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Space & Innovation

It's not terribly unusual to spot the International Space Station.

What Flies Beneath: Space Station Spied From Above!

Ah, the sweet smell of a comet as it soars across the night sky ... stardust and rainbows with a hint of fresh mint, right?

This Stinky Perfume Smells Like a Comet

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Discovered in June 2005, Pluto's outermost moon Hydra is thought to have formed four billion years ago during a massive impact event that created Pluto and Charon.

Pluto's Moon Coated in Nearly Pure Water Ice

Earth & Conservation

Apologies to all of the Pluto-isn't-a-real-planet folks out there but researchers have found a way in which this ever-surprising world acts more planet-like than dwarf-like: how it interacts with the solar wind.

Pluto Behaves More Like a Planet Than Thought

Aeronautics will always be the first "A" in "NASA" and this image shows why you shouldn't forget it: in a modern version of a 150-year-old photographic technique the shockwaves created by a supersonic T-38C aircraft are captured on camera by scientists at NASA's Armstrong and Ames Research Centers.

NASA Captures Stunning Photo of a Sonic Shockwave

It what could soon be called "Cloudgate," "leaked" emails appear to discuss structures in Pluto's already hazy atmosphere as clouds, based on a March 4 article in New Scientist.

Cloudgate: Rumors Spread of Nitrogen Clouds on Pluto

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.

Gigantic Gas Cloud on Collision Course With Our Galaxy

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

Earth's Aurora Erupts With Powerful X-Ray Display

Planets

A lacy web of bright frost-filled fractures fills a crater near the north pole of Mars in this image, acquired Sept. 20, 2015 with the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).

Mars Orbiter Catches a Crater Full of Cracks

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.