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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took this stunning image of Pluto only a few minutes after closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image was obtained at a high phase angle -that is, with the sun on the other side of Pluto,...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took this stunning image of Pluto only a few minutes after closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image was obtained at a high phase angle -that is, with the sun on the other side of...

NASA's Juno spacecraft launched on Aug. 5, 2011 and is scheduled to slide into orbit around Jupiter on July 4. Get complete coverage of Juno's arrival.

The discovery raises the intriguing possibility that some star in our galaxy might be circled by two Earth-like worlds -- planets with oceans and continents, where technologically advanced life could develop. "Imagine lo...

Soon after the sun sets and the sky becomes sufficiently dark to see the brighter stars, our attention is drawn to not one, but three bright planets.

Last Thursday, June 2, 2016, at 10:56:32 UTC (03:56 local time), a rock the size of a typical living room recliner burned up over Arizona, bright enough to light up the sky and spark a lot of social media chatter and 911...

Tim Peake: Hard to appreciate from space that the Grand Canyon is over a mile deep. Larger image Credits: ESA/NASA...

Do you get the feeling that Elon Musk likes making bold announcements? Every space enthusiast's favorite billionaire-turned-space-entrepreneur has just announced that he hopes his company, SpaceX, will send humans to Mar...