Study finds billions of Earth-like planets
Astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Hawaii, Manoa say that based on new analysis of Kepler
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final frontier
Astronomers discover lone planet with no star
Astronomers have discovered a lone planet, floating in space without a star. This free-floating planet, dubbed PSO J318.5-22, is just
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Comet ISON’s approach captured by amateur astronomers
Comet ISON was spotted and photographed by amateur astronomers as the highly- anticipated arrival of the icy space visitor nears.
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NASA confirms Voyager 1 has left solar system
The U.S. space agency, NASA, has officially confirmedwhat others have suspected for some time: The Voyager 1 spacecraft is the “first
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Perseid meteor shower 2013 to peak over Bulgaria on August 12 and 13
The annual summer night sky show that is the Perseid meteor shower will peak in 2013 on the nights of
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Sun on verge of massive flip
Our sun is about to make an enormous flip. According to NASA, in about three to four months, the sun’s
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NASA maps 130 years of climate change
America’s space agency, NASA, has produced a video showing how Earth’s surface temperatures have been changing over the years. NASA
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Major solar storm could be heading for Earth
With the sun nearing the peak of its 11-year cycle, scientists say a powerful solar storm may be headed our
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Astronomers detect mystery radio bursts
An international team of astronomers is studying four mysterious and very powerful radio bursts they think may have originated half
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