Space
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SpaceSupernovas Shed Light on Dark Energy
Astronomers have new evidence that something called dark energy is revving up the expansion of the universe.
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PlanetsEvidence of a Wet Mars
An orbiter provides new details about when and where liquid water existed on Mars.
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SpaceGravity Tractor as Asteroid Mover
A huge spacecraft could use its gravity to keep an asteroid from hitting Earth.
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PlanetsPluto’s New Moons
Astronomers have spotted two objects that may be previously unknown moons of Pluto.
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PlanetsSaturn’s Spongy Moon
Close-up views of Saturn's moon Hyperion reveal a strangely cratered surface that looks spongy.
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PlanetsAn Icy Blob of Fluff
Firing a projectile into a comet has exposed an icy dirtball.
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PlanetsA Smashing Display
A space probe slams into a comet and sends up a mighty cloud of dust.
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SpaceWorld of Three Suns
A planet in the Milky Way tightly orbits the main star of a stellar trio.
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PlanetsCousin Earth
Astronomers have found a solid, Earthlike planet just 15 light-years beyond the solar system.
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PlanetsChaos Among the Planets
The screwball travels of four giant planets may have reshaped the early solar system.