Space

  1. Space

    What Comets Are Made Of

    Astronomers are learning a lot from watching a comet break into pieces.

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  2. Space

    Sun Beating

    When our sun was very young, a huge, exploding star roughed it up.

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  3. Space

    A great ball of fire

    Astronomers are marveling at what may be the hugest, most spectacular star explosion ever recorded.

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  4. Planets

    Two Suns in the Sky

    Some planets may orbit double stars, which means that the planets might have double sunrises and double sunsets.

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  5. Planets

    Liquid Mercury

    Our solar system's innermost planet has a molten core.

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  6. Planets

    An Earthlike Planet

    Astronomers have discovered an Earthlike planet that could have liquid water, and perhaps life, on its surface.

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  7. Planets

    The Wind in the Worlds

    On other planets, the weather can be frightful.

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  8. Planets

    Martian Caves

    New images taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars show what appear to be entrances to caves.

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  9. Space

    Unearthing Ancient Astronomy

    Researchers discover that ancient Peruvians were tracking the skies 4,000 years ago.

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  10. Planets

    A Darker, Warmer Red Planet

    Mars, like Earth, may be experiencing climate change.

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  11. Space

    Galactic Growth Spurts

    A newly discovered galaxy that grew in fits and starts is like no other galaxy known.

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  12. Space

    A family in space

    Astronomers have discovered a "family" of related objects in a distant region of the solar system.

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