Space

  1. Space

    Return to Space

    NASA is readying the space shuttle Discovery for its first launch in more than 2 years.

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  2. Space

    Super star cluster in the neighborhood

    Astronomers have spotted an amazingly compact grouping of stars in the Milky Way.

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  3. Space

    No Fat Stars

    Stars in the Milky Way can weigh no more than 150 times the sun's mass.

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  4. Space

    Dark galaxy

    Astronomers have spied a massive galaxy that appears to contain no stars.

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  5. Planets

    Sounds of Titan

    A space probe touches down on an alien, but eerily familiar world and samples its music.

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  6. Space

    Black hole journey

    Research on weird, invisible objects called black holes might help explain how the universe began.

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  7. Planets

    Unveiling Titan

    A space probe that landed on Saturn's frigid moon Titan found a landscape that looks a lot like Earth.

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  8. Planets

    Icy Orbs at the Solar System’s Edge

    A ring at the solar system's outskirts appears to contain smaller objects than expected.

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  9. Space

    Baby star

    Astronomers have observed the earliest twinkles ever picked up from a newborn star.

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  10. Space

    A dusty birthplace

    Evidence of separate bands of dust suggests the presence of a planet orbiting a young star.

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  11. Space

    Clash of the galaxies

    An X-ray image unveils an immense collision between two huge clusters of galaxies.

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  12. Planets

    A very distant planet says “cheese”

    A small red spot may be the first picture ever taken of a planet outside the solar system.

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