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A mystery object from space is about to whizz close by Earth on Wednesday. It won't hit our planet, but scientists are stumped by what exactly it is.
NASA's new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery objects that are too hot to be planets and too small to be stars.
About 1.3 million acres of Maine are protected permanently as public reserved lands and as state and national parks or through easements on private land, which guarantee public access for recreation.
Clouds from a light snowfall shroud the peaks of the Bigelow Mountain Range, which reigns over western Maine forest trails, luring snowshoers and cross-country skiers on a winter afternoon.
A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.
Scientists are on their way to discovering thousands of new planets, potentially including hundreds of worlds the size of Earth, in Earth-like orbits around sunlike stars. They expect to achieve that goal within three years or so. But they'll start with the weirdest worlds.
Four hundred years ago, Galileo Galilei changed the world by peering through a 3-foot-long telescope and spying the moons of Jupiter. Today, the world — or, more accurately, our collection of worlds — is on the brink of a change that could be just as dramatic.
Never again can Pluto be the ninth planet. Or the littlest planet. Or the most distant planet. But does that make Pluto a non-planet?
The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet — with wide windows and seats for six well-heeled passengers to take a thrill ride into space.
So it comes down to this: Donny Osmond, Kelly Osbourne and Mya. The showman, the Cinderella, and the … person who is a much better dancer than either the showman or the Cinderella.
Dramatic pictures sent back over the weekend from an icy moon of Saturn show water erupting into space from fissures on the surface.
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station.
There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top Russian space official said Thursday.
Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
A new Russian research module is on its way to the International Space Station.
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Is America's space effort due for a major course correction? Or is staying the course and sticking with NASA's five-year-old plan to return to the moon the best strategy?
Wary of China's rapid advancements in space programs over the last decade, military commanders said Tuesday that the U.S. needs to improve its satellite presence in the Southern Hemisphere to better track launches from Asia, even as officials work to improve relations with Beijing.
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Guy Laliberte, a billionaire who once worked as a stilt-walker and fire-eater, said Tuesday that he accomplished his mission by using a 10-day trip to the International Space Station to promote a humanitarian cause.
Scientists said NASA's moon-smashing mission produced enough data on Friday to address questions about lunar water ice — but the crash didn't come close to meeting public expectations as a cosmic fireworks show.
NASA plans to make a big splash on Oct. 9 when its LCROSS lunar probe smashes into a crater on the south side of the moon. But there have been other crashes in and from space too.
The rich circus showman who bought a $35 million ticket to the International Space Station said Tuesday it's been worth every penny — and more.
In space, they say, no one can hear you scream.