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SpaceX capsule docks with International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on January 12, bringing needed supplies to the six astronauts aboard.
January 12, 2015
Crescent moon Rhea occults crescent Saturn
Stunning image! The robotic Cassini spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn since 2004. It has produced some of the most magnificent images in our solar system.
January 12, 2015
Dogs arrived in Americas only 10,000 years ago, says study
By associating with early humans, dogs enjoyed new foods and the relative safety of human camps. Eventually, dogs traveled the world with their two-legged masters.
January 11, 2015
Awesome video of airplane crossing sun
Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Noel Keating tried all last year to capture video of a plane crossing the sun. On January 3, 2015, he did it!
January 11, 2015
Binary pulsar gives up secrets, then disappears
Scientists measure the space-time warp in the gravity of a binary star and find the mass of a fast-spinning pulsar -- just before the pulsar disappears.
January 8, 2015
Record-breaking X-ray flare from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
A flare from our galaxy's core 400 times brighter than usual, in September, 2013. Over a year later, a second large flare. Now scientists are trying to explain why.
January 7, 2015
Astronomers find 8 new planets in Goldilocks zone
Two of the newly-discovered planets are the most similar to Earth of any known exoplanets to date.
January 7, 2015
Awesome new project Sounds of the Night
Project Nightflight in Austria has a new web platform, presenting not just astrophotos, but also the sounds they heard while capturing them. It's wonderful.
January 7, 2015
When is the next meteor shower?
No major meteor showers are predicted until the Lyrid shower, peaking on the morning of April 23, 2015. Between now and then ... fireball season!
January 7, 2015
