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The planet now goes by the name of WASP-142b

The agency is trying to help beginners in the field

It's just that US lawmakers won't let them

Mice sent to the ISS return to Earth hairier

The fiery orbs came into being soon after the Big Bang

The star forming cloud goes by the name of RCW 34

NGC 6240 formed when two galaxies merged with one another

New space image produced by the European Space Agency reveals the complex anatomy of the Orion Molecular Cloud

Mathematical model suggests alien lifeforms on a foreign planet would tip the scale at about 300 kilograms (660 pounds)

The black holes are nestled in the core of a nebula of cool dense gas, W. M. Keck Observatory data indicates

On the bright side, the space rock will keep a polite distance of 6.3 million miles (10 million kilometers)

New study in the Astrophysical Journal announces the discovery of massive and extremely dense cloud of molecular gas

Although the ship is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, some bits and pieces of it could fall on Earth

Researchers believe the planet heats up to such an extent due to intense volcanic activity on its surface

The signals were picked up by the Parkes telescope in Australia, researchers first assumed they were coming from space

The previously unknown system comprises just three planets that all sit very close to their parent star, astronomers say

Investigation finds that, following a collision between two or more clusters, dead galaxies are revived