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Explore astronomy, from the latest trip to the International Space Station to alien planets outside our solar system.

  • Douglas Wheelock

    NASA astronaut checks in to Foursquare from space

    Fri, Oct 22, 2010 1:18 PM by Agence France-Presse

    Douglas Wheelock, who is orbiting the Earth, sent a message from his Twitter account saying he had "unlocked the 'NASA Explorer Badge.'"

  • Size Of Planets and Stars to Scale

    Fri, Oct 22, 2010 11:04 AM

    Video: Just how big is Earth in comparison to the Sun, stars and other planets?

  • Artist's concept of possible Mars exploration programs.

    Mars or bust! One-way trip to the red planet could kick-start colonization

    Thu, Oct 21, 2010 2:51 PM by LiveScience

    Two researchers say while a flight to Mars and back is technically feasible now, it would be more cost-effective to launch a one-way trip.

  • NASA heat image of the moon

    How NASA's bold moon crash almost bombed

    Thu, Oct 21, 2010 2:43 PM by Space.com

    Crash made water on the Moon detectable for scientists.

  • oldest galaxy

    Hubble Telescope finds oldest galaxy so far

    Wed, Oct 20, 2010 5:17 PM by Seth Borenstein, AP

    The galaxy is so ancient that it probably doesn't exist in its earlier form and has already merged into bigger neighbors.

  • Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have now measured the distance to the most distant galaxy so far, UDFy-38135539

    New record! Ancient galaxy is most distant thing in space

    Wed, Oct 20, 2010 2:07 PM by Space.com

    Light from the new record-holder takes roughly 13.1 billion years to reach Earth.

  • squirrel monkeys

    NASA's monkey radiation experiment faces unclear future

    Wed, Oct 20, 2010 11:27 AM by Space.com

    Animal rights advocates are protesting the plans to subject squirrel monkeys to the experiment.

  • Artist's impression of the tidally locked alien planet Upsilon Andromedae b

    Huge alien planet has a mysterious hot spot

    Tue, Oct 19, 2010 5:30 PM by Space.com

    Discovery leads astronomers to rethink what is known about hot Jupiters.

  • A depiction of private company Astrobotic's "Red Rover" on the moon

    NASA to spend up to $30 million on private moon data

    Mon, Oct 18, 2010 5:34 PM by Space.com

    Private companies compete to develop vehicles, robots for lunar landings.

  • Space Shuttle Discovery landing, November 2007

    Space shuttle leaking, NASA working up repair plan

    Mon, Oct 18, 2010 3:34 PM by Marcia Dunn, AP

    Leak could delay planned November launch.

  • Skydiver Felix Baumgartner during a training jump

    Record-breaking Red Bull space dive grounded by lawsuit

    Fri, Oct 15, 2010 2:19 PM by Space.com

    Project involving skydiver Felix Baumgartner on hold until lawsuit with promoter is resolved.

  • The International Space Station

    Human procreation in space would be perilous

    Fri, Oct 15, 2010 11:05 AM by Space.com

    Microgravity damages human cells, particularly stem cells that repair other cells.

  • Clint Cragg consults with Rene Aguilar, deputy chief of rescue operations for the Chilean mine disaster

    Astronauts to rescued Chilean miners: 'We admire you'

    Thu, Oct 14, 2010 2:32 PM by Space.com

    NASA sent two medical doctors, a psychologist and an engineer to aid the rescue effort.

  • Artist's conception shows the inner four planets of the Gliese 581g system and their host star, a red dwarf only 20 light-years from Earth.

    500th alien planet could be discovered this month

    Thu, Oct 14, 2010 10:50 AM by Space.com

    Astronomers locate new planets by looking at the movement or brightness of stars.

  • Environmental UFO's

    UFO visit will warn us about global warming, says author

    Wed, Oct 13, 2010 4:15 PM by Andrew Schenkel

    Former NORAD officer says aliens are coming on Oct. 13 to warn us about the dangers of gases released into the atmosphere.

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