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May 24, 2013 05:20 PM ET // Markus Hammonds
36 years ago, a brief radio signal was detected by an observatory in Ohio. Could it have been an extraterrestrial transmission? Continue reading →
May 24, 2013 02:19 PM ET // Markus Hammonds
Uranus and Neptune have some of the strongest winds in the solar system, but those winds are confined to relatively thin layers of their atmospheres. Continue reading →
May 24, 2013 11:52 AM ET // Irene Klotz
NASA may not be going to the moon anytime soon, but private companies plan to do so.
May 23, 2013 06:55 PM ET // Jason Major
In brand new observations made by Hubble of the famous Ring Nebula, astronomers have discovered its true shape. Continue reading →
May 23, 2013 03:57 PM ET // Irene Klotz
NASA on Thursday posted a “For Lease” sign on one of its space shuttle launch pads, as it continues to downsize and revamp the Kennedy Space Center following the program’s retirement. Continue reading →
May 23, 2013 12:42 PM ET // Ray Villard
Future space observatories could detect biological tracers in exoplanetary atmospheres, but we won't be able to definitively find life until we physically visit those alien worlds. Continue reading →
May 23, 2013 11:50 AM ET // Megan Gannon, SPACE.com News Editor
The venerable Mars rover Opportunity, the older and smaller cousin of Curiosity, has discovered another water-weathered rock hinting that the Red Planet could have supported life in its ancient past.
May 22, 2013 07:10 PM ET // Markus Hammonds
The first topographic map of the surface of Titan gives a fascinating new insight into Saturn's giant moon. Continue reading →
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