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

  • Saturn's dazzling rings make it 'rain'

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 2:06 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com

    Charged water molecules, linked to the rings via magnetic field lines, rain down only on certain parts of the planet.

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  • Black hole snacks on 'super Jupiter' planet

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 10:26 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    Scientists believe that the black hole only devoured about 10 percent of the gas giant's mass, leaving a 'denser core' behind.

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  • How NASA could capture an asteroid

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 9:40 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    NASA believes that capturing and placing an asteroid in the moon's orbit would be a 'fairly straightforward affair.'

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  • NASA to unveil 2014 budget, asteroid lasso plan

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 9:24 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    NASA's planetary science program is likely to bare the brunt of budget cuts as NASA refocuses efforts elsewhere.

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  • How astronauts brush their teeth in space

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 3:15 PM by Megan Gannon, SPACE.com

    No running water, and no place to spit the toothpaste after use. What do astronauts do?

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  • NASA's Mars spacecrafts get a spring break

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 12:35 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    Mars solar conjunctions, when the sun is in between Earth and Mars, occur every 26 months and disrupt communications.

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  • Most of Mars' atmosphere is lost in space

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 9:34 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    New measurements of the atmosphere are consistent with the idea that gas escaped from the top of the atmosphere, with lighter molecules leaving more easily.

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  • U.S. won't head up new manned moon landings

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 4:11 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com

    NASA's focus is on human missions to asteroids and to Mars

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  • Super-dense dead star warps light of companion star

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 2:45 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    The bending of the tiny star's light showcases Einstein's theory of relativity 'in a far-flung star system.'

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  • NASA to launch planet-hunting probe, neutron star experiment in 2017

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 9:30 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    Both missions should advance scientists' understanding of the universe.

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  • Ingredient for life common on Jupiter's icy moon Europa

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 1:28 AM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com

    Hydrogen peroxide is created on Europa due to the intense radiation bombardment of the moon's surface as it moves through Jupiter's powerful magnetic field.

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  • Hubble finds most distant supernova

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 2:35 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com

    By analyzing star explosions, scientists can get a sense of how quickly the universe was seeded with the elements needed to create planets and other cosmic bodies.

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  • Potential dark matter discovery a win for space station science

    Wed, Apr 03, 2013 7:20 PM by Clara Moskowitz, Space.com

    The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer observed a pattern of antimatter particles that may turn out to be a product of collisions between dark matter particles.

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  • NASA to announce major astrophysics discovery today

    Wed, Apr 03, 2013 1:16 PM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com

    The first results of NASA's large particle accelerator aboard the International Space Station will be announced today at a press conference.

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  • Wanted: Software coders to help NASA's robot astronaut see

    Wed, Apr 03, 2013 9:26 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com

    The Robonaut Challenge is the latest in a series of space station contests by NASA and TopCoder to foster innovation in space technology and spaceflight.

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