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Next stop, Mars? NASA hiring astronauts for new missions
Looking for an out-of-this-world job? NASA's hiring its next slate of astronauts to help them resume their space launches and prepare for the space agency's Mars mission. Canadians can apply...
Prospects for the 2015 November Leonid meteors
A November rain hails from the Sickle of the Lion. Hot on the heels of the October Orionids and the Halloween fireballs of the Taurid meteors comes the Leonid meteor...
Video: SDO sees active region outbursts
This close-up video by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows an active region near the right-hand edge of the sun's disk, which erupted with at least a dozen minor events over...
NASA's RapidScat celebrates one-year anniversary
Where do predictions for regional weather patterns come from? For one source, look to the ocean. About 70 percent of Earth's surface is covered in oceans, and changes in ocean...
'Droid Tales' Speeds Through 'Star Wars' Story, Lego Style
As of Nov. 2, "Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales" has finished its madcap five-episode race through the "Star Wars" story as told from R2-D2's and C-3PO's perspective.
'The Expanse': An Epic Sci-Fi Glimpse Into Our Future
A new sci-fi TV show is coming this December and it's good. Like really, REALLY good.
Mars' Next Rover Remote Controlled From 620 Miles Away | Time-Lapse Video
The European Space Agency's ExoMars 2018 rover was tested in the Netherlands on Oct. 28th and 29th, 2015. The rover was commanded to roll off its mock-up landing platform...
'Search For Another Earth' - Where We Stand and How It Began | Video
On Oct. 6th, 1995, the reported discovery of jupiter-like exoplanet 51 Pegasi b catalyzed serious scientific quests for another Earth-like world.
Mars Lost Atmosphere to Space as Life Took Hold on Earth
New results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft suggest that Mars lost most of its atmosphere — which had kept the Red Planet relatively warm and allowed it to support liquid surface...
NASA Pluto Probe Sets Course for Second Flyby Target
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft completed the last of four trajectory-altering engine burns Wednesday (Nov. 4) and is now on course to a small body called 2014 MU69, which lies more...
Gorgeous Auroras Could Light Up Entire Martian Sky
The first astronauts to set foot on Mars may be in for a spectacular sight — the entire night sky filled with glowing auroras.
Six Surprising Facts About 'The Martian'
"The Martian" just topped the box office for the fifth consecutive weekend. Here are six surprising things you might now know about this Red Planet survival story.
Our Milky Way Galaxy Has a Mysterious 'Great Dark Lane'
A previously unidentified highway of dust extends across the Milky Way, between the sun and the central bulge.
How to Observe the Moon with a Telescope
The moon is a great target for stargazers just starting out. But there are some tricks to observing the moon with a telescope or binoculars. Here are some tips to...
More 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Footage In International Trailer | Video
Walt Disney Japan has released the latest trailer. It cuts in previously unreleased footage into the full length trailer released in October 2015. The movie premieres in the United States...
Moon Photography Tips from Astrophotographers: A Visual Guide
Astrophotographers Imelda Joson and Edwin Aguirre provide tips for photographing the moon through telescopes.
It's Not Rocket Science: We Need a Better Way to Get to Space
Human beings will always be explorers and we've already taken baby steps out into the solar system.
See the Moon and 3 Planets Shine Before Dawn This Weekend
A spectacular gathering of three bright planets and a lovely waning crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the predawn sky this weekend, with the moon, Venus, Mars...
Achoo! Solar Sneeze Could Light Up Earth's Atmosphere (Video)
Just in time for the flu season, the Earth is going to catch a bit of the sun's sneeze, following a solar eruption yesterday (Nov. 4).
Best Space Stories of the Week – Nov. 8, 2015
The sun stripped away most of Mars' atmosphere billions of years ago, "Star Trek" is coming back to TV and the search for signs of intelligent life around a strangely...
Russian women finish test on space flight confinement
MOSCOW (AP) -- After emerging from an eight-day space simulation on Friday, the all-female Russian crew said they had missed their loved ones...
Swift spacecraft spots its thousandth gamma-ray burst
NASA's Swift spacecraft has detected its 1,000th gamma-ray burst (GRB). GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe, typically associated with the collapse of a massive star and the...
Looking for deliberate radio signals from KIC 8462852
Could there be intelligent life in the star system KIC 8462852? A recent analysis of data collected by the Kepler space telescope has shown that this star, informally known...
Astronomers discover the longest galaxy-scale stripping process ever observed
(Phys.org)—Astronomers from the University of Bonn in Germany, have discovered what appears to be the longest X-ray tail associated with a stripping process from a galaxy on a large scale....
PARC drone has no limit on flight time, works via microfilament
How long can drones can stay in the air? The team behind the Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) vehicle system at CyPhy Works have tried to make the word...
Martian Desiccation
University of Iowa researchers announced new findings about the ancient atmosphere on Mars and possible clues why the Red Planet is no longer awash in water. UI scientist Jasper Halekas...
VIDEO: Steve Silberman: 'ground breaking' author
The BBC's Nick Higham meets Steve Silverman, the winner of this year's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.
Mars air 'eroded by Sun activity'
Nasa's Maven satellite records how the upper atmosphere at Mars is being removed through its interactions with the Sun.