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
Stanley the train and 4 other toys launched into space
Posted on September 25, 2012, at 12:29 PMA California father scores a viral video hit after sending his son's toy into space. A look at his clip and those of others who've sent playthings way, way up
Discovered: A far-off galaxy from the dawn of time
Posted on September 20, 2012, at 2:42 PMA fuzzy red splotch hidden behind nearby star clusters might just be the most distant galaxy ever glimpsed by human eyes
Dark energy: The mysterious force causing the universe to expand
Posted on September 14, 2012, at 7:10 AMScientists confirm with 99.996 percent certainty the existence of a little-understood substance that is "one of the great scientific mysteries of our time"
How Jupiter might save Earth from devastating asteroid strikes
Posted on September 13, 2012, at 7:10 AMA massive collision rocked the gas giant's surface this week, adding to the growing body of evidence that Jupiter works as a giant space shield
How NASA plans to top the Mars Curiosity voyage
Posted on August 14, 2012, at 4:22 PMThe rover's near-miraculous mission has rekindled excitement about the space program. Here's where we might be going next
The surprising prevalence of killer 'vampire stars'
Posted on July 30, 2012, at 11:54 AMSome of our galaxy's biggest, brightest stars are members of binary systems — and they're sucking the life right out of their partner stars
The 5 most potentially inhabitable alien planets
Posted on July 26, 2012, at 7:25 AMScientists rank the exoplanets most likely to have the rare ability to harbor life — though the chances are still pretty slim
Is Saturn's moon Titan even more Earth-like than we thought?
Posted on July 23, 2012, at 4:35 PMScientists reveal that underneath thick layers of cloud cover, the moon's icy surface has complex river networks and a remarkably smooth landscape
What does space smell like?
Posted on July 20, 2012, at 11:52 AMThe gear of an astronaut who's completed a space walk emits what some describe as a burnt metallic stench. Now, NASA wants to recreate it
Do Pluto and its largest moon form a 'double planet'?
Posted on July 16, 2012, at 3:26 PMThe mysterious dwarf continues to surprise scientists, as a newly discovered moon resurrects a debate over the former planet's status
Could space travel make people live longer?
Posted on July 9, 2012, at 12:29 PMZero gravity does strange things to our physiology, and now researchers think it may actually make the body age more slowly
The final frontier: Tweeting at aliens?
Posted on June 29, 2012, at 7:40 AMOn the 35th anniversary of the mysterious Wow! signal astronomers received in 1977, we'll finally respond to what some believe was a message from extraterrestrials
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