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October 20, 2015

Volcanoes on the moon may have erupted during the dinosaur age

If only dinosaurs had invented telescopes, they might have seen lava occasionally oozing from the surface of the moon.

October 20, 2015

Bizarre shape of Uranus' 'Frankenstein' moon explained

The strange appearance of Uranus' moon Miranda may finally have an explanation.

October 20, 2015

'Strikingly geometric' shapes hidden on moon's surface

A massive feature on the moon formed due to lunar rifts, in a surprise revision to earlier theories, research shows.

October 20, 2015

Stephen Hawking: 'God particle' could destroy the universe

Stephen Hawking, who once cautioned that both artificial intelligence and invading aliens could wipe out the human race, now has another dire prediction – the Higgs boson, or “God particle,” might destroy the universe.

October 20, 2015

Space robot arm tech could help surgeons operate on kids

The technology powering robotic arms in space could be used to perform minor surgeries for children on Earth.

October 20, 2015

NASA's new Orion spaceship makes a splash in ocean tests

SAN PEDRO, California — NASA's next spaceship, the Orion capsule, has had a wet summer.

October 20, 2015

Curiosity rover packs up drill, hits the Martian road again

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has passed up a potential drilling target and instead resumed the long trek to a huge Red Planet mountain.

October 20, 2015

It's confirmed! Black holes do come in medium sizes

Black holes do indeed come in three sizes: small, medium and extra large, a new study suggests.

October 20, 2015

NASA probe may have caught dust from interstellar space, a first

Seven tiny grains of rock captured by NASA's comet-chasing Stardust probe in 2004 may be visitors from the vast reaches of interstellar space, researchers say.

October 20, 2015

UK to launch commercial spaceport by 2018

The U.K. government is laying the groundwork for its first spaceport in anticipation of a growing space tourism demand and a growing space plane industry by 2030, according to a new timetable.