SPACE | Massive collision tilts Uranus and makes it cold
WASHINGTON -- An international team of astronomers found that Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size...
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SPACE | Mars to come closest to Earth in 15 years
WASHINGTON -- Mars will look bigger and brighter in the coming weeks than it has appeared in the last 15...
SPACE | NASA’s Mars rover finds new life-supporting evidence in rock and in air
WASHINGTON -- The United States space agency NASA's Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that...
SPACE | Australia’s largest telescope fitted with ‘bionic ear’ to hear more of universe
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA -- An upgrade to Australia's biggest telescope may allow Australian astronomers to create a clearer picture of the...
SPACE | Scientists witness galaxy mega-merger
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has uncovered a startlingly...
SPACE | Size, shape of a galaxy tied to its age: study
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA -- Galaxies grow bigger and "puffier" as they age, according to an Australian study published Tuesday. The research,...