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The Lava Tubes That Might Host Our Future Moon Cities

Scientists think they've found several beneath the surface of the Moon.

Erik Shilling March 25, 2016

How Massive Volcanic Activity Billions of Years Ago Changed The Moon's Tilt

Earth’s only natural satellite was once a much hotter place.

Erik Shilling March 23, 2016

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Found: A Lake of Frozen Nitrogen on Pluto

At least, it looks an awful lot like a lake.

Sarah Laskow March 23, 2016

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Found: Supermassive Black Holes' Superfast Space Winds

The equivalent of a Category 77 hurricane.

Sarah Laskow March 22, 2016

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UCLA Meteorite Collection

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection.

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Astronomers Eye The Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen

The galaxy existed just 400 million years after the Big Bang.

Erik Shilling March 4, 2016

Scott Kelly (left) and Mikhail Kornienko (right), with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, just before setting off on the one-year mission.

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Fleeting Wonders: Crew Heading Home After 340 Days in Space

An end to the longest-ever stay at the International Space Station.

Cara Giaimo March 1, 2016

The Lonely Launchpads and Rusted Rockets of America’s Abandoned Space Facilities

See arresting photos of once-critical space travel facilities left to rot.

Anika Burgess March 1, 2016

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Will Russia and India Be The First to Send Humans to Mars?

A Russian official recently raised the prospect of a joint mission.

Erik Shilling February 26, 2016

How Ice Withstands 900-Degree Heat in Space

Natalie Zarrelli February 25, 2016

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Earthshine, Nightglow, and Other Gorgeous Forms of Celestial Light

Eric Grundhauser February 23, 2016

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FOUND: An Unaltered, Original Star Wars Print

Sarah Laskow February 22, 2016

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FOUND: Astronauts' Graffiti on the Walls of Their Spaceship

Sarah Laskow February 16, 2016

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The Sonic Booms The Government Doesn't Want You to Hear

Tao Tao Holmes February 12, 2016

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Video Wonder: OK Go's Zero Gravity Music Video

Urvija Banerji February 11, 2016

A computer simulation of the two colliding black holes that spawned the first gravitational waves ever detected.

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Found: Gravitational Waves!!!

Cara Giaimo February 11, 2016

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FOUND: Hundreds of Galaxies the Milky Way Had Been Hiding

Sarah Laskow February 10, 2016

Far-off lightning flashbulbs the Turkish coast.

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Fleeting Wonders: A Lightning Storm Viewed From Space

Cara Giaimo February 9, 2016