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Is a New Solar Cycle Beginning?

World Wide Telescope - see the same images that
scientists at NASA use for their research

Simple Satelllite Tracking

New
NASA tracks meteorite before entering atmosphere for first time

New Boulder-Size Asteroid to Be Fireball Over Earth Tonight

Small asteroid headed for light show over Africa


Sun Gets Fatter "Waist" During Magnetic Peaks


The silent Sun’s uncertain course


Action urged on asteroids


Sun May Be Galactic Hitchhiker


Signs of Underground Plumbing Seen on Mars

Space Smash-Up Turned Planets to Dust

Rain on Mars? Four billion years ago, lake deposits
formed inside impact craters

Dwarf Planet Fight Yields Contentious New Name

Possible First Photo of Planet Around Sun-Like Star

China Counts Down to Shenzhou 7 Launch


Astronomers capture image of alien planet orbiting a 'Sun'

Billion-dollar European probe set for asteroid encounter

Earth’s leaky atmosphere


Dead Star Shines Bright


Giant Galaxy Cluster Seen in Early Universe

Photo Shows Stars Born in Huge Cosmic Wombs

Melting Glaciers Sculpted Mars Gullies


Iran Test Flies Rocket for Future Satellite Launch


Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday Morning


Most Direct Evidence of Dark Energy Detected

Can an increase or decrease in sunspot activity affect the Earth's climate?

New Scientific Study Shows Solar Activity
Affects Humans Physical and Mental State


Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak August 11 and 12

SOHO celebrates 1500th comet discovery

Big Bang Ripples Formed Universe's First Stars

Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 August 01


Eclipse Expert Makes Hot Finds in Sun's Darkest Hour

Water 'widespread' on early Mars

How Mars and Alaska Are Alike

Earth's Cries Recorded in Space

Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner!

New Mercury Images Show Volcanoes, Magnetic Field, More


Smallest planet shrinks in size


THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SPACE


Mars Soil Resembles Veggie-Garden Dirt, Lander Finds


Texas-Size Asteroid Slammed Early Mars

Life Survived Catastrophic Space Rock Impact

Almighty smash left record crater on Mars

Bits of Ancient Earth Hidden on the Moon

Can the Martian arctic support extreme life?


Sun Might Hold Secret of Dark Matter


Early Earth Marred by Acid Rain

Summer Solstice Facts, for When "the Sun Stands Still"

