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Sun Rings In New Year with Solar Eruption
The sun spouted off fireworks on New Year's Eve with a striking solar eruption.
Quadrantid Meteor Shower of 2013: Live Webcast
See the Quadrantid meteor shower of 2013 live online tonight here courtesy of NASA.
Say Cheese! Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Amazing Self-Portrait
The latest self-portrait of Curiosity on Mars is an eye-popping Martian sight.
New Mars Photo Christens Deep-Space Antenna
The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe snapped the new Red Planet view.
How to Track Santa on Christmas Eve
You can follow jolly St. Nick's journey online, thanks to NORAD.
Spiral Dust Clouds May Reveal Alien Planets
Astronomers may have found a way to detect alien worlds embedded in rings of dust around distant stars.
Huge Black Holes Found in Our Cosmic Backyard
X-ray telescopes have helped uncover previously unknown, giant black holes right in our cosmic backyard.
Huge Asteroid's Earth Flyby Caught on Video
Asteroid Toutatis is seen tumbling through space like a badly thrown football.
First Planetary Flyby Occurred 50 Years Ago Today
NASA's Mariner 2 probe flew within 21,500 miles of Venus on Dec. 14, 1962.
North Korean Satellite Out of Control in Orbit: Reports
A spacecraft launched by North Korea Wednesday is apparently tumbling out of control in space.
New Meteor Shower May Debut Alongside Geminids
NASA officials say the never-before-seen show could come from comet Wirtanen.
Nile-Like River Spotted on Saturn Moon Titan
The hydrocarbon-filled river is more than 250 miles long, researchers say.
Earth's Highest Mountain Photographed From Space Station
Mount Everest was shot by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko.
Telescope's New Robot Spies Distant Galaxies' Early Lives
The new KMOS instrument on the Very Large Telescope uses robotic arms to observe distinct targets.
North Korea Successfully Launches Satellite: Reports
The launch is already drawing condemnation from the United States and other nations.
Private Spaceship Builders Split $30 Million in NASA Funds
SpaceX, Boeing and Sierra Nevada each get about $10 million to start certifying their spaceships.
Kazakhstan Wants Rocket Launch Site Back from Russia
The two nations are discussing handing control of Baikonur Cosmodrome over to Kazakhstan.
NASA to Unveil Early Universe Findings Wednesday
Scientists will report on a population of primitive galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago.
Are Venus' Volcanoes Active? Clues Suggest Yes
The surface of Venus is obscured by thick clouds.
Mars Mountains Look Frosty in New Images
A European spacecraft orbiting Mars has snapped wintry-looking pictures of a mountain range on the Red Planet's southern highlands.
Galaxy Crash is a Cosmic Bullseye
Some 330 million years ago, a galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood scored a bullseye, shooting right through the heart of another larger one.
Curiosity Rover Finds Organic Signal on Mars, But Not Definitive: NASA
NASA's Curiosity rover found Martian dirt containing chlorine, water and sulfur compounds.
No Earth-Shattering Mars Discovery by Curiosity Rover Yet: NASA
Curiosity hasn't yet found organic compounds in the Martian soil.
