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Life at Alpha Centauri? Maybe, NASA says
Could life exist on planets in the star system closest to ours, Alpha Centauri? Dangerous X-ray radiation makes it unlikely for the single exoplanet found so far. But new data suggest better odds for any new planets yet to be discovered.
June 17, 2018
A giant dust storm is raging on Mars
One of the thickest dust storms ever seen on Mars has been spreading since early June. The Opportunity rover - 1 of 2 active rovers on Mars - has suspended science operations.
June 14, 2018
ALMA spies 3 planets around a young star
Astronomers have evidence for 3 infant planets forming in a disk around a newborn star. They say their new observing technique could find some of the youngest planets in our galaxy.
June 13, 2018
Watch spacewalk June 14
On Thursday, 2 astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a 6 1/2 hour spacewalk. NASA's live coverage begins at 10:30 UTC (6:30 a.m. EDT). The spacewalk itself is scheduled to start at 12:10 UTC (8:10 a.m. EDT).
June 13, 2018
The strange case for life in other universes
More about the mind-boggling new studies suggesting that there could be many parallel universes beyond our own, where life is able to flourish.
June 12, 2018
From pulsar to magnetar? Or vice versa?
Since the 1970s, scientists have treated pulsars and magnetars as 2 distinct populations of objects. Now they think they might be stages in a single object's evolution. A new NASA ScienceCast has more.
June 12, 2018
No Planet Nine? Collective gravity might explain weird orbits at solar system’s edge
Astronomers have been searching for a Planet Nine - a world about 10 times Earth's mass - for about 2 years and have yet to spot it. Maybe there's another explanation?
June 10, 2018
Rover finds 2 new life clues on Mars
"Are there signs of life on Mars? We don't know, but these results tell us we are on the right track."
June 7, 2018
More mystery objects near Milky Way’s giant black hole
Astronomers call them G-objects. The 2 previously known ones came incredibly close to the Milky Way's central black hole, yet survived. Now astronomers report 3 more of these mystery G-objects near the heart of our galaxy.
June 7, 2018
Mars explorers wanted!
Can you picture yourself as an explorer, farmer, surveyor or teacher on Mars? Download a NASA Mars poster (free!) that speaks to you.
June 7, 2018
