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What Flies Beneath: Space Station Spied From Above!
Space & Innovation
By Jason Major

What Flies Beneath: Space Station Spied From Above!

The International Space Station was caught on camera as it passed between eastern India and a Landsat satellite.

This Stinky Perfume Smells Like a Comet
Space & Innovation
By Jason Major

This Stinky Perfume Smells Like a Comet

For those who like their astronomy extra stinky, comet 67P's scent has been made into a pungent perfume.

Pluto's Moon Coated in Nearly Pure Water Ice
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By Jason Major

Pluto's Moon Coated in Nearly Pure Water Ice

Despite its age, this 31-mile-wide moon appeared remarkably clean and bright in images.

Pluto Behaves More Like a Planet Than Thought
Earth & Conservation
By Jason Major

Pluto Behaves More Like a Planet Than Thought

Surprisingly, Pluto is able to maintain a gravitational grasp on much of its atmosphere even as ions are being stripped away by the solar wind.

Pluto Behaves More Like a Planet Than Thought
Earth & Conservation
By Jason Major

Pluto Behaves More Like a Planet Than Thought

Surprisingly, Pluto is able to maintain a gravitational grasp on much of its atmosphere even as ions are being stripped away by the solar wind.

Pluto Behaves More Like a Planet Than Thought
Seeker Archives
By Jason Major

Pluto Behaves More Like a Planet Than Thought

Surprisingly, Pluto is able to maintain a gravitational grasp on much of its atmosphere even as ions are being stripped away by the solar wind.

NASA Captures Stunning Photo of a Sonic Shockwave
Seeker Archives
By Jason Major

NASA Captures Stunning Photo of a Sonic Shockwave

Using the modern version of a 150 year-old technique, NASA has photographed an incredible view of an aircraft's sonic boom.

Cloudgate: Rumors Spread of Nitrogen Clouds on Pluto
Seeker Archives
By Jason Major

Cloudgate: Rumors Spread of Nitrogen Clouds on Pluto

It what could soon be called 'Cloudgate,' 'leaked' emails appear to discuss structures in Pluto’s already hazy atmosphere as clouds.

Gigantic Gas Cloud on Collision Course With Our Galaxy
Seeker Archives
By Jason Major

Gigantic Gas Cloud on Collision Course With Our Galaxy

In case you didn't know, a huge -- like, on a galactic scale -- cloud of gas is currently speeding toward our galaxy at 700,000 mph.

Earth's Aurora Erupts With Powerful X-Ray Display
Seeker Archives
By Jason Major

Earth's Aurora Erupts With Powerful X-Ray Display

Although its job is to search for powerful energies emanated by distant cosmic objects, a space observatory recently turned its eye toward Earth and saw our home planet's aurora glowing brightly with powerful X-rays.

Mars Orbiter Catches a Crater Full of Cracks
Planets
By Jason Major

Mars Orbiter Catches a Crater Full of Cracks

In a decidedly wintry-looking scene, frost-filled fractures fills a crater near the north pole of Mars -- as observed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

All Hail Mimas: Our 'Death Star' Moon
Seeker Archives
By Jason Major

All Hail Mimas: Our 'Death Star' Moon

It's not in a galaxy far, far away or even another star system -- this alien world is right in our planetary backyard, a mere 900 million miles away in orbit around Saturn.

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