The total solar eclipse on Tuesday (Nov. 13) may only be visible from slivers of northern Australia and a swathe…
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At least 8.8 billion Earth-size, just-right planets found, study says
WASHINGTON – Space is vast, but it may not be so lonely after all: A study finds the Milky Way…
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NASA spacecraft just one year away from Pluto
Less than a year from now, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will make the first-ever visit to Pluto, potentially revolutionizing scientists’…
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Could the dwarf planet Ceres support life?
A NASA probe is about to get the first up-close look at a potentially habitable alien world. In March 2015,…
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