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December 6, 2019

Real-life Hal-9000, CIMON-2, headed towards International Space Station

Despite the fact the original CIMON went rogue and stopped taking orders in 2018, a second robot with artificial intelligence, known as CIMON-2, is making its way towards the International Space Station.

December 6, 2019

Astronomers see stars slinging comets at Earth for the first time

Stars and comets make unlikely dance partners. Their gravitational partnership is one that astronomers have long suspected but have never seen — until now. For the first time, a Polish group has identified two nearby stars that seem to have plucked up their icy partners, swinging them into orbits around our sun. 

December 5, 2019

SpaceX launches payload of 'muscle mice,' barley grains to space station

SpaceX launched a 3-ton cargo payload to the International Space Station on Thursday, which included barley grains for a beer experiment, mice and a robot designed to show empathy.

December 4, 2019

First giant planet around white dwarf discovered by scientists

For the very first time, scientists have found evidence of a giant planet associated with a white dwarf star.

December 4, 2019

Hoag's object is a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy (and nobody knows why)

Look closely at the serpent constellation slithering through the northern sky, and you might see a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy.

December 3, 2019

Huge Mars ‘dust towers’ look like bigger versions of Earth’s thunderstorms

Gigantic dust towers on Mars that were produced during global storms could play a unique role on the planet, according to NASA.

December 3, 2019

Hubble spots 'dynamic duo' in deep space

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a pair of galaxies, collectively known as Arp 293, having come so close together that they share cosmic material. 

December 3, 2019

Apocalyptic asteroid strike that could wipe out humanity is ‘only a matter of time’, top scientist warns

A catastrophic asteroid impact big enough to wipe out humanity is only a matter of time, according to one top scientist.

December 3, 2019

Eagle-eyed amateur helps NASA locate India’s Vikram Moon lander debris

An eagle-eyed amateur sleuth has helped NASA locate the debris of India's Vikram lander, which crashed into the Moon in September.

December 3, 2019

Asteroid 'attack': Scientists eye space rock collision

The European Space Agency has received approval to aid NASA in its asteroid deflection plan, the upcoming Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.