The previously unexplained phenomena are supposedly caused by waves converging in the upper atmosphere
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Opportunity’s new crater snap provides reminder of Apollo moon landing
NASA’s rover passed near a young crater this spring during the 45th anniversary of Apollo 16’s trip to the Moon, prompting a connection between the two missions
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Different conditions for microbes existed in same Martian lake, Curiosity rover finds
A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars provided stable environmental conditions that differed significantly from one part of the lake to another
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Juno Update: Latest results at Jupiter baffle astronomers
After almost a year of observing the gas giant, fascinating and complicated findings have been uncovered
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Hubble spies moon around third largest dwarf planet
The pair reside in the frigid outskirts of our Solar System called the Kuiper Belt
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Does it snow on Mars?
Could it snow on Mars like it does on Earth?
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Check out this stunning video of Mars – that took 3 months to stitch together
Finnish filmmaker Jan Fröjdman transformed Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery into a three-dimensional overhead view of the Red Planet
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VIDEO: Watch the amazing moment the Moon ‘photobombed’ the Earth
Look through the telescopic eyes of NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory and be truly amazed
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Watch a double eclipse through the camera of a NASA spacecraft
Earth completely eclipsed the Sun from the Solar Dynamics Observatory’s perspective just as the Moon began its journey across the face of our star
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NASA captures mesmerising timelapse of hurricanes from space
As three weather systems raged away, the International Space Station got a front row seat
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VIDEO: Watch Mercury transit the Sun through a spacecraft’s camera
Witness May’s spectacular astronomical event from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
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VIDEO: Take a tour of Pluto’s highlands in new colour imagery
The rugged highland features in the image are informally named Krun Macula
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VIDEO: Watch a solar storm in jaw-dropping 4K HD
Get close to a fiery solar flare, which erupted on the surface of our closest star last month
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VIDEO: Watch a space rock smash into the Moon at 56000 mph
The object was the size of a small boulder and may be part of a meteor swarm that also flew past Earth
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VIDEO: Check out this monster eruption from the Sun
When a large flare occurred near the edge of the Sun, it blew out a gorgeous, waving mass of erupting plasma
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Cassini releases stunning image of Saturnian moons
While Tethys and Janus are made of more or less the same materials, they are very different worlds
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VIDEO: Take a tour of Pluto’s moon Charon in high definition!
Prepare to be blown away by the dwarf planet’s largest moon
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What would happen if the Sun disappeared?
Life without our Solar System’s only star would be rather uncomfortable, to say the least
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Unscheduled spacewalk “likely” on Monday
The International Space Station’s mission managers are preparing for an unplanned spacewalk by astronauts Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra no earlier than 21 December
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VIDEO: New Horizons’ very best colour view of Pluto
Check out this movie, composed of the sharpest views of the dwarf planet during New Horizons flyby in July