October 21, 2015 Earth 2? Scientists study rocky, Earth-sized planet 700 light years away A planet with a similar mass and size to our own planet Earth, likely similarly composed of rocks and iron, has been spotted orbiting a star some 700 light years away, in the constellation Cygnus, scientists announced Wednesday. But don’t expect to find you 2.0 living there.
October 21, 2015 Explosive supervolcanoes may have once rocked Mars The surface of ancient Mars may have been rocked repeatedly by giant supervolcanoes, which unleashed colossal and explosive eruptions that forever changed the face of the Red Planet, scientists say.
October 21, 2015 How Sandra Bullock studied with a real astronaut for ‘Gravity’ (over a nice merlot) Thanks to a chance meeting at a wine packaging facility, Sandra Bullock’s brother-in-law and the sister of Dr. Catherine Coleman, Bullock was able to get advice on how to “float” in space from a veteran astronaut.
October 21, 2015 Number of confirmed alien planets nears 1,000 Just two decades after discovering the first world beyond our solar system, astronomers are closing in on alien planet No. 1,000.
October 21, 2015 NASA's new commercial supply ship reaches space station NASA's newest delivery service pulled up at the International Space Station on Sunday after a week's delay, bringing more than a half-ton of meals and special treats to the astronauts who assisted in the high-flying feat.
October 21, 2015 Life on Earth may have come from a comet, scientists say The explosive collisions of icy comets with planets and moons generated the vital building blocks of life, spreading these necessary ingredients throughout the solar system, researchers say.
October 21, 2015 Cosmos may be curved, scientists say Evidence left over after the Big Bang may suggest a saddle-shaped universe, new data suggests.
October 21, 2015 Hubble telescope spots 'cosmic caterpillar' 6 trillion miles long The Hubble Space Telescope has captured what scienitsts are describing as a "cosmic caterpillar" nearly 6 trillion miles long slinking through deepspace.
October 21, 2015 Mars as big as the moon? Stargazing hoax hits Facebook After a two-year hiatus, the infamous Mars Hoax has once again reared its head.
October 21, 2015 Sun's 2013 solar activity peak weakest in 100 years Though the sun is currently in the peak year of its 11-year solar weather cycle, our closest star has been rather quiet over all, scientists say.
