One of the stalwart units of astronomy just got a makeover. The International Astronomical Union, the authority on astronomical constants,…
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Comet landing: Scientists unsure about Philae probe’s location
The European Space Agency’s Philae lander bounced twice before finally settling on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Wednesday, leaving scientists uncertain about…
Read MoreSaturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas is weird inside
There’s something strange going on below the surface of Saturn’s Death Star-looking moon Mimas, a new study suggests. Mimas’ rotation…
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Curiosity rover packs up drill, hits the Martian road again
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has passed up a potential drilling target and instead resumed the long trek to a huge…
Read MoreAlien life could thrive on ‘supercritical’ CO2 instead of water
Alien life might flourish on an exotic kind of carbon dioxide, researchers say. This “supercritical” carbon dioxide, which has features…
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90,000 messages will be beamed to Mars Friday
Radio telescopes will beam tens of thousands of messages to Mars this Friday (Nov. 28) to help celebrate the 50th…
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