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The highly acclaimed and mind-expanding documentary, Journey of the Universe, which aired on PBS in 2011, looked at modern science and ancient wisdom to ask the eternal question, why are we on this planet? Hosted by phil...

Speaking of shots of awe, here's an amazingly beautiful wide-field view of IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula) a supernova remnant, as well as IC 444, a small reflection nebula, together in the constellation Gemi...

Ever find yourself thinking about how the Universe came to be, or how humans have evolved to their current level of intelligence, or just why that certain song tugs at your heartstrings? Self-professed wonder junkie Jaso...

Overheated and overinflated, hot Jupiters are some of the strangest extrasolar planets to be discovered by the Kepler mission... and they may be even more exotic than anyone ever thought. A new model proposed by Florida ...

"Being gay doesn't necessarily define you, it's just one factor of who you are." - NASA Johnson Space Center Deputy Chief of Staff For over 50 years NASA has inspired people of all ages around the world to set their sigh...

The Sun is racing through the Galaxy at a speed that is 30 times greater than a space shuttle in orbit (clocking in at 220 km/s with respect to the galactic center). Most stars within the Milky Way travel at a relatively...

Earth's galactic next-door neighbors shine brighter than ever in new pictures taken by an orbiting telescope, focusing on ultraviolet light that is tricky to image from the surface. (...)Read the rest of Our Galactic Nei...

When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe and how brightly did they burn? Scientists are looking for tell-tale signs of galaxy formation with an experimental payload called CIBER. NASA will briefly turn ...

A strange comet-like object discovered in 2010 ended up being an asteroid that had been the victim of a head-on collision from another space rock. The object created a bit of buzz because of its mysterious X-shaped debri...