Meteorites Brought DNA "Ancestors" to Earth


Full moon over Poseidon's temple

Sun Might Hold Secret of Dark Matter

Inside the Coma Cluster of Galaxies

New Look at the Spiral Galacy M51 - Hubble Remix

Space cameras to monitor forests

See a Huge Moon Illusion Wednesday

Three "Super-Earths" Found Orbiting Sun-Like Star

Sun Seems Eerily Calm

How to Find Faraway Moons

Stowaways Could Ruin Mars Missions

New Images: Milky Way Loses Two Arms

Tight Arms Linked to Bigger Black Holes in Galaxies

New Mini-Planet Found; "Shot in the Arm" for ET Search

"Lexus" of Space Station Labs Slated for Launch

Phoenix Beams Dozens of Raw Mars Images

Historic pictures sent from Mars

Early Mars Had Floods, Yellowstone-Like Hot Springs


Ambitious NASA Probe to Fly Through Sun's Fringe


Jupiter Gains New Red Spot

Bulk of Missing "Normal" Matter Found in Cosmic Web

Robot to Dig Martian Arctic


Tiny Star Unleashes Huge Explosion


Youngest Supernova in Milky Way Found

Earth Extinctions Blamed on Cosmic Speed Bump

Space Rocks Could Reseed Life on Earth

Brrr! Mars Colder Than Expected


Youngest Supernova in Milky Way Found


Virtual telescope opens night sky


Ancient asteroid impact coated Earth in beads
 

Seawater Holds Clues to Asteroid Impacts


First movie of 'tsunami' on Sun

Prepare for the Worst, Because Solar Storms Are About to Get Ugly

Nonstop "Hurricane" Raging on Saturn's South Pole

The Sunspots are Returning--But Strangely

Saturn moon may have hidden ocean


Naked-eye Gamma Ray Burst


Hundreds of Salt Deposits Spotted on Mars


Centuries-Old Supernova "Echoes" Detected

Earth, Mars, Moon Have Different Origin

Methane found on distant world


Antarctica's unique space rocks

Huge ice deposits 'seen' on Mars


Peru meteorite may rewrite rules

Big Crater Carved By Mysterious Meteorite


Cosmic 'treasure trove' revealed


Saturn moon may have its own ring, in a lunar first


Dry Debris, Not Water, Caused Recent Flows on Mars

NASA plans to smash spacecraft into the moon

Japan Launches Internet Satellite


Timelapse video of the Full Moon Eclipse on Feb 20, 08


See Mars in 3-D


Giant Meteor Fireball Explodes Over Northwest U.S.

Meteor seen across wide swath of Pacific Northwest


Lunar Eclipse to Occur in "Prime Time" Wednesday

Potentially Habitable Planets Are Common, Study Says

Early Mars Too Acidic, Salty for Life

Early Mars 'too salty' for life


Smaller "Siblings" of Jupiter, Saturn Discovered


Total Lunar Eclipse: February 20, 2008


Farthest Galaxy Found, Perhaps

Mystery of Saturn's Watery Moon Solved

NASA Probe Begins Hunt for Alien Planets

24th 'sunspot' cycle likely to begin in March

Space Magnetism May Hold Secret to Fusion Power

Cosmic Finger Taps Our Galaxy's Shoulder


Mercury's Mysteries, Old and New


Iran opens its first space centre, riling the US


Rogue Stars: The Miscreants of Our Galaxy


Space Rock Misses Mars, Barely


U.S. making plans in case satellite hits

American spy satellite 'the size of a bus'
is out of control and hurtling towards Earth


Man on Mars?

Japanese scientists eye mysterious 'Planet X'

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo model


Mercury's unseen side is revealed


"Hidden" Black Holes Discovered in Distant Galaxies


Massive Cloud to Strike Milky Way, Scientists Say


Source of Mysterious Antimatter Found

Huge gas cloud will hit Milky Way

Space Weather Forecast: More Solar Storms on the Way


100s of "Rogue" Black Holes May Roam Milky Way

Spiral Galaxy Winds Backwards

Colossal Black Hole Shatters the Scales


Baby Versions of Milky Way Spotted

New Risk to Earth Found in Supernova Explosions

Cosmic Blue Blobs Discovered


Asteroid's Martian Impact: What Might Happen


Telescope spies newborn planet


Out-of-This-World Hypothesis: Cosmic Forces Control Life on Earth


Newborn Planet Found Orbiting Young Star


Asteroid's Martian Impact: What Might Happen

The Enduring Mysteries of the Outer Solar System


The Enduring Mysteries of Comets

Large Scale Structure in Local Universe

Caught on tape: Death star galaxy

Saturn's Rings as Old as Solar System

Saturn Ringed by Electric Doughnut


Building Blocks of Life Formed on Early Mars?

First Sunset Outside Our Solar System Glimpsed


Spacecraft chases highest clouds


Northern Lights Controlled by Magnetic "Ropes"


