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Solar Storm Illuminates Northern Lights Over Norway
The Sun's far reaching effects on Earth's upper atmosphere were put on display on January 22, 201...
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'Space Hurricane': Huge Solar Storm Is Pounding Earth Now
The geomagnetic storm is expected to last one to two days.
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'Amazing' Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Year 9 on Red Planet
Opportunity landed on the Red Planet eight years ago, and it's still doing science work.
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Spots on the Sun Firing Off Strong Solar Storms
Sunspots on the sun's surface are responsible for some recent major solar storms.
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Titan Sand Dunes Reveal Clues of Saturn Moon's Past
Dunes on the huge moon vary according to latitude and elevation.
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Caparronia crater in black and white, and color.
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Human Spaceflight
Astronauts in Space Safe from Huge Solar Radiat...
The six residents of the International Space Station are safe from a massive solar storm erupting on t...
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China's New Space Exploration Vision Shoots for the Moon
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NASA Spaceport Breaks Ground for Shuttle Atlantis Display
Private Spaceflight
NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director Joins Commer...
The move is another sign of the changing landscape in the U.S. space program.
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Romney, Gingrich Tout Commercial Spaceflight in Republican Debate
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Science & Astronomy
Russian Scientist's Claim of Life on Venus Prov...
A once-respected Russian scientist claims to have found evidence of life on Venus in 30-year-old photos.
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Huge Solar Eruption Sparks Strongest Radiation Storm in 7 Years
Hundreds of Meteorites Uncovered in Antarctica
Telescope Gets New Gear to Bring Stars Into Focus
Search For Life
Weird World! 'Oozing' Alien Planet Is a Super-E...
The exoplanet 55 Cancri e is located 40 light-years away in the constellation Cancer.
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Alien Life May Depend on Planetary Tilt
NASA Debunks Mysterious Triangular 'UFO'
Smallest Alien Planets, Real-Life 'Tatooines' Highlight Huge Week of Exoplanet Finds
Skywatching
Celestial Stunner: Venus to Cross Face of Sun T...
The next such occurrence will be in 2117.
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Photographer Sees Red Moon in Recent Total Lunar Eclipse
Solar Flare May Spark Weekend Northern Lights Show
How to See the Moon: Telescope Viewing Tips
Tech & Robots
Mystery Surrounds Air Force's Secretive X-37B S...
Military officials may be testing the spacecraft's limits by keeping it aloft for so long.
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US Military Wants Mobile Telescopes to Spot Dead Satellites
Satellite Spots Costa Concordia Shipwreck From Space
Russian Claim that US Radar Downed Mars Probe Is False
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Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
The sun's unceasing activity affects our planet beyond providing obvious light and heat.
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Martian Surface Similar to Earth and Moon
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Asteroids are small, airless rocky worlds that revolve around ...
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Vesta is the second largest asteroid in the solar system.
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The sun is at the heart of our solar system and is the largest...
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Opportunity Rover Working Through Mars' Winter
Though technically hibernating, as winter progresses at its latitude, the Exploration Rover is delivering data on Mars' rotation; adding to its wealth of discoveries made since making planetfall on January 2...
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Snow-Why? Truth Behind Winter 20...
So far, winter in the continental United States...
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Another Earthbound Solar Storm?
A massive sunspot released a M9-class solar fla...
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Incoming! Sun's Fury Unleashed a...
On January 19th, 2012, the Sun produced an M3-c...
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Over Earth: Comet Lovejoy Meets ...
While flying over a stormy Africa, astronauts a...
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Helix Nebula's New Mesmerizing I...
Europe's Vista Telescope has revealed the nebul...
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Venus Cloud Tops Brace For Sun's...
The Sun produced a colorful flare on January 16...
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Inside the Pillars of Creation -...
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Black Hole Fires Off Powerful Ga...
This animation shows the black hole system H174...
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Attached to a weather balloon, an Apple iPad wa...
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