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Best view yet of colliding galaxies in distant universe
Using telescopes on the ground and in space, astronomers have obtained the best-yet view of a galaxy collision that happened when the universe was half its current age.
August 26, 2014
Testing a space rover under Alaskan ice
Scientists test a device on an Alaska glacier that could be used to explore an icy moon of Jupiter.
August 26, 2014
Pluto-bound New Horizons crosses Neptune’s orbit
NASA says this is New Horizons' last major crossing en route to becoming the first probe to make a close encounter with distant Pluto on July 14, 2015.
August 25, 2014
Five finalists for Philae landing site on Rosetta’s comet
Five finalists named as potential landing sites this November for Philae lander in ESA's fabulous Rosetta comet mission. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, here we come.
August 25, 2014
Back to the future with Neptune’s fascinating moon Triton
On the anniversary of Voyager 2's encounter with Neptune and Triton ... an awesome collection of restored Voyager 2 images, plus the link between Triton and Pluto.
August 25, 2014
Longest lunar month of 2014 starts on August 25
The longest lunar month of 2014 starts with the August 25 new moon and ends September 24. All you need to know about the varying lengths of the lunar months, here.
August 25, 2014
Your toothpaste’s fluorine was formed in a star
Next time you're brushing you teeth, think on this: New research suggests that the fluorine in your toothpaste originates from the sun’s dead ancestors.
August 22, 2014
New Voyager map reveals Neptune’s strange moon Triton
New map from a 1989 spacecraft flyby gives us a glimpse of an unseen world.
August 22, 2014
Wow! Spectacular landscape of star formation
New image of star-forming regions in southern Milky Way. Star cluster NGC 3603 is 20,000 light-years away. Glowing gas clouds NGC 3576 is about half as far.
August 20, 2014
Curiosity rover is having wheel problems
Mission planners didn't anticipate that Curiosity would be driving over an area on Mars that has sharp, pyramid-shaped rocks embedded in hard ground.
August 19, 2014
