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  Mars rover Opportunity breaks record for longest NASA drive off Earth

  By Carl Franzen on May 17, 2013 06:04 pm + 10 comments

  NASA's Curiosity rover has stolen much of the spotlight on Mars lately with its discoveries of o Continue reading…

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  Life on Venus? Scientists rethink the idea of 'habitable' planets

  By Carl Franzen on May 2, 2013 02:56 pm + 58 comments

  For years, astronomers have been hunting for other planets capable of supporting life. Those efforts Continue reading…

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  NASA spacecraft captures hurricane the size of Australia on video

  By Carl Franzen on April 29, 2013 06:03 pm + 26 comments

  A massive hurricane at Saturn's north pole is coming into sharper focus than ever before thanks to Continue reading…

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  NASA releases tracker to help show when Voyager leaves the solar system

  By Carl Franzen on April 24, 2013 07:27 pm + 24 comments

  NASA scientists and the space-loving public are eagerly awaiting the moment when the unmanned Continue reading…

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  Human civilization reaches beyond the solar system as Voyager 1 enters unknown space (update)

  By T.C. Sottek on March 20, 2013 12:48 pm + 114 comments

  More than 35 years after leaving Earth, scientists say the Voyager 1 spacecraft appears to have left Continue reading…

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  Is there life on Mars? Why the question still eludes us after years of discovery

  By Carl Franzen on March 14, 2013 12:00 pm + 92 comments

  "Is there life on Mars?" David Bowie crooned in the 1971 glam rock hit of the same name. Four years Continue reading…

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  Massive Russian meteor came from asteroid belt, 'millions more' like it

  By Carl Franzen on February 27, 2013 02:23 pm + 26 comments

  The meteor that struck Russia near the Ural Mountains earlier this month was a record-setter here on Continue reading…

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  Voyager 1 spacecraft reaches 'magnetic highway' at the outer edge of the solar system

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 3, 2012 05:40 pm + 93 comments

  NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, first launched in 1977 and currently the man-made object furthest from Continue reading…

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  Astronomers uncover new information about Makemake, a dwarf planet with no atmosphere

  By Justin Rubio on November 21, 2012 06:32 pm + 9 comments

  With the help of seven telescopes in South America, scientists have uncovered new information about Continue reading…

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  'Explore the Galaxy' lets you travel across the Milky Way from the comfort of your browser

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 14, 2012 04:11 pm + 21 comments

  Google's Chrome Experiments have long provided users with in-browser distractions that Continue reading…