Space

  1. Planets

    Storm on Saturn

    A spacecraft photographed the most powerful storm ever seen on Saturn.

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  2. Planets

    Sizing up Pluto’s moon

    Pluto's rocky moon Charon appears to lack an atmosphere.

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  3. Space

    Capturing the Stuff of Space

    A spacecraft brings comet grains and stardust back to Earth.

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  4. Space

    A Moon’s Icy Spray

    Jets of icy particles stream from one of Saturn's moons.

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  5. Space

    Supernovas Shed Light on Dark Energy

    Astronomers have new evidence that something called dark energy is revving up the expansion of the universe.

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  6. Planets

    Evidence of a Wet Mars

    An orbiter provides new details about when and where liquid water existed on Mars.

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  7. Space

    Gravity Tractor as Asteroid Mover

    A huge spacecraft could use its gravity to keep an asteroid from hitting Earth.

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  8. Planets

    Pluto’s New Moons

    Astronomers have spotted two objects that may be previously unknown moons of Pluto.

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  9. Planets

    Saturn’s Spongy Moon

    Close-up views of Saturn's moon Hyperion reveal a strangely cratered surface that looks spongy.

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  10. Planets

    An Icy Blob of Fluff

    Firing a projectile into a comet has exposed an icy dirtball.

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  11. Space

    Asteroid Moons

    Astronomers have spotted an asteroid with two moons.

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  12. Planets

    A Smashing Display

    A space probe slams into a comet and sends up a mighty cloud of dust.

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