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The most energetic light ever observed from a few kilometers large star
Scientists working with the Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) observatory have reported the discovery of the most energetic pulsed…
Comet US10 Catalina: The Final Act
Have you seen it? 2016 has kicked off with a fine apparition of a binocular comet: C/2013 US10 Catalina. We’ve…
These Spidery ‘Veins’ On Mars Are Just Plain Weird (Photo)
Slender, branching troughs snake across a pinkish, pitted swathe of Mars’ southern hemisphere in a newly released image, creating an…
Giant Saturn Dwarfs Tiny Moon Tethys in Jaw-dropping NASA Photo
The ringed planet looms over its moon Tethys, reducing the 660-mile-wide (1,062 kilometers) satellite to a tiny dot in the…
Could We Colonize Ceres Like in SyFy’s ‘The Expanse’?
In the new SyFy series "The Expanse," colonists live on a Ceres that is very different from the dwarf planet…
Tim Peake Prepares For Friday’s Spacewalk
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) shared this photo taken aboard the International Space Station on Jan. 11,…
Tim Peake Prepares For Friday’s Spacewalk
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) shared this photo taken aboard the International Space Station on Jan. 11,…
Satellite Images Show Suspected North Korean Nuclear Test Site
A supposed nuclear test facility in North Korea shows substantial changes over several years, according to analysis of DigitalGlobe satellite…
Looking Ahead: Rev231
Cassini continues its exploration of the Saturn system with the 16-day Rev 231, which begins on January 22 at its…
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