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Red Dwarf Scholz Closest to Cruise Through Solar System 70,000 Years Ago

By Peter R - Feb 18, 2015 10:33 AM EST

The star came closer than the closest-known star to Sun.

Multi-Star System 800 Light Years Away from Earth Excites Astronomers

By Peter R - Feb 12, 2015 02:42 PM EST

The system is the youngest of its kind to be observed and astronomers hope it can explain multiple star systems in great detail.

Darwin Proved Right Yet Again By Bacteria That Didn't Evolve

By Peter R - Feb 04, 2015 09:54 AM EST

Bacteria living in sediments below ocean floor have not evolved for 2.3 billion years.

Recipe for Habitable Planets Revealed in New Study

By Peter R - Jan 30, 2015 04:10 PM EST

A new study shows that two important space activities perpetuated by M dwarfs, tidal force and stellar activity, can turn Neptune-like planets into Earth-like planets.

Are Aliens Tinkering with NASA's Curiosity Rover?

By Peter R - Jan 28, 2015 09:27 AM EST

A photo shows a human-like shadow next to NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.

Kepler Discovers an Ancient 11-Billion Year Planetary System

By Peter R - Jan 28, 2015 09:25 AM EST

The system has five planets orbiting a star 25 percent smaller than the Sun.

Asteroid Makes a Safe Pass Past Earth, with a Moon in Tow

By Peter R - Jan 27, 2015 10:34 AM EST

Radar images from NASA show the asteroid 2004 BL86 flying past with an orbiting moon.

Super Saturn With Massive Rings Eclipses its Sun

By Peter R - Jan 27, 2015 10:33 AM EST

A new planet discovered has rings so massive that it can eclipse the system's star.

With the Power of Million Suns, Unusual Radio Burst from Deep Space Excite Astronomers

By Peter R - Jan 19, 2015 03:33 PM EST

Astronomers across the world are now glued to identifying the source behind the unusual radio burst that is said to have happened 5.5 billion light years.

Two More Dwarf Planets Likely In Our Solar Systems Orbiting Sun

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 17, 2015 11:10 AM EST

At least a couple of new planets larger than Earth might be present in our solar system beyond Pluto, orbiting sun, according to a new analysis.

New Research Overturns Existing Notions of Planet Creation from Meteorites

By Peter R - Jan 15, 2015 04:51 PM EST

A study from MIT claims that meteorites were by-products of planet formation and were not the building blocks.

Volcanic Activity Helping Earth Combat Global Warming?

By Peter R - Jan 13, 2015 11:29 AM EST

A new study has shown that volcanic activity may have helped warming rates level off over the last 15 years.

Tropical Forests Trump Northern Counterparts in Soaking Up Bad Carbon Dioxide, NASA

By Peter R - Jan 07, 2015 02:00 PM EST

A new study from NASA shows tropical forests absorb more carbon dioxide than previously thought.

Scientists Discover Planets Most Similar to Earth Yet

By Dustin M Braden - Jan 06, 2015 06:53 PM EST

Scientists have discovered 8 new exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars other than our sun, and two of these are the most similar to Earth of any planet found in deep space.

Venus's Surface was Covered with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Ocean

By Peter R - Dec 31, 2014 01:29 PM EST

A new study has shown what the planet's surface could have been in during its early history.

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