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November 1, 2019

Asteroid impacts may be vital for exoplanets to support life, study says

Past asteroid impacts may have done significant damage to life on Earth, but a new study suggests that a Goldilocks impact from a space rock might be an important ingredient in supporting life on other planets.

October 31, 2019

New class of black holes may exist, scientists say

An entirely new class of black holes that scientists were unaware of may exist, according to a study.

October 31, 2019

Second interstellar visitor may be carrying water from beyond our solar system, shocking study suggests

A shocking new study suggests that the second interstellar object ever discovered, Comet 2I/Borisov, could be carrying water on it from beyond the Solar System.

October 31, 2019

NASA has found the 'jack-o'-lantern nebula'

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a massive nebula in deep space that "looks like a celestial jack-o'-lantern." The study's researchers have given it the nickname "Jack-o'-lantern Nebula," apropos for Halloween. 

October 31, 2019

NASA might bring pieces of Mars to Earth in a Darth Vader helmet

WASHINGTON — Scientists studying Mars have wanted pieces of the Red Planet here on Earth for decades, and they are finally getting their shot at designing a mission to acquire such souvenirs.

October 30, 2019

Stunning NASA image shows Great Nebula in Orion

The Great Nebula in Orion can be seen in a stunning image released by NASA.

October 29, 2019

UFOs? Gardener takes stunning cloud pics that look like flying saucers

A gardener in Tetbury, England captured stunning pictures of a group of purple clouds that look like hovering UFOs.

October 29, 2019

Asteroid Hygiea could become the tiniest dwarf planet

As the debate rages on whether Pluto, currently a dwarf planet, should be given back its planet status, it may soon be joined by an asteroid that could wind up being the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system.

October 29, 2019

Hubble Telescope spots 'ghostly face' in space

The Hubble Telescope has spotted two galaxies colliding into one another, creating "a ghostly face" in space.

October 29, 2019

If there's a wormhole hiding in our galaxy, could we really find it?

Wormholes, passageways that connect one universe or time to another, are still only theoretical — but that doesn't mean physicists aren't looking for them. In a new study, researchers describe how to find wormholes in the folds of our galaxy.