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Ice on Mars: The red planet going through an ice age
Mars is going through an ice age, according to a new study. Based on radar data collected by Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, researchers at the Southwest Research Institute have found an increase in ice at Mars' north pole is consistent with the long-term drop in temperature associated with an ice age.
Kepler telescope discovers 100 Earth-sized planets
Nasa's Kepler telescope has discovered more than 100 Earth-sized planets orbiting alien stars.
NASA just detected oxygen in the Martian atmosphere
NASA researchers have detected atomic oxygen in Mars' atmosphere for the first time in 40 years, thanks to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) which soars on a plane 13.7 kilometres (45,000 feet) above Earth, reports Science Alert.
Scientists discover three 'potentially habitable' planets
An international team of scientists said Monday they had discovered a trio of Earth-like planets that are the best bet so far for finding life outside our solar system.
Scientists now know why North Pole is moving
Scientists thought that they finally came to know the reasons behind the movement of North Pole.It's not terribly unusual for the rotational pole of a planet to shift, especially since the earth is not perfectly spherical. It tends to wobble a little as it spins on its axis, reports Business Insiders.
Death Valley, driest place in North America, now sea of yellow
A record-breaking rainfall last October has turned the Death Valley, one of the driest and hottest places on Earth, into a sea of yellow.
NASA releases recording of 'outer-space type music' from far side of moon
"Did you hear that whistling sound too?" "Sounds like -- you know, outer-space type music." "I wonder what it is." The above conversation between Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and John Young, as their craft flew around the far side of the moon remained under wraps for over four decades.
Heat goes on: Earth sets 9th straight monthly record
The January figures are in, and Earth's string of hottest-months-on-record has now reached nine in a row. But NASA said January stood out: The temperature was above normal by the highest margin of any month on record.
Hubble Space Telescope Photo Reveals Merging Galaxies
A photo of a galactic merger captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy known as NGC 1487, located 30 million light-years away from Earth, but rather than viewing it as an object, NASA said it can be thought of as an "event."
Violent impact that created moon mixed lunar, earth rocks
The colossal impact that created the moon may have spawned the cosmic mashup between the rocks that ultimately became Earth and its lunar neighbor, Space.com reports quoting researchers.
'2015 Earth's hottest by a wide margin'
Last year wasn't just the Earth's hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust.
Nasa satellite spots ancient river on Mars
An orbiting Nasa satellite has spotted an ancient, dried-up river on Mars - with the sort of branching tributaries we see in rivers on Earth.
New photos show Pluto's icebergs appear to float in sea of nitrogen ice
The new images of Pluto sent back to planet Earth from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, show the dwarf planet’s plains and ‘icebergs’ floating in a sea of nitrogen ice, reports Mashable.com.
Star clumps harbour 'sweet spot' in search for alien life
New research suggests that ancient, tightly packed clumps of stars found at the fringe of the Milky Way are a good bet in the search for extra terrestrial intelligence (Seti).
Why the real King Kong became extinct
The largest ape to roam Earth died out 100,000 years ago because it failed to tuck into savannah grass after climate change hit its preferred diet of forest fruit, scientists suggest.
Advance in astronomy 'can help find other worlds'
The pull of gravity on a distant star can now be measured more accurately, shedding light on other worlds, say astronomers.
Melting glaciers blamed for subtle slowing of Earth's rotation
The melting of glaciers caused by the world's rising temperatures appears to be causing a slight slowing of the Earth's rotation in another illustration of the far-reaching impact of global climate change, scientists say.
British astronaut dials wrong number from space
British astronaut Tim Peake dials wrong number from space.
Dead comet with skull face to hurtle by Earth on Halloween
A massive space rock that will shave by Earth on Halloween looks like a dead comet with a skull face, NASA said after gaining a closer look at the spooky space object.