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Near-Earth Asteroid Loses Its Magnetic MojoThe discovery comes from observations made by two Venus-observing probes over the course of three decades.
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Sandy’s Remnant Clouds Linger in New Space PhotoThe superstorm’s residual clouds hung over the Northeast and Canada on Friday.
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Alien Life May Require Rare 'Just-Right' Asteroid BeltsAsteroid belts like the one between Mars and Jupiter appear to be rare beyond our solar system.
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NASA to Discuss Latest Mars Rover Findings FridayThe press conference will provide an update of Curiosity's studies of the Martian atmosphere.
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Dark Matter Contest Enlists the MassesThe competition offers prizes of $12,000, $5,000 and $3,000.
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Stunning Star Cluster Includes Deceptively Young StarsOld stars, as well as some that look deceptively young, are on view in a glowing globular cluster
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Amazing New Space Photo Shows Sandy Rolling InlandA stunning new image from space shows Sandy, now a post-tropical cyclone, still churning over the eastern United States.
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Nearby Galaxy Convicted of Star TheftOne of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way snatched stars from its neighbor, astronomers say.
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NASA to Announce Early Universe Findings ThursdayA discovery made by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope will be discussed.
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How Paintballs Could Save Earth from Giant Asteroid ImpactA new space rock-deflecting scheme proposes that a cloud of paintballs shot into space could knock a dangerous asteroid off a collision course with Earth.
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Huge 'Zombie' Alien Planet Rises from the DeadFomalhaut b exists after all, according to a new study.
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Monster Galaxy's Core Is Biggest Ever SeenThe galaxy's core may have been puffed up by a black hole merger, scientists say.
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'Frankenstorm': Hurricane Sandy Seen From Space Station in NASA VideoCameras on the International Space Station are tracking Hurricane Sandy.
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Huge Saturn Storm Keeps Surprising ScientistsThe storm, which was first observed in December 2010, was even more powerful than researchers had thought.
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African Kids Reach for the Stars With Help of US AstronomerAstronomer Gabriela Canalizo has spent seven summers in Malawi teaching kids astronomy.
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Flowing Water on Mars May Cause Seasonal Streaks: StudyThe lines could have resulted from the melting and evaporation of frozen, salty water.
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Galaxy's Giant Black Hole Jet a Cosmic AfterburnerMaterial falling into a black hole has created a cosmic jet similar to those seen streaming from jet planes.
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Major Solar Flare Erupts From the SunRadiation from the solar flare briefly interrupted radio communications on Earth.
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Tracking Deadly Space Radiation Could Protect Future AstronautsA new program called PREDICCS characterizes space radiation in near-real time.
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Rare Star Explosion Reveals Hidden Black Hole in Our GalaxyAstronomers spotted a rare X-ray nova near the center of our galaxy, revealing a stellar-mass black hole siphoning gas off a sun-like star.
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Galaxy Evolution Discovery Surprises ScientistsResearchers had thought disks like our own Milky Way had been static for the last 8 billion years.
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Jeff Bezos' Secretive Spaceship Project Tests Rocket Escape SystemThe New Shepard capsule reached an altitude of 2,307 feet on Friday (Oct. 20).
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Sun Unleashes Huge Solar Plasma WaveA spectacular solar prominence larger than the Earth erupted from the sun on Friday (Oct. 19).
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European Satellite to Seek Nearby Super-Earth Planets in 2017The small satellite will study super-Earths and large alien planets orbiting nearby stars.
