Space

  1. Planets

    One ring around them all

    Introducing the solar system's largest known ring around a planet.

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  2. Space

    Not bone-dry after all: the moon holds water

    New moon studies turn up water on and under the lunar surface.

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  3. Space

    Galaxies far, far, far away

    Images from the Hubble Space Telescope show galaxies that formed when the universe was a child.

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  4. Tech

    New eyes to scan the skies

    Two new telescopes will watch for asteroids, map the galaxy.

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  5. Space

    The hungry blob at the edge of the universe

    Scientists have observed one of the oldest objects in the sky, possibly a galaxy in a growth spurt.

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  6. Space

    The Earth-bound asteroid scientists saw coming

    History-making asteroid tracked from space to its fiery demise in an African desert.

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  7. Space

    The most popular stars

    Dwarf stars come in many colors, and aren't so small after all

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  8. Space

    Deep-space dancers

    In a galaxy far, far away, black holes are spinning around each other.

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  9. Space

    Watching deep-space fireworks

    An orbiting telescope records the universe’s most powerful explosions.

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  10. Planets

    Either Martians or Mars has gas

    Martian methane points to possible life on the Red Planet.

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  11. Space

    Meteorites may have sparked life on Earth

    A collision of extraterrestrial objects and Earth’s ancient oceans could have produced raw materials for life.

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  12. Space

    Speedy stars

    A gang of stars on the edge of our galaxy is running away.

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