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Unseen exoplanet predicted, now confirmed
Perturbations in the orbit of Uranus let astronomers discover the planet Neptune in 1846. Now this same technique has been used to find a planet 1,000 light-years away.
December 17, 2013
Video: Touch down of China’s moon mission
The lander is named for the moon goddess of Chinese mythology. Its successful landing on Saturday made China the third nation ever to land on the moon.
December 17, 2013
Video: So long, Comet ISON
This video shows Comet ISON's complete perihelion passage on November 28, 2013. NASA scientists now confirm the comet is longer a comet.
December 16, 2013
The weird object near Saturn’s A ring
A member of the Cassini spacecraft's imaging team spied a mysterious object at edge of Saturn's A ring and named it Peggy.
December 14, 2013
Water vapor venting from Jupiter’s moon, Europa
If these plumes vent from Europa's subsurface water ocean, future scientists won't need to drill into Europa's icy crust to investigate the potential for life in that alien sea.
December 14, 2013
How to see Comet Lovejoy in December 2013
Around mid-December, Comet Lovejoy is near the famous Keystone asterism in the constellation Hercules. Photos and charts here.
December 14, 2013
Juno captured starship-like view of Earth and moon
The closest we've come yet to being on the bridge of the starship Enterprise, but this time it's Earth on the view screen. Thanks, Juno spacecraft!
December 10, 2013
Proposed step to help society prepare for a solar storm disaster
"We would like space weather users, operators of systems, and policy makers adopt this event immediately and do war game scenarios with it." - Daniel Baker
December 10, 2013
Photo: New details in nearby starburst galaxy M82
Streamers of material are seen fleeing the disk of the galaxy, while concentrations of dense molecular gas surround pockets of intense star formation.
December 10, 2013
Video: Flying over an extraterrestrial land of lakes
Saturn's moon Titan ... we're talking about you! These lakes aren't water, by the way. They're liquid hydrocarbons.
December 10, 2013
