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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 11th, 2015
Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula Imaged in Unprecedented Detail

Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula Imaged in Unprecedented Detail

The view was obtained using the Gemini Observatory telescope

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2015
Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole

Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole

The black hole is located 8,000 light-years away from Earth

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 9th, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Sees Big Bright Heart on Dwarf Planet Pluto

NASA's New Horizons Sees Big Bright Heart on Dwarf Planet Pluto

Pluto's heart measures 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) across

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 8th, 2015
There Are Precious Stones Hidden on Mars, Evidence Indicates

There Are Precious Stones Hidden on Mars, Evidence Indicates

Scientists have reasons to believe Mars hides opals

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 7th, 2015
Astronauts Ready for 14-Day Underwater Mission NEEMO

Astronauts Ready for 14-Day Underwater Mission NEEMO

The mission will debut in a couple of weeks, on July 20

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 6th, 2015
Scientists: Comet 67P/C-G Likely Hides Alien Life

Scientists: Comet 67P/C-G Likely Hides Alien Life

Alien organisms would explain the comet's odd appearance

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 4th, 2015
NASA Video Reveals Pluto and Its Moon Charon in Living Color

NASA Video Reveals Pluto and Its Moon Charon in Living Color

The video comprises views obtained by the New Horizons probe

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 27th, 2015
Bizarre Planet Bears a Striking Resemblance to a Comet

Bizarre Planet Bears a Striking Resemblance to a Comet

The planet has a ginormous gas cloud trailing behind it

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 20th, 2015
NASA's Mars Odyssey Probe Nearing Its 60,000th Lap of the Red Planet

NASA's Mars Odyssey Probe Nearing Its 60,000th Lap of the Red Planet

The spacecraft reached Mars back in October 2001

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
Volcanoes on Venus Are Active, Often Cough Out Lava Flows

Volcanoes on Venus Are Active, Often Cough Out Lava Flows

Study finds evidence of volcanic activity in Venus

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
NASA Administrator: There Is Alien Life, We Just Haven't Found It Yet

NASA Administrator: There Is Alien Life, We Just Haven't Found It Yet

Charles Frank Bolden. Jr. says there is life beyond Earth

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 18th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Densely Packed Star Cluster in Our Milky Way

Astronomers Spy on Densely Packed Star Cluster in Our Milky Way

The cluster was imaged using the Gemini Observatory

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 18th, 2015
Newly Discovered Galaxy Named After Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo

Newly Discovered Galaxy Named After Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo

The galaxy and the footballer share the nickname CR7

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 17th, 2015
Decrepit NASA Satellite Falls from Orbit, Crashes Back to Earth

Decrepit NASA Satellite Falls from Orbit, Crashes Back to Earth

The satellite burned up in the planet's atmosphere

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 16th, 2015
This Coming June 30 Marks the First Ever Official Asteroid Day

This Coming June 30 Marks the First Ever Official Asteroid Day

From this June on, Asteroid Day will be held annually

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 15th, 2015
ESA's Comet Lander Philae Awakes from Hibernation - All the Info

ESA's Comet Lander Philae Awakes from Hibernation - All the Info

The lander even managed to communicate with ground control

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  • By Silviu Stahie
  • June 14th, 2015
Rosetta's Comet Lander Philae Has Awoken from Its Slumber

Rosetta's Comet Lander Philae Has Awoken from Its Slumber

The European Space Agency has made contact

 
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