NASA Aims to Look Inside the Moon


Strange Shapes Seen on Mars


Dark Matter May Have Powered Universe's First Stars


The Pioneer Anomaly


Earth's true colors have been revealed thanks to the Rosetta spacecraft


Earth's Moon is Rare Oddball


"Rogue" Dwarf Shines New Light on Tiny Galaxies


SUN Dwarfed by COLOSSAL COMET


The Universe within 5,000 Light Years The Orion Arm

Clue to cosmic rays discovered

Record-Setting Fifth Planet Found Orbiting Nearby Star


Big Chunk Of The Universe Is Missing -- Again


Colliding Dead Stars Set Off Massive Supernova


Weird Mars Deposits Could Be Vast "Ice Cap" at Equator


Nasa studies ripped solar panel


Hundreds of 'Missing' Black Holes Found


Massive Stellar Black Hole Smashes Record

Most Massive Stellar Black Hole Found in Binary System

Mystery of Io's Atmosphere Solved

Geysers Gush from Cracks in Saturn's Moon

Martian Volcanoes May Not be Extinct

Monster Black Hole Busts Theory

Evidence of water on Mars

NASA Releases New Views of Earth

Early Venus Had Oceans, May Have Been Habitable

Origin of Cosmic Rays Confirmed

Stellar Explosion Outshines Sun 100 Billion Times

Cosmic Factories Produce Rubies and Sapphires

Two Million Galaxies - view the image of the APM Galaxy Survey

Long-lost 'Potentially Hazardous Asteroid' re-located


Star "Jewel Box" Spotted by Hubble

Interstellar - The Movie - view trailer

Astronomers See Second Earth in the Making

Pluto-Sized Planet Embryos Detected

Meteorite Fell in Carancas, Peru - Not Satellite


Astronomy picture of the day - future earth?


Cave Skylights Spotted on Mars


Peru: Doctors Aid in Rising Number of Illnesses after Meteorite Crash


Milky Way Companions Just Passing Through

Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash'


Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village


Dark matter clues in oldest stars


Asteroid Impact Would Devastate Seafloor Life, Too


'Clearest' images taken of space

Water pours on young star system

Jupiter Doesn't Shield Earth From Killer Impacts


Great 'cosmic nothingness' found

Planet Uranus rings the changes

Total lunar eclipse early Tuesday


Huge Hole Found in the Universe


'Cosmic train wreck' baffles astronomers

New Discovery Evidencing Solar System
Traveling Different Direction To Milky


Scientist: Calculations Prove Life Began in Comet


Puzzle of Hot Young Stars Solved

Astronomers Find New Star 'Family'

Colossal tail trails dying star

3-inch gouge found on space shuttle's belly

Shuttle gouge penetrates through shielding

Team finds largest exoplanet yet


NASA sends ice-digger to find life on Mars


Astronomers Witness Whopper Galaxy Collision


The Structure of The Milky Way Galaxy


The Four Suns of HD 98800

'Clear Signs of Water' on Distant Planet


Biggest Cosmic Collisions Occur Faster Than Expected

NASA Reports Sabotage of Space Computer


Saturn's sixtieth moon discovered


Mars dust storms threaten rovers


'Clear signs of water' on distant planet


Wild Weather: Earth vs. Mars


Delay for Nasa asteroid mission

Saturn "Sponge Moon" Has Ingredients for Life?


FALSE -- Scientists Now Know: We're Not From Here! - FALSE
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Hubble Photographs Two Huge Asteroids


HUBBLE TELESCOPE PICTURES - Top 10 Discoveries


Loner Black Holes Lurk in Cosmic Voids

The Universe, Expanding Beyond All Understanding


Sun's "Ring of Fire" Stoked by Sound Waves


28 New Exoplanets Discovered


Planet-hunters find bonanza of new solar systems

Astronomers Map Action in the Cosmic Suburbs

Mars Rovers Find "Best Evidence Yet" of Water

Hubble spots ring of dark matter


Universe's "Missing" Matter May Lurk in Dwarf Galaxies


Galileo system 'in a deep crisis'

Star dies in brightest supernova


Giant Volcanic Plume Bursts From Jupiter Moon


Volcanic Explosion on Mars Created Weird Formation


"Weird" New Planet Weighs as Much as 2,500 Earths

Sun's Core Spinning Fast


Climate change hits Mars

Smallest Earth-like planet found

First Habitable Earthlike Planet Found, Experts Say

Cosmic "Baby Picture" Marks Hubble's 17th Birthday

First 3-D Images of Sun Unveiled


'Pipe organ' plays above the Sun


Early Earth Was Purple, Study Suggests

Making a mint out of the Moon


Star's odd double explosion hints at antimatter trigger

Hubble telescope reveals spectacular spiral galaxy...


