Space

  1. Planets

    Mercury’s magnetic twisters

    The planet's strange atmosphere may have a lot to do with the sun.

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  2. Planets

    Cool as a Jupiter

    New-found, far-out planet could be similar to local gas giants.

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  3. Physics

    Small but WISE

    A new telescope will scan the entire sky and see (infra)red.

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  4. Space

    Moon crash, splash

    NASA scientists smash a rocket into the moon and discover water vapor and ice in a lunar crater.

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  5. Planets

    One ring around them all

    Introducing the solar system's largest known ring around a planet.

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  6. Space

    Not bone-dry after all: the moon holds water

    New moon studies turn up water on and under the lunar surface.

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  7. Space

    Galaxies far, far, far away

    Images from the Hubble Space Telescope show galaxies that formed when the universe was a child.

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  8. Tech

    New eyes to scan the skies

    Two new telescopes will watch for asteroids, map the galaxy.

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  9. Space

    The hungry blob at the edge of the universe

    Scientists have observed one of the oldest objects in the sky, possibly a galaxy in a growth spurt.

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  10. Space

    The Earth-bound asteroid scientists saw coming

    History-making asteroid tracked from space to its fiery demise in an African desert.

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  11. Space

    The most popular stars

    Dwarf stars come in many colors, and aren't so small after all

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  12. Space

    Deep-space dancers

    In a galaxy far, far away, black holes are spinning around each other.

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