IceCube Closes in on Mysterious Nature of Neutrinos
The Antarctica-based observatory has found hints of strange patterns in the ghostly particles' masses
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Traces of Oxygen on the Moon Come from Earth's Plants
Earth's biosphere has bathed the lunar surface for billions of years
NASA's Fermi Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Blazars
Powered by supermassive black holes, the intense light from these extreme galaxies began its journey to us when the universe was but a tenth of its present age
Private Space Station Coming Soon? Company Aiming for 2020 Launch
Work is underway to establish the world's first private, international commercial space station
50th Anniversary of Apollo 1 Fire: What NASA Learned from the Tragic Accident
January 27 marks the 50th anniversary of the first major, deadly disaster for the U.S. space program
Cosmic Lenses Show Universe Expanding Surprisingly Fast
Light-bending warps in spacetime reveal a speedy cosmic expansion
Pluto's Moon Charon Had Its Own, Icy Plate Tectonics
Surface cracks look like seafloor-spreading zones or rift valleys on Earth
The Story of NASA's Real "Hidden Figures"
African-American women working behind the scenes as “human computers” were vital to the Space Race
5 Teams Race to the Moon by Year's End
Finalists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE have until December 31 to lift off
Galactic Murder Mystery Solved by Gas Stripping
Astronomers unveil a new mechanism to explain the premature demise of young galaxies
Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan Dies at 82
As commander of the final Apollo mission in 1972, Cernan was the last human to walk on the moon
The Exoplanet Revolution Turns 25
Astronomers confirmed the first planets beyond our solar system a quarter-century ago
Ancient Mars Could Have Harbored Life for a Long, Long Time
New data suggest Mars was habitable for perhaps hundreds of millions of years
John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95
The last of NASA’s original seven astronauts to die, Glenn circled the planet three times in 1962
Saturn Probe Dives Past Rings for the First Time
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft closes in on the planet’s cloud tops
Neutron Star May Display First Evidence of 80-Year-Old Quantum Prediction
Polarized light suggests the presence of quantum phenomenon first predicted in the 1930s
Russian Cargo Spacecraft May Be Lost in Space
An uncrewed, robotic Progress spacecraft experienced problems en route to the International Space Station
Ailing Buzz Aldrin Evacuated from Antarctica
The 86-year-old moonwalker was visiting the South Pole as a tourist when he fell ill, and is reportedly now in stable condition
Cassini Mission Kicks Off Finale at Saturn
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft begins a series of daring dives through Saturn's rings Nov. 30, the first step in the probe’s “grand finale” investigation of the gas giant planet...
NASA Outlines Planetary Protection Priorities
A new report lists 25 "knowledge gaps" in our understanding of how to avoid cross-contamination between Earth and Mars
