Outer Space
Meet the starless planet that floats alone
Posted on November 14, 2012, at 11:11 AMJust 130 light-years away from Earth is a curiously independent world at least four times bigger than Jupiter
Will Obama's NASA take American astronauts back to the moon?
Posted on November 8, 2012, at 11:00 AMA big announcement concerning man's future in space might just be on the horizon
Are astronauts stuck in space allowed to vote?
Posted on November 5, 2012, at 4:10 PMTwo Americans are currently in orbit hundreds of miles above Earth on the International Space Station. Talk about absentee voting...
Saturn's swirling megastorm that's bigger than multiple Earths
Posted on October 26, 2012, at 12:29 PMIn 2010, astronomers spotted the beginnings of a massive maelstrom that has grown to encircle the ringed planet
Will the Curiosity rover ever come back to Earth?
Posted on October 25, 2012, at 12:20 PMNASA hopes that when humans set foot on Mars, they'll be able to bring the beloved rover home
Was the moon once part of Earth?
Posted on October 18, 2012, at 11:18 AMMultiple studies add credence to the theory that a piece of our planet broke off billions of years ago, thanks to a massive collision between Earth and another orb
The newly discovered Star Wars-like planet with four suns
Posted on October 16, 2012, at 12:28 PMLuke Skywalker's home of Tatooine, with its two suns, is suddenly more than just science fiction
NASA's Iron Man space suit
Posted on October 15, 2012, at 5:41 PMThe space agency is working on a load-bearing exoskeleton to help astronauts work out and (potentially) lift heavy objects with augmented strength
Where did the water on the moon come from?
Posted on October 15, 2012, at 3:21 PMIcy droplets on the lunar surface are more prevalent than we ever thought, and now scientists think they know how the particles got there
NASA's dazzling X-ray images of dying stars
Posted on October 12, 2012, at 12:03 PMIn a couple billion years, our sun will explode into "amorphous pink blobs" called nebulae, like those pictured here
The rare super-Earth made of diamond
Posted on October 11, 2012, at 3:20 PM40 light years away, astronomers have found a jewel of a planet
What the SpaceX launch means for private space flight
Posted on October 8, 2012, at 8:55 AMThe company founded by PayPal billionaire Elon Musk makes its inaugural run to the International Space Station, marking a big step for commercial space flight
The space boat that could explore Saturn's moon
Posted on October 3, 2012, at 1:02 PMForget NASA's Curiosity. Now engineers are dreaming of a floating rover that would cruise around Titan — on land and sea
How asteroid dust could help us cool down Earth
Posted on October 1, 2012, at 2:37 PMScottish space scientists cook up an otherworldly plan to shade our planet from the sun's harmful radiation
Did the Curiosity just find proof of water on Mars?
Posted on September 28, 2012, at 5:05 PMSmooth pebbles and angular rocky outcroppings suggest an ancient river once flowed on the Red Planet's desert-like surface
Revealed: The deepest view of the universe ever recorded
Posted on September 27, 2012, at 3:10 PMNASA researchers showcase an ultra-detailed composite portrait of one of space's farthest corners
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