Outer Space
NASA's 'incredible' solar flare video
Posted on March 3, 2011, at 4:09 PMThis close-up, high-definition footage of a colossal eruption on the surface of the sun has space enthusiasts gawping
The gigantic underground moon cave
Posted on March 2, 2011, at 12:37 PMIndian scientists have uncovered a cavern on the moon big enough to be a home base for human voyagers. Is this a game-changer for space exploration?
The Milky Way's 500 million potentially habitable planets
Posted on February 22, 2011, at 4:10 PMThe first cosmic census of our galaxy says that we are surrounded by 50 billion planets, including half a billion on which life could exist
The 'massive' solar storm: 4 possible repercussions
Posted on February 18, 2011, at 11:08 AMA giant burst of magnetic energy from the sun is zapping the earth. Here's why we may not come out unscathed
Why humans will never colonize space
Posted on February 17, 2011, at 5:52 PMOur dream of life beyond the stars may be thwarted by fertility-sapping cosmic rays, says a NASA biophysicist
Moscow's mock mission to Mars
Posted on February 15, 2011, at 12:58 PMAfter a seven-month journey, European astronauts have touched down on the surface of "Mars" — or, a sandpit in a Moscow warehouse
NASA's 'groovy' Mars music video
Posted on February 8, 2011, at 4:15 PMStunning photographs of the Red Planet plus a psychedelic soundtrack equals outer-space magic
Japan's plan to collect space garbage with... a giant fishing net?
Posted on February 7, 2011, at 5:45 PMThe clutter of broken satellites and abandoned rockets in our orbit is reaching a "tipping point," say scientists. Luckily, the Japanese have a solution
NASA's 'astonishing' find: 54 planets that can sustain human life
Posted on February 4, 2011, at 7:00 AMThe space agency has identified dozens of planets that may be hospitable to earthlings. Could intelligent life be living on one of them?
The last word: Death of a planet
Posted on January 28, 2011, at 1:54 PMWhen astronomers debated the fate of Pluto, the stakes for author Mike Brown were personal
A glimpse at the oldest galaxy ever found
Posted on January 27, 2011, at 2:22 PMThe Hubble Telescope captured images of a faint cluster of stars more than 13 billion years old
Could we (temporarily) get a second sun?
Posted on January 24, 2011, at 1:12 PMA massive star seems poised to explode — leading some to conclude we'll soon be seeing two suns, and others to dismiss such talk as apocalyptic nonsense
The 'inspirational' fan-made video that shows NASA how to sell itself
Posted on January 13, 2011, at 12:20 PMA powerful video collage reminds viewers of the wonders of cosmic exploration. Can the space agency learn from its message?
A 'strangely alive' green blob in outer space?
Posted on January 12, 2011, at 1:30 PMThe Hubble Telescope has snapped images of a mysterious green blob surrounding a former galaxy far, far away, and the glowing pictures are conjuring up memories of 1950s sci-fi scares
2010's top mysteries of space
Posted on December 27, 2010, at 10:40 AMAstronomers and scientists have been busy this year discovering planets, creating black holes, and finding new threats to life on Earth
The 'amazing' lunar eclipse
Posted on December 21, 2010, at 12:30 PMStar-gazers across America stayed up late last night to witness the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle of a lunar eclipse on the winter solstice
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