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Exoplanet 55 Cancri e May Be a Lava World (March 30, 2016): The exoplanet 55 Cancri e may be a lava world. One half of the planet appears to be completely molten.

NASA's Cassini Researchers Identify Titan's Tallest Peaks (March 26, 2016): Researchers with NASA's Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn's moon Titan. It is located in a trio of mountainous ridges called the Mithrim Montes.

NASA Releases New Mars Gravity Map (March 21, 2016): NASA has revealed a new Mars gravity map that was created using three NASA spacecrafts. It provides a glimpse into the hidden interior of the planet.

Hubble Telescope Measures Most Distant Galaxy Seen Yet (March 6, 2016): Hubble Telescope has measured the most distant galaxy yet. It is seen as it was 13.4 billion years in the past.

Galaxy NGC 4889 Contains a Giant Black Hole (February 20, 2016): Galaxy NGC 4889 contains a giant black hole that has a mass twenty-one billion times the mass of the Sun.

Virgin Galactic Unveils New VSS Unity Ship (February 19, 2016): Virgin Galactic has unveiled its new SpaceShip Two, the VSS Unity. The spacecraft was unveiled in Mojave, California.

Gases in Atmosphere of a Super-Earth Detected for the First Time (February 16, 2016): The gases in the atmosphere of a super-Earth have been detected for the first time. 55 Cancri e has a significant amount of hydrogen and helium say astronomers.

Bus Driver in India May Have Been Killed by a Meteorite (February 8, 2016): A man in India may have been killed by a meteorite. This would be the first recorded death of a human by a meteorite in about 200 years.

Smith Cloud Expected to Crash Into Milky Way in 30 Million Years (February 3, 2016): The Smith Cloud is expected to crash into the Milky Way in about 30 million years. When it does it will ignite a spectacular burst of star formation.

Ancient Babylonians Tracked Jupiter Using Geometry (February 1, 2016): Researchers say they have discovered five tablets that reveal the Ancient Babylonians used geometry to track Jupiter.

Lonely Planet is 1 Trillion Kilometers Away From Its Star (January 29, 2016): A lonely planet is 1 trillion kilometers away from its star. The planet, named 2MASS J2126, was originally thought to be a free floating planet.

Caltech Researchers Discover Evidence of a Ninth Planet (January 20, 2016): Caltech researchers say our solar system may have a ninth planet. It has been nicknamed Planet Nine.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Nearly Sticks Landing on Droneship (January 18, 2016): The SpaceX Falcon rocket nearly stuck its landing on a droneship yesterday. A problem with one of the legs caused the rocket to fall over after landing and explode.

NASA Opens New Planetary Defense Coordination Office (January 13, 2016): NASA has opened its Planetary Defense Coordination Office. The PDCO is the formalized name for NASA's ongoing program for detecting NEOs.

NASA Shares Short Film of Flyby Over Occator Crater on Ceres (December 10, 2015): NASA shared this short film of a flyby over the Occator Crater on Ceres where some of the bright white spots are found.

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures High Resolution Image of Prometheus (December 9, 2015): NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this high resolution image of Prometheus during a flyby on December 6, 2015.

NASA Releases Highest Resolution Close-up Images of Pluto (December 6, 2015): NASA has released the sharpest close-ups yet of Pluto taken by the New Horizons spacecraft.

Kepler-438b is Being Irradiated by a Superflaring Red Dwarf (November 19, 2015): Kepler-438b is being irradiated by a superflaring Red Dwarf star. Many Earth-like planets may suffer this fate say researchers.

Mars Moon Phobos is Slowly Being Ripped Apart by Gravitational Forces (November 13, 2015): NASA researchers say Phobos is slowly being ripped apart by tidal forces between it and the planet Mars. It will be gone in 30-50 million years.

Pluto's Ice Volcanoes and Spinning Moons (November 9, 2015): New Horizons has revealed more intriguing details about Pluto including twirling moons and the possibility of ice volcanoes.

MAVEN Mission Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian Atmosphere (November 5, 2015): Data from NASA's MAVEN mission has revealed the speed at which solar winds are stripping away the Martian atmosphere.

Halloween Asteroid 2015 TB145 to Fly Past Earth at Safe Distance (October 31, 2015): Halloween Asteroid 2015 TB145 will fly past the Earth at a safe difference tomorrow. The asteroid has received the nicknames spooky and giant pumpkin.

NASA's SDO Observes Another Very Long Filament on the Sun (October 27, 2015): NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) has captured another very long filament on the sun. The filament is the length of 50 Earths side by side.

Comet Lovejoy Releasing Alcohol and Sugar Into Space (October 26, 2015): The Comet Lovejoy is releasing large amounts of alcohol and a type of sugar into space say NASA researchers.

New Horizons Shares Image of Pluto's Double-Lobed Moon Kerberos (October 23, 2015): New Horizons has shared images of Pluto's tiny double-lobed moon named Kerberos. It has a highly-reflective surface suggesting water ice.