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NASA’s Kepler Satellite Went Silent — For Six Days

When a satellite that cost $600 million to build and operate goes silent for 144 hours, you're going to get a few peeved astronomers.

Behold! A Time-Lapse of the Aurora Borealis

If you weren't lucky enough to catch the latest "Northern Lights event," fear not! A time-lapse video can now show you every breathtaking moment of the spectacle.

Behold! This is How NASA Recovers Those Spent Rocket Boosters

Have you ever wondered what happened with those giant booster rockets once a shuttle is launched? ... seriously? Well, today's your lucky day, then!

Strange Weather Around Saturn

Methane rain storms on Titan? A storm that has encompassed 2/3rds of Saturn's northern hemisphere? It's been an active few months out 740 million miles from Earth.

NASA Mulling Over a Laser to Blast Space Debris

To help combat the growing concern of space debris in orbit around Earth, NASA is pondering the construction of a giant laser that could help knock potentially harmful chunks of debris from the sky.

International Space Station is “Essentially” Finished

With all the hoopla over the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it kind of went unnoticed that in completing their mission, Discovery installed the final section of the International Space Station.

Breathtaking Panoramic of Mars’ Surface

Take a good, long look at this incredible panoramic image of the undisturbed (apart from the rover) surface of Mars.

Discovery Returns From Final Mission

The Space Shuttle Discovery returned from the International Space Station, completing its 39th and final mission.

Earth-Like Planet Isn’t So Earth-Like

KOI 326.01, the planet scientists believed to be a candidate for "Earth-like" planetary status, now appears to not be so much "Earth-like" thanks to a calculation error.