Astrophoto: Fireworks and the Quarter Moon

By Nancy Atkinson - June 18, 2013 02:02 PM UTC | Observing

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NASA Names First Astronaut Class for Deep Space Exploration

By Nancy Atkinson - June 18, 2013 04:38 AM UTC | Space Exploration

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Final Construction Starts for Europe's 2016 Methane Sniffing Mars Mission

By ken-kremer - June 18, 2013 02:57 AM UTC | Missions

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Insane Timelapse of a Rotating Supercell Looks Like an Alien Spaceship

By Nancy Atkinson - June 17, 2013 09:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Final Command Shuts Down Herschel Telescope

By Nancy Atkinson - June 17, 2013 08:37 PM UTC | Telescopes

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What is the Hottest Planet in the Solar System?

By Fraser Cain - June 17, 2013 06:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

In this short explainer video, Universe Today publisher Fraser Cain explains what is the hottest planet in the Solar System. The answer may surprise you.

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Black Hole Bonanza! Dozens (Potentially) Found In Andromeda As Another Study Probes X-Rays

By Elizabeth Howell - June 17, 2013 02:46 PM UTC | Black Holes

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Carnival of Space #306

By Nancy Atkinson - June 17, 2013 02:09 PM UTC | Site News

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Earth-Passing Asteroid is "An Entirely New Beast"

By Jason Major - June 17, 2013 04:09 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova; 1st Woman in Space 50 Years Ago! Ready for Mars

By ken-kremer - June 16, 2013 04:00 AM UTC | Space Exploration

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Join the 32-Hour Hangout-A-Thon for Space Education and Outreach

By Nancy Atkinson - June 14, 2013 08:13 PM UTC | Site News

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Astrophotos: The Galactic Desert

By Nancy Atkinson - June 14, 2013 06:00 PM UTC | Milky Way

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Details of Yuri Gagarin's Tragic Death Revealed

By Jason Major - June 14, 2013 04:22 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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Get Ready for the ATV-4 Docking with this Fun Music Video

By Nancy Atkinson - June 14, 2013 04:14 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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NASA's Sci-Fi Vision: Robots Could Help Humanity Mine Asteroids

By Elizabeth Howell - June 14, 2013 02:28 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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Curiosity Gets Set for Epic Drive after Laser Blasting Mars Watery Secrets

By ken-kremer - June 14, 2013 02:07 AM UTC | Missions

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Closest Star to the Sun

By Fraser Cain - June 14, 2013 01:27 AM UTC | Stars

You probably know that the Sun is the closest star to us, but what is the closest star to the Sun? What are some other close stars?

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Navy Researchers Put Dark Lightning to the SWORD

By Jason Major - June 13, 2013 08:45 PM UTC | Physics

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Should This Alien World Even Exist? This Young Disk Could Challenge Planet-Formation Theories

By Elizabeth Howell - June 13, 2013 06:54 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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The Epitome of Cool: Neil Armstrong and David Scott, 1966

By Nancy Atkinson - June 13, 2013 03:16 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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