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How do planets form after star death?
Supernova explosions destroy pre-existing planets. Yet astronomers observe planets orbiting tiny, dense, essentially dead neutron stars left behind by supernovae. How do the planets get there?
July 6, 2017
Do you have what it takes to live on Mars?
If it's your dream to travel to the Red Planet, check out this video for some things you might want to consider.
July 5, 2017
Juno to buzz Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
On July 10, we'll get humanity's first up-close and personal view of the spot -- a storm monitored since 1830 and possibly existing for more than 350 years.
July 4, 2017
Mystery of the moon’s tilted orbit
Had things gone differently in the early days of the inner solar system, the magnificent spectacle of a total solar eclipse might be a monthly event.
July 3, 2017
Top 10 things to know about asteroids
For example, if all known asteroids were rolled into a ball, they'd still be smaller than Earth’s moon ... except for 1 big one.
June 30, 2017
Why do quasars twinkle?
Is it just a coincidence that some twinkling quasars are close on the sky's dome to hot, bright stars? New research suggests a connection and an explanation for a 30-year-old mystery.
June 29, 2017
Asgardia’s 1st satellite due to launch
Asgardia's 1st satellite - Asgardia-1 - will launch aboard a NASA mission to ISS later this summer. "Asgardians" are invited to send their personal data - a photo or a file of their choosing – to space with it.
June 28, 2017
Expect colorful clouds from rocket launch
NASA sounding rocket to form blue-green and red clouds in space Thursday morning. Launch window opens 4:25 a.m. EDT (8:25 UTC). Backup launch day is June 30.
June 27, 2017
Kepler finds 10 Earth-like exoplanets
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has identified 219 new exoplanet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and in the habitable zone of their star.
June 21, 2017
Space gardening
Future space outpost dwellers will need to grow plants for food and to recycle air and water. Here's what scientists are learning about space farming from plants grown on the ISS.
June 20, 2017
