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How NASA found water on the moon

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When the LCROSS probe bashed into the moon October 9th, it sent an unassuming plume of lunar surface puffing off into space. In that puff, LCROSS...
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A planet that rocks

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Imagine the following scenario: You are preparing to leave for work and shout down the hall to your significant other. “Honey, what’s...
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Hubble turns back on (slideshow)

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Hubble is finally awake once again. And already the images it is snapping rival the best space pictures ever taken. A handful of the best can be...
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Astronomy's holy place: coldest, driest spot on Earth found

A US-Australian collaboration has found the ideal location for an observatory. Known simply as “Ridge A,” the untouched stretch of...
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Neptune: Galileo's secret planet

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In the year 2009, the planet isn’t such a secret. It’s Neptune, the farthest planet from the sun. But in Galileo’s time, only six of...
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1908 Tunguska explosion was caused by a comet

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It has been a debate for more than 100 years: what caused the Tunguska explosion in 1908, an event which devastated 830 square miles of Siberian...
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First definitive evidence of lakes on Mars

The search for water on Mars is not a new crusade. Planetary scientists have been searching for evidence for decades. Though scientists confirmed...
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Hubble's successors

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When the Hubble Space Telescope was first launched in 1990, there was general hope that it might be able to take some nice pictures of the reaches of...
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Scientists confirm the edge of space

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A state-of-the-art Canadian probe has found the place where Earth’s atmosphere and outer space meet. Confirming what scientists had already...
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Finding new Earths with planetshine

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In the hunt for Earths throughout the galaxy, scientists are always looking for faster, more accurate ways to identify potential planets. New...
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