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New Hubble views of earliest galaxies
The largest sample yet of the faintest and earliest known galaxies in the universe, revealed by Hubble. Some formed just 600 million years after the Big Bang.
October 25, 2015
Hurricane Patricia slams into Mexico
Floods and landslides remain a risk from Patricia - strongest storm yet recorded in the Western Hemisphere. The storm caused less damage than expected. It went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours.
October 24, 2015
Where did the first dogs come from?
New DNA analysis says your pooch's ancestors were Central Asian wolves
October 23, 2015
Astronomers find dead star destroying a planet
"This is something no human has seen before," said astronomer Andrew Vanderburg "We're watching a solar system being destroyed."
October 21, 2015
Asteroid showers linked to mass extinctions, says study
Scientists find links between comet and asteroid showers and recurring mass extinctions of life on Earth, including the demise of the dinosaurs.
October 21, 2015
Daily views of Earth on new NASA website
Each sequence of images shows the Earth as it rotates, revealing the whole globe over the course of a day from a million miles away. It's cool!
October 21, 2015
Hottest, heaviest touching double star
Astronomers say the two stars might be heading for catastrophe. They will likely either merge to create a single giant star or form a double black hole.
October 21, 2015
A possible – not likely – alien megastructure
KIC 8462852 is an oddly dimming star - 1,500 light-years away. It might or might not be surrounded by vast megastructures in space, built by aliens.
October 20, 2015
NASA unveils Pluto Time mosaics
Mosaics of Pluto and Charon, created from your photos sent to NASA during this summer's #PlutoTime campaign.
October 20, 2015
Most Earths yet to be born?
Most of the potentially habitable Earth-like planets in the universe have yet to be born, according to a new theoretical study.
October 20, 2015
