Hotspot found on Moon's far side
Hot spot Scientists have found evidence of volcanoes on the far side of the Moon.
The new discovery, reported in the journal
Hubble detects fourth moon around Pluto
Tiny dancer The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a tiny fourth moon orbiting the distant icy dwarf planet Pluto, says NASA.
The space te
Life and death captured in cosmic superbubble
Stellar snapshot A spectacular new image of a cosmic superbubble in a nearby galaxy is giving scientists a glimpse of the birth and death of young st
Dawn enters orbit around asteroid Vesta
Fifth rock A robotic NASA science probe has slipped into orbit around the potato-shaped asteroid Vesta to begin a year-long study of the second large
Complex life better than 1-in-100 chance
Decent odds More than one in every hundred stars may have planets capable of supporting complex life, according to a new model.
The research,
One 'year' on Neptune remains a mystery
Eighth planet The eighth and most distant planet from the Sun, identified 165 years ago, has just completed its first full orbit since its discovery.
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