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Jan 14, 2016 03:18 PM EST

Pluto Surrounds Itself In Bands Of Blue Haze

Pluto's atmosphere is engulfed with bands of blue haze, which is a reaction of sunlight on methane and other molecules that on Pluto's atmosphere.

Jan 14, 2016 12:37 PM EST

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record

Juno has broken a solar power distance record and has become one of humanity's furthest distant solar powered emissaries.

Jan 14, 2016 11:43 AM EST

Milky Way's Twin Has Ultra-Fast X-Ray Wind

Researchers found a wind of high-speed gas gushing out from the center of a bright spiral galaxy, a twin of the Milky Way.

Jan 13, 2016 02:12 PM EST

Andromeda Scanned With High-Energy X-Ray Vision

Scientists capture high-energy X-ray image of a portion of Andromeda galaxy with NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

Jan 13, 2016 01:30 PM EST

Shadowy Galaxies' Size, 40 Year-Old Mystery Revealed

Researchers found ancient cold gas clouds that are larger than some galaxies in the early universe

Jan 12, 2016 12:40 PM EST

Supermassive Black Hole 'Burping' Nearby: NASA's Chandra Makes Discovery

Astronomers found a near earth supermassive black hole that is releasing violent outbursts, this activity is taking place in the Messier 51 galaxy system, which is located 26 million light-years.

Jan 11, 2016 03:12 PM EST

On Pluto’s Surface, Particles ‘Go With The Flow’

NASA scientists merge data from two instruments to create image of Pluto’s Viking Terra area

Jan 11, 2016 10:44 AM EST

Hubble Captures Image Of Galactic Mega-Merger

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the image of two galaxies as they smashed into each other, forming a giant elliptical galaxy, NGC 3597.

Jan 04, 2016 08:42 AM EST

Merging Galaxies Captured With Hubble

The Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on the Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of two merging galaxies, which are in the process of becoming one galaxy.

Dec 31, 2015 03:26 PM EST

Top Space Discoveries Of 2015: Here's What You Missed

Space and astronomy had some of the most interesting discoveries in 2015. Here are some of interesting astronomical discoveries and observations during 2015.

Dec 30, 2015 03:16 PM EST