China Developing Lunar Rover for Mission


Jupiter Auroras "Northern Lights on Steroids"

Many planets could have twin suns

Russia, China aim for Red Planet

Mysterious hexagon spotted above Saturn

The Hubble Deep Field

Dazzling new images reveal the 'impossible' on the Sun


Mars Has Cave Networks, New Photos Suggest

Virgin Galactic, NASA Team Up to Develop Space-Plane Travel


'Cave entrances' spotted on Mars

Asteroid mission concept unveiled


Giant Pool of Water Ice at Mars' South Pole

Sulphur-rich soil on Mars puzzles scientists


Saturn's Icy Moon May Have Been Hot Enough for Life, Study Finds

1,000 Black Holes Revealed in New Sky Survey

Discovery Makes Black Holes More Puzzling

Stereo Eclipse


"Killer Asteroid" Debate Pits Gravity Tractors Against Bombs, Projectiles


Asteroids Spin Faster Due to Solar Power

Mars Water Traces Left by Springs, Not Seas, Experts Say

China confirms Moon probe in 2007

Nasa delays space shuttle launch


Nasa probe set for Jupiter flyby


'Breathtaking' new view of Saturn


Spacecraft return Sun panoramas


Probe spies moon's volcanic plume


Space blast's huge debris field


Probe to look for Martian rings


Space probe performs Mars fly-by


"Gravity Tractor," Super Telescopes Enlisted to Battle Killer Asteroids


New Mars Pictures Show Signs of Watery "Aquifers"


Hubble Spies Dazzling Death of a Sunlike Star


Light is shed on darkest galaxies


Action plan for killer asteroids


Exquisite pictures give glimpses into the watery past of Mars

Comet clash kicks up dusty haze


Comets Clash at Heart of Helix Nebula


Mars' moon Phobos could be the target for a technology trial


March 3, 2007, the Moon will turn red during a total lunar eclipse
visible from parts of all seven continents


Telescope mirror nears completion


Satellite prepares to go super-cold


Space station moves to avoid debris

Hubble in trouble again as 'fantastic camera' shuts down


Hubble Telescope's Camera Fails


Comet McNaught Lights up the Night Sky


Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) Gallery

The New Horizons probe is bearing down on Jupiter


Huble Gallery

The Most Important Image Ever Taken
"10,000 Galaxies in a spot of nothing"


AMAZING SPACE PHOTOS


First stars in telescope's sights


Comet McNaught could be brightest in recorded history

The Great Comet of 2007: Watch it on the Web

- more data click here

Alaska stargazers excited about comet


Bright Comet Streaking Through Florida Skies


Hubble makes 3D dark matter map

Doom for Hubble's iconic pillars


Star may have four magnetic poles


New stars offer clue to the past


A Meteorite Lands in a N.J. Bathroom


Astronomers see first quasar trio


'Proof' of methane lakes on Titan

Mars rovers are taught new tricks


Planet hunter readies for launch


HYBRID GAMMA RAY BURST BAFFLES NASA


Winter Solstice


Comets hold life chemistry clues


Tall mountain range found on Titan

The Moon is Being Bombarded by Meteoroids

Powerful Magnetic Storm Approaches the Earth
Largest EM Energy Emission in 30 years


View Solar Tsunami video


Water 'flowed recently' on Mars

US plans permanent base on Moon

Galaxy Transformations


Earth from Saturn

Earth at Night

Meteorite yields life origin clue

Probe's close-up of Sun eruption


Astronomers have discovered the first
negatively charged molecule in space


Lunar Leonid Strikes

'Fireball' shoots across SA sky

Bullet Cluster Shoots Down Big Bang

NASA SEES INTO THE EYE OF A MONSTER STORM ON SATURN


Mysterious force's long presence

Sun probe sends back first data


Spacecraft go to film Sun in 3D


Russia Space Agency Says Can Repulse Asteroids Threatening Earth


Swedes aim to put house on Moon

Strange Moonlight

Astronauts set for mini-missions


'Bulge' yields new planet class

Mars orbiter looks down on rover


Newly discovered comet has brightened enough
to be visible this week with binoculars


Planets have scientists buzzing

Exploding star 'breaks the rules'


New ring discovered around Saturn


'Mystery object' delays shuttle


'Mild' collision spawned Earth's moon

The stars of open cluster NGC 290 glitter in a
beautiful display of brightness and color


