star faster than scientists had thought was possible, and it's unleashing unusually bright X-ray signals that may help scientists understand a group of weird, superbright objects in deep space.

October 21, 2015

How viewing Earth as an exoplanet can help search for alien life

An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite's orbit near Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere.

October 21, 2015

Blast off! NASA app teaches kids about rocket launches

NASA has developed apps to track shooting stars and iPhone games to hunt comets, but its latest app is an educational project aimed at teaching kids all about rocket launches.

October 21, 2015

Space station supply ship exits, now packing 3,500 pounds of trash

A commercial cargo ship has ended its monthlong space station visit.