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October 20, 2015

100-foot asteroid buzzes past Earth: Watch the replay here

A newfound asteroid buzzed close by Earth Wednesday, flying safely between our planet and the orbit of the moon. Watch a recap of the close encounter here.

October 20, 2015

NASA planning to send robotic mission to Europa, Jupiter's watery moon that may harbor life

NASA is plotting a daring robotic mission to Jupiter's watery moon Europa, a place where astronomers speculate there might be life.

October 20, 2015

Pale blue dot: Amazing NASA photo shows Earth from Mars

From the surface of the Red Planet, NASA's rover took time off from its mission to gaze back at our planet, capturing a twinkling Earth spinning slowly in the sky.

October 20, 2015

Neutrino telescopes launch new era of astronomy

The recent discovery of neutrino particles bombarding Earth from outer space has ushered in a new era in neutrino astronomy, scientists say.

October 20, 2015

China's Chang'e 3 captures its first stunning panoramic images of the Moon

China's space agency has released the first color images from its first spacecraft to soft land on the Moon.

October 20, 2015

Phone home! European Space Agency hears sign of life from comet-chasing spacecraft

Europe's Rosetta probe woke up from years of hibernation Monday and phoned home, a signal that traveled half a billion miles back to scientists waiting on pins and needles after hours of agonizing wait.

October 20, 2015

Mystery rock appears in front of Mars rover

After a decade of exploring the Martian surface, the scientists overseeing veteran rover Opportunity thought they’d seen it all. That was until a rock mysteriously “appeared” a few feet in front of the six-wheeled rover a few days ago.

October 20, 2015

Ask a science teacher: What is a black hole?

A black hole is a place in Washington, DC, where all our tax dollars go. Just kidding! A black hole is perhaps the strangest object in the universe. It is the remains of a massive dead star that has run out of fuel and collapsed.

October 20, 2015

Out-of-fuel satellite incinerated as it entered atmosphere, officials say

Officials at the European Space Agency said Monday that its 2,000-pound satellite that had been steadily sinking toward Earth after it ran out of fuel last month re-entered the atmosphere Sunday, and disintegrated.

October 20, 2015

NASA Curiosity Rover spots iguana on Mars

NASA's Mars Rover has captured the image of a rock that looks just like an iguana.