Outer Space
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How Jupiter May Have Gifted Early Earth With Water
A new model of the solar system suggest we have gas giants to thank for our watery world
Massive, 'Unprecedented' Dust Storm Puts Mars Rover at Risk
Engineers have not received any transmissions from the Opportunity rover since Sunday
This NASA Satellite Can Map the Planet's Soil Moisture Content In Just Three Days
The speedy collection of this data will help with crop management and flood prediction
Jupiter's Lightning Is More Earth-Like Than We Thought
Juno is providing scientists with new insights into the gas giant's flashes of light
NASA's New Exoplanet Travel Bureau Lets You 'Tour' Far-Distant Planets In 360 Degrees
Eager space tourists can now visit sunny Kepler-186f, a moon of Kepler-16b or the Earth-like TRAPPIST-1e virtually
Is the Mysterious Planet Nine Just a Swarm of Asteroids?
Researchers investigate alternative explanations for wacky orbits of objects in our solar system
Greening the Future of Outer Space
A team of scientists and policy experts want to develop space sustainably for future generations
Is Pluto Actually a Mash-up of a Billion Comets?
Researchers speculate the beloved dwarf planet could actually be a giant comet
Meet NASA's New Dynamic Duo: A Pair of Climate Change-Tracking Satellites
The pair will measure changes in Earth's gravitational field to monitor melting glaciers, rising seas, droughts and more
Astronomers Find Signature From the Universe's Earliest Known Stars
The first lights may have winked to life just 250 million years after the Big Bang
Is This Backwards-Orbiting Asteroid an Interstellar Visitor?
The space rock could have been captured from another star system during the early days of our solar system
We're All Made of Stardust. Here's How
13.8 billion years ago, the universe began with a big bang and the atoms it created would find their way into everything
200,000 Stars Twinkle in First Test Image From NASA’s Planet-Hunting Satellite
Once its cameras are calibrated, TESS will capture 400 times as much sky as this test image
An Asteroid Will Hurtle Past Earth Tonight in Close Flyby
While the space rock poses no danger to our planet, such a close pass is uncommon for asteroids of this size
A New Look at Old Data Suggests Europa Shoots Watery Plumes Into Space
Scientists made the surprising discovery by turning the powers of modern computing on 1997 data collected during the Galileo mission
Lunar Dust Might Pose Severe Health Risks to Future Human Colonies on the Moon
Prolonged exposure to lunar dust can cause illnesses like bronchitis and cancer, according to a new study
The Sun Will Produce a Beautiful Planetary Nebula When It Dies
A new model of stellar death shows our low-mass star has enough juice to produce a beautiful ring of gas and dust before winking out
Five Things to Know About NASA's InSight Mission to Mars
This Saturday, the craft will launch on its mission to search for clues about the Red Planet's interior
Comet "Snowstorm" Swirling in This Stunning GIF Is a Tricky Illusion
“Things are not quite as they seem," explains astronomer Mark McCaughrean
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