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Mars’ moon Phobos slowly falling apart
The mysterious grooves on Phobos are likely early signs of structural failure. Scientists expect the moon to be pulled apart in 30 to 50 million years.
November 13, 2015
Cassini spots monstrous ice cloud on Titan
As winter sets in at the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan, a massive ice cloud has been forming. It's the "button" in this image from the Cassini spacecraft.
November 13, 2015
Comet Encke pelts Mercury with meteors
This comet is the same one causing the amazing display of Taurid fireballs on Earth this year. And so our solar system begins to seem a little more familiar.
November 11, 2015
Pluto might have ice volcanoes
Two of Pluto's mountains could be cryovolcanoes - ice volcanoes - that might have spewed an ammonia-ice slurry in the recent geological past.
November 10, 2015
Pluto’s moons spinning wildly
"These are four of the strangest moons in the solar system," said New Horizons mission's Mark Showalter. "We still don't know what to make of it."
November 10, 2015
NASA is recruiting astronauts
Want to be an astronaut? NASA is seeking explorers for future space missions. Here's what it takes and how to apply.
November 9, 2015
Amazing view across Mars’ Gale Crater
Another great glimpse of Mars - the world next door - from NASA's Curiosity rover.
November 9, 2015
Swift’s 1000th gamma-ray burst
This flash of gamma rays came at 6:41 p.m. EDT on October 27. Later, astronomers learned it had traveled toward Earth for 12 billion years.
November 9, 2015
SETI seeks signal from mystery star
Star KIC 8462852 made headlines last month for having a possible alien megastructure. SETI team now seeking deliberate radio signal. None found yet.
November 7, 2015
Solar wind likely stripped Martian atmosphere
Mars was once warm and wet, say scientists. But most of the water from its atmosphere was likely stripped away by solar winds.
November 6, 2015
