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How AI Found the First Eight-Planet Solar System Beyond Our Own
Google’s neural network sifted through piles of NASA data to find a planet hiding in the spacestacks
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What Lurks Below Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
New results from the Juno spacecraft are helping to unlock the secrets of this centuries-old storm
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Scientists Discover Ancient Black Hole From the Dawn of the Universe
Sitting some 13.1 billion light years away, the find offers a window into the early universe
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Satellite Images Show Frightening Intensity of California Wildfires
Thick plumes of smoke can be seen blowing across the Pacific
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Geminid Meteor Shower Will Blaze Across Skies
Will you stay up to catch the show?
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Chilean Telescope Takes Deepest Look Into the Cosmos Yet
In the process, researchers discovered 72 new galaxies and details on 1,600 more
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Earthworms Reproduce in Faux Mars Soil For the First Time
A vital component of healthy Earth gardens, scientists are testing their resilience in the harsh Red Planet environment
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Three-Mile Wide Asteroid Will Zoom by Earth This December
But it will still be about 6.4 million miles away
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Are Alien Microbes Clinging to the International Space Station? Probably Not
A report out of Russia claims extraterrestrial bacteria has been found on the space station, but there’s plenty of room for doubt
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Meet Natalie Batalha, the Explorer Who’s Searching for Planets Across the Universe
The Kepler mission’s project scientist, she has guided the discovery of thousands of planets
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Get a Front Row Seat to Rocket Launches at Kennedy Space Center
On July 24, 1950, NASA launched its first rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, ushering in the space era.
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Mars’ Streaks of Flowing Water May Actually Be Sand
Scientists have debated for years if—and how much—water could exist on the Red Planet
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In Attempt to Contact Intelligent Life, Group Sends Musical Signal Toward Planet GJ 273b
Though the chances are slim, the team hopes this latest transmission is just the first of many
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The Blessing and the Curse of Being Bill Nye
The zany scientist talks about his recent transformation into the public—and controversial—face for science
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Leonid Meteor Shower Will Streak Through Skies This Weekend
Expect 10 to 25 shooting stars per hour as the planet passes through the debris of comet Tempel-Tuttle
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Earth-Sized Planet Detected Just 11 Light Years Away
Orbiting the star Ross 128, our new planetary neighbor is thought to be temperate, with days up to a balmy 68 degrees Fahrenheit
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A “Zombie” Star Is Refusing to Die
The supernova has been flaring for more than 600 days—and it may be the second time that the star has exploded
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Astronomers Spot One of the Oldest Galaxies in the Universe
The dusty, star-forming galaxy is 12.8 billion years old
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Our Nearest Neighbor Might Harbor Its Own Solar System
New data from Proxima Centauri shows it has a ring of cold dust—a sign that many planets may orbit the distant star
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Celebrate Halloween With These Unsettling Sounds From Outer Space
NASA’s new SoundCloud playlist captures the sounds of planets, comets and plasma waves
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