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Every full moon, Landsat 8 turns its back on Earth. As the satellite's orbit takes it to the nighttime side of the planet, Landsat 8 pivots to point at the moon. It scans the distant lunar surface multiple times, then...

Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques has returned! Before it disappeared in the solar glow this spring, the comet reached magnitude +6, the naked eye limit. Now it’s back at dawn, rising higher each morning as it treks toward darke...

Astronomers analyzing a long-lasting blast of high-energy light observed in 2013 report finding features strikingly similar to those expected from an explosion from the universe's earliest stars. If this interpretation i...

The 1-ton Curiosity rover has now cruised out of its landing ellipse, the area -- about 4 miles wide by 12 miles long (7 by 20 kilometers) -- regarded as safe ground for its August 2012 touchdown within Mars' huge Gale C...

The International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 spacecraft was expected to fire its engines several times Tuesday to move into a more advantageous position to communicate with Earth. A second engine burn... --

I haven't done a Caturday post in a while (do the kids these days still do that with their LOLing and I Can't Even-ing?), so why not. We've had a blessed event at Chez BA and I love to share. On the corner of our garage,...

Over the years, Planet of the Apes has been many things: a satirical French novel, a landmark science fiction movie, a series of uneven sequels, a disastrous Tim Burton reboot. But ever since the book hit the screen, the...

From flaming rocket debris to a typhoon's eye, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for July 11, 2014.

Every full moon, Landsat 8 turns its back on Earth. As the satellite's orbit takes it to the nighttime side of the planet, Landsat 8 pivots to point at the moon. It scans the distant lunar surface multiple times, then fl...

The first of three supermoons this summer will rise Saturday night (July 12). Here's why July's full moon is one of the biggest of 2014.