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Rosetta Probe Gets Rare Close-Up of Comet Eruption (Video)
By Mike Wall published
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has captured dramatic imagery of a comet outburst that may have been caused by a landslide on the icy body.
Europe Aiming for International 'Moon Village'
By Leonard David published
The envisioned colony will be a permanent base for science, business, mining and even tourism on the moon, European Space Agency officials said.
Star Cluster Sparkles Like Jewels in Hubble Telescope View (Photo, Video)
By Mike Wall published
The new Hubble image depicts the star cluster Trumpler 14, a collection of about 2,000 young stars that lies 8,000 light-years from Earth, near the center of the Carina Nebula.
Plane View: Air Traffic Tracked in Real Time from Satellites
By Becky Oskin published
A stunning image of more than 15,000 airplane flights around the world shows that satellite tracking of commercial aircraft is moving closer to reality.
Aral Sea Looks Like a Painting from Space
By Megan Gannon published
The Aral Sea is shrinking, leaving a dried-up white lakebed where there used to be blue water. But in the eyes of a radar satellite, the sea's shores look like a colorful abstract painting.
Daring Philae Comet Landing Named Top Breakthrough of 2014
By Elizabeth Howell published
The first-ever soft landing of a robotic probe the surface of a comet has just been named the top scientific breakthrough of 2014 by the journal Science.
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