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News of the latest adventures into space, and plans of upcoming explorations across the stars.
Astronauts vote from space, what’s your excuse?
With the excitement of getting to the polls on Election Day many people will have a hard time keeping their…
Mystery written in the AGB stars solved
Globular clusters are swarms of about a million stars bound together by their gravitational field and…
Supermassive black hole at the center of distant galaxy visible
Never before have astrophysicists measured light of such high energy from a celestial object so far away. Around 7…
Tsunami of stars and gas is crashing through spiral galaxy
A tsunami of stars and gas that is crashing midway through the disk of a spiral galaxy known as IC 2163 has been…
Advanced cryogenic breathing apparatus may be shared by NASA
A new breathing apparatus concept has emerged because of NASA’s unique mission requirements, to help with hazardous…
Is there someone playing golf on Mars?
NASA’s Curiosity rover has confirmed that laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars is an…
Nearly-naked black hole strips smaller galaxy
The shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy, leaving only the smaller galaxy's…
Space station crew’s return to air on NASA television
Three crew members on the International Space Station are scheduled to depart the orbital outpost Saturday,…
Red dwarfs likely host earth-sized planets with water
Computer simulations of the formation of planets orbiting in the habitable zones of low mass stars such as Proxima…
NASA virtual institute advances field of small spacecraft systems
NASA announces the addition of its newest virtual institute to advance the field of small spacecraft systems. The…