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Superbright aurora lights up Earth’s night side in incredible image from space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured a stunning new photo of the luminous green and red lights of an aurora hugging clouds swirling around Earth's night side.
Mars may have dozens of lakes beneath its south pole
Much more liquid water may lie beneath Mars' south pole than scientists had thought — or there may be something going on down there that they don't fully understand.
Plasma wind tunnel annihilates satellite model in atmospheric reentry test
Satellite parts that melt away during reentry reduce the risk of space debris impacts on Earth, a new video demonstrates.
Astronauts may finally start cleaning their space underwear (with microbes)
Bacterial compounds could provide antimicrobial protection in undergarments shared by astronauts during spacewalks.
What does it take to become an astronaut?
Will it help if you've trained at the North Pole?
How are asteroids, space weather and space debris detected before they hit Earth?
The European Space Agency’s Space Situational Awareness program is tackling the problem on three fronts.
Most accurate map of our galaxy pinpoints 1.8 billion cosmic objects
With new data from the European Gaia spacecraft, astronomers can now explore 1.8 billion cosmic objects in unparalleled detail.
Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet changed color as it neared the sun. Here's why.
As Rosetta's comet got near enough to the sun for frost to evaporate off its surface, a color-changing water and dust cycle began that shuffled its colors around.
