| NASA records biggest explosion in history as meteoroid impacts moon [VIDEO] |
| The moon is struck by an asteroid. |
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| Researchers: Fierce winds on Uranus, Neptune confined to a thin atmospheric layer |
| Researchers used a method, base on a novel technique for examining the gravitational field of the planets, to figure out an upper limit for the thickness of the atmospheric layer. |
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| Chris Hadfield, Tom Mashburn return to Earth |
| Hadfield and the ISS crew return to Earth. |
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| NASA spots humongous explosion on Sun; Strongest X-class flare of 2013 |
| The space agency says that the flare was classified as an X1.7. |
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| Hydrogen clouds lurk among Milky Way's neighbors |
| The cluster of hydrogen clouds probably condensed out of a larger and unfound reservoir of gas. |
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| Supermassive black hole feasts on hot gas for dinner |
| “Our Galaxy’s black hole may be cooking its dinner right in front of Herschel’s eyes." |
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| Astronomer's call to search for intelligent life beyond 'alien Earths' ignites debate |
| An astronomer's remarks set off a debate. |
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| Anarchy in space: Astronomers see turbulent region of star formation |
| The dark patches in the photo represent the regions where the dust is so dense that it blocks the light behind it. |
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| NASA's Fermi spacecraft dodged a 1.5-ton Russian bullet |
| Fermi orbits Earth every 95 minutes, capturing gamma rays from differing sources across the universe. |
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| Herschel captures images of Horsehead Nebula that show how stars came to be |
| Herschel provides a stunning view of the Horsehead Nebula. |
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| Astronomers discover 'most prolific star factory in the Universe,' churning out 3000 Suns |
| HFLS3 is evidence that extremely intense bursts of star formation were present only 880 million years after the Big Bang. |
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| Chandra offers stunning X-ray view of a thousand-year-old cosmic tapestry |
| According to astronomers, SN 1006 is situated approximately 7,000 light years from Earth. |
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| Astronomy group: If you paid to name a planet, you got scammed |
| Making money off of people's interest in space is nothing new. |
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| Astronomers discover first ever 'retired' star |
| The "retired" star has a bit more mass than our own Sun at 1.5 solar masses, is approximately 2.5 billion years old and is located about 100 light years from Earth. |
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| International Space Station set for 'spooky' quantum entanglement experiment |
| ISS may be the site of a quantum entanglement experiment. |
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| Researchers watch black hole wake up, eat a 'super Jupiter' |
| This event is expected to help astronomers understand what takes place when different types of space objects come into contact with black holes of differing sizes. |
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| Researchers reveal new insights on how spiral galaxies get their arms |
| Researchers are using powerful new computer simulations to seek the answer to this question and many others. |
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| Astronomers capture image of 'Tatooine' planet |
| Star Wars fans rejoice. |
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| Green meteorite may have rare cosmic origins |
| A space rock from Mercury? It's the first one ever discovered, according to astronomers. |
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| NASA: Saturn's moons and rings are 'vintage' goods |
| The planet's moon and rings date back more than 4 billion years. |
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| Astronomers discover new class of supernova |
| A Type Iax supernova is a lot less "energetic" than Type Ia. |
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| Newly discovered moons of Pluto could end billion-dollar mission |
| Pluto may be a problem for NASA. |
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| Comet, not asteroid, may have killed off dinosaurs, according to study |
| What killed the dinosaurs? Seems it was a comet, not an asteroid, according to a newly published study. |
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| NASA spots lunar graves of twin GRAIL spacecraft |
| The LRO's observation give astronomers new information on how volatile material is moved around the moon. |
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| NASA sees leaping lunar dust |
| A team of astronomers contends that this motion should be easily observed during dusk and dawn |
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| Study: Massive galaxies produced stars soon after Big Bang |
| Galaxies began producing stars far earlier than previously suspected. |
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| Giant planet discovery may increase chances of discovering life |
| A giant planet could provide insight on how our solar system came to be. |
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| NASA: Pluto may have 10 undiscovered moons |
| Astronomers may have found more moons around Pluto. |
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| 3D image reveals ancient mega-flood on Mars |
| Researchers combed through data from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Shallow Radar to learn more about the Marte Vallis channel system. |
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| Astronomers measure distance to nearest galaxy |
| Astronomers determined that the LMC lies 163,000 light-years away. |
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| Massive solar flare heads towards Mars; NASA prepares rover for wild ride |
| NASA prepares for a massive CME. |
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| Cassini spies Venus through Saturn's rings, says NASA |
| Venus' atmosphere consists primarily of carbon dioxide with clouds of sulfuric acid. |
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| Astronomers spot supermassive black hole spinning near the speed of light |
| Astronomers measure the rate of spin of a black hole. |
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| White dwarfs could be key to the discovery of extraterrestrial life |
| NASA's James Webb Space Telescope "offers the best hope of finding an inhabited planet in the near future." |
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| Millionaire space tourist planning 'historic journey' to Mars in 2018 |
| Tito's organization will hold a press conference on the 2018 Mars trip next Wednesday. |
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