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  • A view of volcanic Io orbiting giant Jupiter.

    New Jupiter Moons Found

    Two tiny satellites add to the planet's swarm of "backward" moons and bring the full Jovian family up to 66 natural satellites.

  • An illustration of exoplanet GJ667C.

    New "Super Earth" Found

    The likely rocky planet orbits squarely in its star's habitable zone, making it a prime candidate for life, astronomers report.

  • The star Fomalhaut and its surrounding material.

    First Alien-Planet Picture in Doubt

    The first picture of a planet outside our solar system may actually depict a swirl of space dust, a new study suggests.

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    Journey Into Inner Space: Conquering the Abyss

    Michael Lombardi is no stranger to the deep. He has had a long trajectory of underwater exploration supporting science projects.

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    Intense Auroras Fueled by Sun Storm

    A new time-lapse video shows spectacular northern lights, triggered by this week's solar storm, over the Swedish province of Lapland.

  • Solar flare

    Big Solar Storm Hits Earth

    A massive flare on the sun has sparked the most intense solar storm since 2005, raising the odds of seeing auroras in the coming nights.

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  • Zodiacal light

    Zodiacal Light Rising

    Once mistook for campfires and volcanoes, the faint cone of light caused by interplanetary dust will be visible for the next two weeks.

  • supermoon picture

    Sizing Up the Supermoon

    Just how much bigger than average was Saturday's supermoon? Princeton professor Robert Vanderbei uses lunar pictures to crunch the numbers.

  • Picture of Mercury in color

    Mercury MESSENGER 101

    As NASA's first Mercury orbiter approaches the tiny planet, get the facts behind the mission and find out what scientists hope to learn.

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