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The enormous swirl in this image is a spiral galaxy that goes by the name of NGC 1232. It appears to be spinning along, minding its own business. But X-ray images allowed astronomer Gordon Garmire to see a strange glow s...

Sol 351 for the Curiosity rover on Mars was a marvelous night for a moon dance. The Mars Science Laboratory rover caught sight of Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos together in the sky. And not just one image was capture...

It's unclear how the Kepler's space telescope's science operations will continue, if at all, as NASA weighs what to do with the crippled spacecraft. But the agency says not to count Kepler out yet. What's known for sure ...

The International Astronomical Union issued a statement on August 14, 2013 that they have changed their official stance on two things: 1. assigning popular names to the numerous extrasolar planets being discovered, and 2...

WALLOPS ISLAND, VA - A nearly 900 pound complex payload integrated with dozens of science experiments created by talented university students in a wide range of disciplines and from all across America streaked to space f...

While the government dithers, privately funded projects are stepping up the search for looming disaster.