October 20, 2015 Ancient asteroid destroyer finally found, and it's a new kind of meteorite For 50 years, scientists have wondered what annihilated the ancestor of L-chondrites, the roof-smashing, head-bonking meteorites that frequently pummel Earth
October 20, 2015 Space telescope reveals weird star cluster conundrum We thought we had star formation mechanisms pinned down, but according to new observations of two star clusters, it seems our understanding of how stars are born is less than stellar.
October 20, 2015 US astronauts should use trampolines to get into space, Russian official says A Russian official angered over new sanctions that the United States imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis is suggesting that American astronauts get to the International Space Station by using trampolines instead of rockets.
October 20, 2015 Star cluster thrown out of galaxy at speed of more than 2 million mph Astronomers say they have discovered a star cluster that has been thrown in the direction of Earth at a speed of more than two million miles per hour.
October 20, 2015 NASA's Curiosity rover set to drill into Martian rock NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is set to drill into a rock for the third time on the red planet to collect a sample for analysis.
October 20, 2015 Pink alien planet is smallest yet photographed Astronomers have snapped a photo of a pink alien world that's the smallest yet exoplanet found around a star like our sun.
October 20, 2015 Artist makes portraits from Hubble telescope photos Taking user-submitted photos, Sergio Albiac turns flesh and blood humans into cosmic beings with his recent project, “Stardust Portraits.”
October 20, 2015 Lightweight Galaxy is the smallest ever found An ultra-faint collection of 1,000 stars orbiting the Milky Way is the most lightweight galaxy ever discovered, scientists say.
October 20, 2015 NASA discovers third radiation belt around Earth A ring of radiation previously unknown to science fleetingly surrounded Earth last year before being virtually annihilated by a powerful interplanetary shock wave, scientists say.
October 20, 2015 You can name Pluto's moons of the Underworld Pluto may have been demoted, but its family is getting bigger and bigger. Now, two of the dwarf planet’s tiniest moons need names — and that honor has fallen to you.