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Watery Alien Planets Might Be Stripped Dry by Gravity

Alien planets might experience tidal forces powerful enough to remove all their water.

How to Observe Gemini, the Heavenly Twin Constellation

Posted 11 HOURS AGO   |   0

Gemini is a constellation high in the winter sky and can be easily seen this week after dark. Read more

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Watery Alien Planets Might Be Stripped Dry by Gravity

Posted Sat Feb 11, 2012 05:28 PM ET   |   0

Alien planets might experience tidal forces powerful enough to remove all their water. Read more

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Hunting Black Holes Through a Gravitational Lens

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Sat Feb 11, 2012 06:09 AM ET   |   0

Need a powerful cosmic magnifying lens to detect that black hole? No problem! All you need is a galaxy and a quirk of Einstein's theory of general relativity. Read more

Hunting Black Holes Through a Gravitational Lens

Mercury Crater Exhibits 'Artistic' Bright Rays: Big Pic

Posted Fri Feb 10, 2012 04:07 PM ET   |   0

A recent image from NASA's MESSENGER Mercury satellite features a brightly-rayed crater that's held on to its youth. Read more

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NASA to Mars-Bound Rover: We'll Fix Your Glitch

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:51 AM ET   |   0

Did the "Mars Curse" try to knock out NASA's flagship rover mission to the Red Planet? Read more

NASA to Mars-Bound Rover: We'll Fix Your Glitch

On the Hunt for Black Holes

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:26 AM ET   |   0

By aiming a new telescope at the highest-energy X-ray light, astronomers hope to see where black holes are hiding. Read more

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How to Put Out a Fire In Space

Posted by  Eric Niiler  Fri Feb 10, 2012 07:05 AM ET   |   0

In space, flames burn like blobs instead of teardrops and it can be hard to find the source. Read more

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Blown Away by Jules Verne's Space Cannon G Forces

Posted by  Jennifer Ouellette  Thu Feb 9, 2012 04:36 PM ET   |   0

To celebrate Jules Verne's birthday, take a look at his science fiction method for blasting astronauts to the moon. Realistic? No. Inspiring? Yes. Read more

Blown Away by Jules Verne's Space Cannon G Forces

Large Meteorite Likely Found in Druid Burial Site

Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 04:01 PM ET   |   0

Britain's largest space rock -- excavated 200 years ago by an archaeological dig -- was also preserved by the Ice Age. Read more

Large Meteorite Likely Found in Druid Burial Site

Alien Technology Found on Mars -- Ours!

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:33 AM ET   |   0

Look! Down on the ground. See that small speck at the lower left corner on this picture of Mars? It's alien technology... Read more

Alien Technology Found on Mars -- Ours!

Hungry Black Hole Snacking on Asteroids?

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Wed Feb 8, 2012 06:06 PM ET   |   0

A massive swarm of asteroids may be getting swallowed by the black hole. Read more

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'Real-Time' Space Station Flight Up The East Coast: Video

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 02:26 PM ET   |   0

A time-lapse video from the ISS takes us on a night tour of the Gulf of Mexico and the US East Coast... in near real-time! Read more

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Perpetrator of Galactic Hit-and-Run Found

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Wed Feb 8, 2012 01:42 PM ET   |   0

Scientists have discovered why an irregularly shaped and hydrogen-shrouded starburst galaxy looks so weird. Read more

Perpetrator of Galactic Hit-and-Run Found

Cancer Claims Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Wed Feb 8, 2012 03:38 AM ET   |   0

Former astronaut Janice Voss, one of only six women to make five forays into space, died Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Read more

Cancer Claims Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut

NASA Puts Out Call for Space Taxis

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Tue Feb 7, 2012 04:26 PM ET   |   0

The U.S. investment in commercial space taxis will soon double. Read more

NASA Puts Out Call for Space Taxis
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