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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2015
Cassini Probes Icy Fountain on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Cassini Probes Icy Fountain on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

The craft came within 30 miles (49 kilometers) of the orb

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 25th, 2015
Scientists Find Alcohol Pouring Out of Comet Lovejoy

Scientists Find Alcohol Pouring Out of Comet Lovejoy

Lovejoy is the first comet found to release ethyl alcohol

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 23rd, 2015
New Horizons Beams Back View of Pluto's Miniature Moon Kerberos

New Horizons Beams Back View of Pluto's Miniature Moon Kerberos

The satellite appears to comprise two lobes, scientists say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 23rd, 2015
It's Happening, NASA Is Building the Most Powerful Rocket in History

It's Happening, NASA Is Building the Most Powerful Rocket in History

The rocket will one day send crews of astronauts to Mars

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 22nd, 2015
NASA Telescope Spots Zombie Star Tearing Nearby Planet Apart

NASA Telescope Spots Zombie Star Tearing Nearby Planet Apart

The planet will eventually be completely pulverized

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 21st, 2015
Milky Way in 46 Billion Pixels Is the Largest Space Image to Date

Milky Way in 46 Billion Pixels Is the Largest Space Image to Date

The view is the work of scientists in Germany

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
An Army's Worth of Earth-like Planets Are Yet to Be Born

An Army's Worth of Earth-like Planets Are Yet to Be Born

Apparently, Earth came a bit too early to the party

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
Asteroid Will Visit Us on October 31, Just in Time for Halloween

Asteroid Will Visit Us on October 31, Just in Time for Halloween

The space rock is called 2015 TB145, NASA explains

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 19th, 2015
NASA Launches New Website to Show Us Earth Seen from Space

NASA Launches New Website to Show Us Earth Seen from Space

The website features images taken by the DSCOVR satellite

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 18th, 2015
NASA Releases New Close-Up View of Pluto's Heart

NASA Releases New Close-Up View of Pluto's Heart

The image brings into focus the orb's Sputnik Planum

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
Never-Before-Seen Volcanic Process Formed Odd Mound on the Moon

Never-Before-Seen Volcanic Process Formed Odd Mound on the Moon

The mound sits smack in the middle of a crater

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
NASA Releases Close-Up Views of Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus

NASA Releases Close-Up Views of Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus

The views were obtained by Cassini earlier this week

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2015
Dwarf Planet Ceres Is a Hoarder, Whatever Hits It Sticks

Dwarf Planet Ceres Is a Hoarder, Whatever Hits It Sticks

Study finds much of the orb is actually meteorite material

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2015
When Flying to Mars, Best Make a Pit Stop on the Moon

When Flying to Mars, Best Make a Pit Stop on the Moon

MIT researchers reveal the best route to Mars

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 14th, 2015
Aliens Keep Flicking Distant Star On and Off, Allegedly

Aliens Keep Flicking Distant Star On and Off, Allegedly

Perhaps they're trying to communicate with us?

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 13th, 2015
Round and Spherical Pebbles on Mars Were Once Part of a Riverbed

Round and Spherical Pebbles on Mars Were Once Part of a Riverbed

Billions of years ago, water flowed in abundance on the orb

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 12th, 2015
Hubble Sees Planetary Nebula Resembling a Swirling Blue Cloud

Hubble Sees Planetary Nebula Resembling a Swirling Blue Cloud

This planetary nebula was discovered back in 1922

 
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