Scientists discover giant planet orbiting star


Probe to study mighty explosions

Lockheed to build Nasa 'Moonship'


Nasa ignores weather, sends shuttle to launch

Supernova caught in its exploding act

Pluto vote 'hijacked' in revolt


Pluto loses status as a planet


Missing gas found in Milky Way


Cosmic collision reveals dark matter

Ice geysers 'discovered on Mars'


The Universe Could Be Larger Than Previously Thought

Hubble glimpses faintest stars


Backward Sunspot


Planets plan boosts tally to 12

Search on for Moon landing film


Baby star found near galaxy's violent centre

Astronomers are gathering in the Czech capital, Prague,
hoping to define exactly what counts as a planet


Sky-watchers await celestial show


Meteorite mystery vexes NASA scientists

In search of the big bang: a cosmic event

Moon's odd bulge finally explained

Strange 'twin' new worlds found


Dwarf survives in stellar furnace

'Great lakes' seen on Titan moon

Black hole findings yield new mysteries


Neptune: "weirdest weather in the solar system"


Iridescent Glory of Helix Nebula

Inflatable space module puffs up

Young Stars of NGC 346

Shuttle, Station Crews Hold News Conference


A Meteoroid Hits the Moon


Hawking Says Space Colonies Needed

Discovery Still On Track For July Launch


Comet break-up puts on sky show


Neptune's kidnap puzzle 'cracked'

International Space Station Problems

Relic of ancient asteroid found


Venus probe makes science orbit

Universe 'child of previous one'

Rock maps revise Martian history

Evidence Mounts For Companion Star To Our Sun

Saturn's moon 'best bet for life'

Probe Makes Encounter with Venus

Swift observes an unusual bang in the far universe

Seventh planet has a blue ring

'Dead star' erupts for big show

Impactor ejects mighty water mass

World marvels at total eclipse

The Eclipse in photos

Probe returns first Mars pictures

Hypersonic jet ready for launch

Nasa to put man on far side of moon

Space probe backs up dark view of the Universe

Stargazing Google heads for Mars

DNA nebula adds new spin to theories

Comet dust samples offer puzzling mystery

Planet hunters find 'super-Earth'

Nasa delays space shuttle launch

Saturns Moon Is Source Of Solar Systems Largest Planetary Ring

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter In Orbit

Mars orbiter reaches Red Planet

Saturn moon 'may have an ocean'

Jupiter growing another red spot


Mile Wide Asteroid Passes Close On Monday

Huge Crater Found in Egypt


Hubble Captures Its Biggest Galaxy Image Yet

Odd cosmic blast puzzles astronomers

Massive Galaxies Formed Quickly In Early Universe

New videos lets scientists better analyze how 'sprites' develop

Peeking Behind The Veil Of Venus

New Antigravity Solution Could Enable Space Travel Near Speed Of Light

First Rave Data Release Offers Clues To Milky Way Evolution

Universal Appeal - Hubble slide show

Lunar Olympics

New Outer Planet Is Larger Than Pluto

MSG-2 First Images

Distant world tops Pluto for size

The Smell of Moondust

Russia to Mine “Ideal Fuel” on the Moon by 2020

Using a simple police scanner or ham radio, you can listen to
a disembodied spacesuit circling Earth


Smallest Earth-like planet found

Japan H2 Heavy Lofts Disaster Monitoring Satellite

Moon Is Dragging Continents West, Scientist Says

NASA To Fly Into Tropical "Portal" To The Stratosphere

Bright Clouds on Uranus

Supernova Shock Wave Is Producing a Spectacular New Light Show

Manned Spaceflight Plans For India To The ISS And Beyond

Stardust samples exceed expectations

Hubble Shows More To North Star Than Meets The Eye

Space probe breaks laser record

Pluto moon 'has no atmosphere'

