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What happens to its stuff when black hole vanishes?
A new theory lets scientists follow a black hole's life over time.
March 15, 2016
Incredible solar eclipse footage from flight
Spectacular video shows last week's total solar eclipse from a redirected Alaska Airlines flight. Wish we all could have been there!
March 15, 2016
Newest Mars mission on its way
Signals have been received from the ExoMars mission spacecraft, and the craft is in good health and on its way to Mars!
March 14, 2016
Close comet flyby plunged Mars’ magnetic field into chaos
Comet Siding Spring's close flyby of Mars in October 2014 blew away part of the planet's upper atmosphere, suggest MAVEN spacecraft observations.
March 14, 2016
See an aurora in real-time
Most videos of auroras are sped up. Enjoy the mesmerizing dance of an aurora in real time.
March 14, 2016
Lunar shadow moves across Earth
This is way cool. Watch the moon's shadow move across Earth during the March 9 total solar eclipse. A first ever animation from deep space.
March 11, 2016
See Earth in Mars’ night sky
If you were standing on Mars, you could see Earth and the moon as two bright evening or morning "stars." A Mars rover captured this image of Earth in Mars' sky.
March 10, 2016
Dawn at Ceres reveals mystery features
Since Dawn slid into orbit on March 6, 2015, the spacecraft has found at least 2 mysterious features on Ceres - a dome-shaped mountain and the famous bright spots.
March 9, 2016
Meteorite reveals rare unstable element
A pink meteorite inclusion nicknamed Curious Marie shows that a highly unstable element, curium, was present in the early solar system.
March 9, 2016
Total solar eclipses in the USA
If you miss the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 - first such eclipse in contiguous U.S. since 1979 - you'll have to wait until 2024 to see the next one.
March 7, 2016
