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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.

Touching Double Star System Spotted With ESO's Very Large Telescope (October 22, 2015): Astronomers have spotted a touching double star system using ESO's Very Large Telescope. The star system is named VSTS 352.

Planet is Being Disintegrated by Its Star (October 21, 2015): A planet is being distintegrated by its star, a distant white dwarf. Data for the planetary shredding initially came from Kepler.

SETI to Investigate KIC 8462852 with Allen Telescope Array (October 20, 2015): SETI is going to point a telescope at KIC 8462852, the star that has ignited Dyson Sphere buzz.

Moon's Mafic Mound Created by Volcanic Process Triggered by Massive Impact (October 18, 2015): The Moon's south pole contains a large mound that was created by a unique volcanic process set off by a massive impact.

Projectiles That Slam Into Ceres Tend to Stick Say Researchers (October 17, 2015): New research suggests that much of the material that has struck Ceres has stuck to the dwarf planet.

Cassini Returns Views of the North Pole of Enceladus (October 15, 2015): NASA's Cassini spacecraft has returned views from its flyby of the north pole of Saturn's moon Enceldaus. The images include one dubbed the Saturnian Snowman.

New Hubble Jupiter Maps and Ultra HD Animation Released (October 14, 2015): New Hubble Space Telescope Jupiter imagery including new maps and an Ultra HD animation have been released.

Latest Pluto Findings Include a Blue Sky Haze and Water Ice (October 8, 2015): New Horizons has revealed two more amazing Pluto discoveries. These include a blue sky haze around Pluto and water ice.

Mysterious Ripples Found Racing Through AU Mic's Disk (October 7, 2015): Astronomers have found mysterious ripples racing through the planet-forming disk of star AU Microscopii.

World View Plans Balloon Flights Into Space for Private Citizens (October 6, 2015): A company named World View plans to offer balloon flights into space for private citizens.

Hedgehog Robots Would Hop and Tumble on the Surface of Planets (October 6, 2015): NASA is studying the idea of using hedgehog robots that could hop and tumble on the surface of planets.

Mars Ice House Wins NASA's 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge (October 4, 2015): The Mars Ice House design has won NASA's 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge. There were 165 submissions received in the design competition.

Astronomers Find Black Hole is 30 Times Larger Than Expected (October 3, 2015): The central black hole of a recently discovered galaxy is 30 times larger than what astronomers thought should be possible

New Charon Images Reveal Great Canyon System (October 2, 2015): New Horizons has shared the highest resolution image yet of Pluto's moon Charon. They reveal a great canyon system four times as long as the Grand Canyon.

Mysterious White Spots on Ceres Are Probably Salt (October 1, 2015): Scientists think the mystery bright spots are Ceres are probably salt but they don't know what type of salt it is yet.

Comet 67P's Double Lobed Shape Formed When Two Comets Collided (September 30, 2015): Rosetta scientists say Comet 67P got its double-lobed shape when two comets collided in a low-speed collision.

Hubble Revisits the Beautiful Veil Nebula (September 29, 2015): The Hubble Telescope has revisited the Veil Nebula. The Hubble first photographed the supernova remnant in 1997.

NASA Says Briny Liquid Water Flows on Mars (September 28, 2015): NASA confirmed today that liquid water exists and is flowing on Mars. These briny water flows appear in several locations on Mars.

New Image of Textured Pluto Mountains Nicknamed Snakeskin (September 25, 2015): The New Horizons team has released an image of textured mountains on Pluto that resemble scales or snakeskin.

Saturn's Moon Enceladus Has a Global Ocean (September 16, 2015): NASA researchers say Saturn's moon Enceladus has a global ocean underneath its icy surface.

Craters From Double Meteorite Impact Discovered in Sweden (September 14, 2015): Sweden suffered a double meteorite impact about 458 million years ago. The largest of the two craters has a diameter of 7.5 kilomters.

New Horizons Shares Close-up Images of Pluto's Icy Plains Named Sputnik Planum (September 11, 2015): New Horizons has shared close-up images of an expanse of icy plains on Pluto called the Sputnik Planum.

New Horizons Selects Kuiper Belt Object as Next Flyby Target (September 4, 2015): NASA's New Horizons team has selected a new mission for the New Horizons spacecraft. It is a flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69

Cosmic Butterfly: The Twin Jet Nebula (August 28, 2015): The Hubble Space Telescope's Hubblecast explores the wings of the Twin Jet Nebula.