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- NASA may find habitable worlds, but don't expect E.T.
NASA's next-generation telescopes will be better able to scan the cosmos for signatures of life on habitable worlds. But alien life doesn't necessarily mean intelligent – or even multicellular – beings.
- A ship named 'Janice' arrives at International Space Station
The Orbital Sciences Cygnus capsule connected with the ISS on Wednesday. This mission includes delivery of food, experiments, and a fleet of Earth-imaging satellites.
Bizarre feathered dinosaur had four wings, probably couldn't fly wellChangyuraptor yangi, which had the longest feathers of any known dinosaur, lived in what is today modern China some 125 million years ago.
European space probe closing in on cometThe European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is catching up to its target, the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta is set to rendezvous with the comet early next month.
SpaceX secures FAA approval for Texas spaceportThe Federal Aviation Administration has approved a SpaceX launch site on privately owned property in Cameron County, Texas.
- Ancient feathery dinosaur had four wings, say paleontologists
Researchers have described the largest 'four-winged' dinosaur known, gaining insights into how dinosaurs might have taken to the skies.
Supermoon inspires spectacular photosSaturday's 'supermoon,' the full moon that occurred just after the moon's closest point to Earth in its orbit, prompted photographers to take snapshots of our celestial neighbor.
- To find alien life, we're going to need a humongous telescope, say scientists
Detecting evidence of life outside our solar system will probably require a telescope even larger than the next-generation James Webb space telescope, scientists say.
Early Americans dined on four-tusked elephant relative, say scientistsArchaeologists have unearthed 13,400-year-old weapons crafted by the Clovis people mixed in with bones from an extinct elephant relative.
Fracking FAQ: What's the link between injection wells and earthquakes?States with abundant fracking (hydraulic fracturing) have seen a surge in seismic activity, raising suspicions that fracking and its wastewater injection wells could be to blame.
Hubble telescope spots bizarre 'string of pearls' formation in spaceNASA's Hubble Space Telescop has captured imaged of a 100,000-light-year-long string of star clusters wrapping around the cores of two merging galaxies.
Is Pluto really a planet? NASA probe could rekindle debate.In July 2015, NASA's New Horizon's spacecraft is set to offer the best look yet at Pluto, which astronomers reclassified in 2006 as a 'dwarf planet.'
In key test, SpaceX rocket launches six satellitesA Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Monday, carrying six telecom satellites, in a mission that is expected to test the rocket's reusability.
How a new space station shipment could help astronauts smell betterA cargo ship en route to the International Space Station is carrying, among other items, experimental odor-resistant clothing.
How to watch the Antares rocket launch SundayThe Antares rocket launch Sunday could be visible from South Carolina to Massachusetts. When and where to look for this launch.
Why tonight's supermoon is called a 'Full Buck Moon'A supermoon, called a 'Full Buck Moon,' will light up the sky this weekend. The name dates back to when Native Americans kept track of seasons by giving names to recurring full moons.
Why did that huge school of anchovies come so close to the shore?Millions of anchovies descended on waters off San Diego on Tuesday, darkening the water and baffling scientists.
So what is a 'supermoon' anyway?Saturday brings a 'supermoon,' a full moon that occurs at the moon's closest approach to the Earth in its elliptical orbit.
Where is the edge of the Milky Way? Star discovery could redraw boundaries.Astronomers have discovered the farthest-flung known stars in the Milky Way, objects whose presence suggests that our galaxy's 'halo' might be much larger than previously thought.
Some chimps smarter than others, say scientistsA study of chimpanzees' cognitive abilities suggest that some chimps are more intelligent than others, with genetic influences accounting for about half of the variability, say researchers.
