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June 17, 2016

Scientists discover oxygen in distant, early galaxy

Using an array of antennas in the mountains of Chile, scientists have discovered the presence of oxygen a long time ago, in a galaxy, far, far away.

June 17, 2016

Surprise! Newfound asteroid is 'quasi-moon' of Earth

It seems the moon is not Earth's only cosmic companion.

June 14, 2016

Scientists find rare 'Tatooine' double-star planet

Named Kepler-1647 b, the newly-discovered planet is located 3,700 light years from Earth, and thought to be similar in age to our planet, around 4.4 billion years old.

June 13, 2016

One out of three on Earth live in places too bright to see the Milky Way

Nearly 80 percent of North Americans and a staggering one-third of people on Earth now can鈥檛 see the Milky Way, a new study says.

June 3, 2016

Surprise! The universe is expanding faster than scientists thought

The universe is expanding 5 to 9 percent faster than astronomers had thought, a new study suggests.

May 26, 2016

Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 11 years on May 30

Last Sunday morning, Mars reached opposition with the sun, meaning the Red Planet, Earth and the sun were all arrayed in a straight line.

May 20, 2016

'Blue moon' rises Saturday 鈥� but it won't be blue: A full moon history

This weekend, a聽full moon will rise in the night sky, a so-called "Blue Moon."聽

May 20, 2016

Hubble takes stunning Mars close-up pic

A new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows Mars in incredible detail as astronomers prepare for a close-up with the red planet.

May 17, 2016

'Little Lion' galaxy roars new life into Big Bang theory

A team of scientists at Indiana University, Bloomington looked to the skies and discovered a blue 鈥渄warf galaxy鈥� in Leo Minor containing the lowest level of metals ever to be observed in a celestial body.

May 9, 2016

NASA releases stunning Mercury transit video

NASA has released a stunning video of Mercury passing between the Earth and Sun Monday -- a rare astronomical event called planetary transit.