October 20, 2015 Jupiter's icy moon Europa: Best bet for alien life? WASHINGTON — Jupiter's moon Europa doesn't look like a particularly inviting place for life to thrive; the icy satellite is nearly 500 million miles (800 million kilometers) from the sun, on average.
October 20, 2015 Gullies on Mars carved by dry ice, not water Running water didn't create the channels that crisscross the surface of the Red Planet, a new study suggests.
October 20, 2015 UAE plans first Arab spaceship to Mars in 7 years Having scaled the heights of Earth with the world's tallest tower, the United Arab Emirates is now aiming for the stars, or just a little bit closer, with an ambitions trip to Mars.
October 20, 2015 Ancient asteroid destroyer finally found, and it's a new kind of meteorite For 50 years, scientists have wondered what annihilated the ancestor of L-chondrites, the roof-smashing, head-bonking meteorites that frequently pummel Earth
October 20, 2015 Space telescope reveals weird star cluster conundrum We thought we had star formation mechanisms pinned down, but according to new observations of two star clusters, it seems our understanding of how stars are born is less than stellar.
October 20, 2015 Rock sample taken by NASA's Mars rover could yield new chemical, mineral finds Samples of Martian rock powder taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover this week could reveal new chemical and mineral elements on the red planet, team members say.
October 20, 2015 US astronauts should use trampolines to get into space, Russian official says A Russian official angered over new sanctions that the United States imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis is suggesting that American astronauts get to the International Space Station by using trampolines instead of rockets.
October 20, 2015 Star cluster thrown out of galaxy at speed of more than 2 million mph Astronomers say they have discovered a star cluster that has been thrown in the direction of Earth at a speed of more than two million miles per hour.
October 20, 2015 NASA's Curiosity rover set to drill into Martian rock NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is set to drill into a rock for the third time on the red planet to collect a sample for analysis.
October 20, 2015 Spacewalking astronauts complete crucial repair job Spacewalking astronauts easily replaced a dead computer outside the International Space Station on Wednesday and got their orbiting home back up to full strength.
