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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.

October 21, 2015

European space probe makes rendezvous with comet after decade-long chase

The European Space Agency says comet-chasing space probe Rosetta has reached its destination after a journey lasting more than a decade.

October 21, 2015

The moon bites a chunk out of the sun

On July 26, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) noticed something peculiar about its normally uninterrupted view of the sun — a chunk was missing.

October 21, 2015

Cold dead star may be a giant diamond

Astronomers aren't being poetic when they say this star is a diamond.

October 21, 2015

'Godzilla of Earths': Alien planet 17 times heavier than our world discovered

Scientists have just discovered the "Godzilla of Earths" — a new type of huge and rocky alien world about 560 light-years from Earth.

October 21, 2015

Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at International Space Station

A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man crew docked successfully at the International Space Station on Thursday following a flawless launch.

October 21, 2015

Supernova seen through cosmic 'cigar smoke' by NASA telescope

A NASA space telescope captured an amazing view of a new supernova, seeing the star explosion through the cosmic smoke of the relatively nearby Cigar Galaxy.

October 21, 2015

Sun unleashes major solar flare

The sun erupted with a massive solar flare late Thursday, triggering a temporary communications blackout on some parts of Earth.