Microbes Survive Firey Plunge By Columbia

Nasa team sees explosion on Moon

Apollo Chronicles

AURORA MEGA-GALLERY

Galileo satellite phones home

Europe launches Galileo satellite

Q&A: Europe's Galileo project

An Explosion on the Moon


Beagle 2 probe 'spotted' on Mars

Mission to Mars via Antarctica

Stardust targets lightning return

UK sees biggest Moon for 18 years

Debris Disk Could Be Forming Infant Terrestrial Planets

Plasma engine passes initial test

Mysterious Deep-Space Object Raises Questions On Origin Of Solar System

NASA Likely To Fly Next Shuttle Sans Foam Ramp

Radar sees ice deep below Mars

Moon Storms

Satellites Capture Gravity Map Of Tides Under Antarctic Ice

NASA receives clearance for Russian Soyuz spacecraft

The planet Venus is growing so bright, it's actually casting shadows

Probe 'gathers asteroid material'

Japanese Probe Aims for Second Landing on Asteroid

THE LEONIDS

Lunar Lawn Mower


Planet Venus: Earth's 'evil twin'

Astronomers may have found two new moons orbiting Pluto

Venus probe gets new launch date

Russia Launches Iran's First Satellite

Red Planet set for close approach

Spooky Astronomy

Plants Redesigned To Live In Outer Space

ISS Crew Watch Hurricanes Brew

Mars doubles in brightness

Europe's Venus mission delayed

Venus mission ready for blast off

New Map Provides More Evidence Mars Once Like Earth

Chinese spacecraft back to Earth

The A-Z of Venus

Astronomy Pictures

Building a Better Rocket Engine

Genes found that don't function in space

Comets are more dust than ice

NASA's Chandra reveals new star generation

Chinese Crew Blasts Off On 5-Day Space Mission

ESA's director comments on the loss of CryoSat

China countdown to space launch

Satellite for studying global warming crashes into Arctic

Japan tests supersonic jet model

Europe ice satellite feared lost

Asteroid probe runs into trouble

Satellite set to survey Earth's poles

X-Prize man launches rocket race

The Da Vinci Glow

Probe set for asteroid touch down

Russian Spacecraft Docks at International Space Station
With American Space Traveler


Moon discovered orbiting tenth planet

Cassini pictures spongy Hyperion

'Space tourist' set for lift-off

NASA Chief Says Shuttle Program Was Mistake

Huge Quake Cracks Star

Google and Nasa in space venture

Europe's Cryosat spacecraft ready to launch on a 3 year
mission to study the Earth's ice caps

NASA Technology Monitors Wildlife Habitats From The Air

Mysterious Stars Surround Andromeda's Black Hole

Mars 'more active than suspected'

Ghostly Spokes In Saturn's Rings Spotted By Cassini

Nasa plans return to Moon by 2020

Black holes and the Hawking paradox

Asteroid probe on close approach

Hubble reveals new map of Pluto

Astronomers detect most distant cosmic explosion

Russia Cargo Ship Docks at Space Station

Titan moon occupies 'sweet spot'

Record spin rate for cosmic body

Comet shakes conventional wisdom

Ice belt 'encircled Mars equator'

No shuttle flights for a year?

Martian volcanoes 'may be active'

The Next Mother Lode: Mars


Saturn ring particles 'fluffy'

Glitch forces Mars probe shut-off

U.S. to decide soon on making plutonium for rockets

Spirit reaches Martian hilltop

U.S. Admits "Salvage Operation" Underway in Antarctica

Watch The Two Brightest Planets Kiss In Twilight

Cassini Spacecraft Shows Saturn's Ring System Has Atmosphere

Japan Travel Agency Looks To Final Frontier

Milky Way’s Central Structure Seen with Fresh Clarity

Mars Craters Defy Conventional Logic

Next shuttle launch to be in March, NASA says

Foam problems force NASA to delay shuttle launch

First Asteroid Trio Discovered

China on track for moon mission

Billionaires Blasting Off

Mars probe launches at third try

New US Mars probe delayed again

Record satellite lift for Ariane

Shuttle Discovery lands safely, eases NASA's woes

Meteor strikes may have aided early life, study

Mars Express radar collects first surface data

Shuttle return held for 24 hours - info on alternate landing sites

Discovery landin