How many stars like our sun host planets like our Earth? NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope continuously monitored more than 150,000 … More
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Asteroid-Mining Company 3D-Prints Object from Space Rock Metals
Planetary Resources, which aims to extract water and other useful materials from asteroids, has 3D-printed an object using metals from … More
Worldwide Telescope Network Will Take Best-Ever Images of Black Holes
The Event Horizon Telescope, which will take high-resolution images of black holes, is nearing full-scale operations, with nine telescopes around … More
On Pluto, ‘X’ Marks the Spot (Photo)
An intriguing X-shaped feature is visible on the huge Pluto nitrogen-ice plain known as Sputnik Planum in photos recently beamed … More
Ancient gas cloud may be a relic from the death of first stars
Researchers from Australia and the USA have discovered a distant, ancient cloud of gas that may contain the signature of … More
New Budget Bolsters NASA’s Journey to Mars Plans
The recently passed omnibus spending bill directs NASA to work on a new upper stage for the Space Launch System, … More
M1 color picture, final processing
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360 degrees of the zodiacal light from the east (right) to the west (left)
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Orion in Colombia
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Milky Way in Casanare and the approaching storm, with rare right sprites
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