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Hot lava flows discovered on Venus
Researchers have found new evidence that some Venusian volcanoes may still be active
June 18, 2015
Brightest galaxy and first-generation stars
The newly found galaxy, labelled CR7, is three times brighter than the brightest distant galaxy known up to now. It may contain some of the first stars.
June 18, 2015
Awesome look at place where stars collide
This beautiful stellar jewel-box – a tightly packed cluster of stars - is one of the few places in our galaxy where astronomers think stars can actually collide.
June 18, 2015
New Horizons has a cool teaser trailer!
New video captures the excitement of the upcoming July 14 spacecraft encounter with Pluto. The real thing will be better and is just ahead.
June 17, 2015
Supermassive black hole is serial exploder
Astronomers see cavities - like giant bubbles - in hot gas around galaxy cluster NGC 5813, caused by multiple eruptions over millions of years of a black hole.
June 16, 2015
Don’t miss jaw-dropping Venus/Jupiter encounter
Venus and Jupiter are converging for a must-see close encounter at the end of June. It could be the best backyard sky show of 2015.
June 15, 2015
Cosmic ray observatory to explore hotspot
Utah scientists propose an expansion for their cosmic ray observatory, to speed up studies of a mysterious source of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.
June 15, 2015
Philae comet lander is awake!
Seven months after it lost contact with Earth, the Rosetta mission's Philae lander hibernating on comet 67P has woken up and tweeted, "Hello Earth!"
June 15, 2015
New map confirms 4 Milky Way arms
Although we can't see it from the outside, astronomers know our galaxy has an overall spiral structure. For years, they've been trying to pin down the number of Milky Way spiral arms. Now they say ... 4.
June 14, 2015
Faces of Pluto emerge in new images
As the New Horizons spacecraft speeds closer to its July flight through the Pluto system, we're seeing an increasingly complex surface. Best views yet.
June 12, 2015
