Space & Physics
Nearby Star Harbors Trio of Earth-Size Worlds
Astronomers speculate that the three planets orbiting the small, cool star TRAPPIST-1 could support life
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SpaceX May Launch Private Mars Mission as Early as 2018
The company is said to be demonstrating technology to land large payloads
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Distant Dwarf Planet Has Its Own Moon
Orbiting object could hold lessons about the remote world Makemake
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New Horizons Has Big Plans beyond Pluto
An extended mission for the space probe would take it to a small Kuiper Belt object in 2019
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Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Megamergers Are Weaker Than Predicted
A search for low-frequency “hums” from supermassive black holes comes up empty
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British Astronaut Tim Peake Sets Off-World Record Running Marathon in Space
European Space Agency astronaut used an International Space Station treadmill to march 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) to the “finish line”
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Beyond Earth Day: Where Will Alien Life Be Discovered First?
On Earth Day Space.com and ThinkGeek.com consider where else in the solar system life might thrive
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Possible Light Flash from Black Hole Collision Spotted
Scientists are "cautiously saying" the light may be associated with the black hole merger detected via gravitational waves
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Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Bounces Back after Glitch
The planet-hunting telescope has resumed communication with Earth and may be able to start science research again soon
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SpaceX Sticks a Rocket Landing at Sea in Historic First
Following a smooth cargo launch, a reusable Falcon 9 rocket booster touches down successfully on a drone ship
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Lab-Grown "Comet" Forms Potential Ingredient for Life
Scientists blast comet-like ice with radiation like that in space, creating a key building block for life
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Supermassive Black Hole Found in Unlikely Cosmic Backwater
The discovery of an object 17 billion times the sun's mass may mean many more such monsters are out there
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NASA’s Decaying Spaceflight Facilities Preserved in Photos
In Abandoned in Place photographer Roland Miller takes readers on a tour of the right stuff turned to relics
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Blue Origin Launches and Lands Rocket for the Third Time
Jeff Bezos's private spaceflight company sticks another vertical landing in unmanned test
Space & Physics
Astronomers Snap Best-Yet Baby Pictures of Alien Planets
Images reveal what may be an Earth-like world forming around the nearby star TW Hydrae
Space & Physics
New Alien Planet Boasts Rare Triple Suns
KELT-4Ab is only the fourth known system to contain three stars
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Jupiter Struck by an Asteroid or a Comet [Video]
Amateur astronomer captures stunning time-lapse video of the impact
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Volcanic Activity May Have Caused Lunar Poles to Wander
Ice deposits that formed in craters on opposite sides of the moon suggest it once rotated on a different axis
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Astronomers See Changes on Dwarf Planet's Surface
Ground-based telescopes bolster the case for hazes emanating from Ceres's mysterious bright spots
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Engine Used on Penultimate Space Shuttle Flight Relit for New NASA Rocket
NASA wants the rocket engine to help launch astronauts on the agency's first crewed mission beyond Earth’s orbit since the last of the Apollo moon missions
