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Astronomers Discover Ancient Star With 5 Earth-Sized Planets (January 27, 2015): Astronomers have discovered an ancient star with five Earth-sized planets.

Comet 67P is Releasing More Water Into Space (January 24, 2015): NASA says the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is releasing more water into space.

NASA's SDO Captures 100 Millionth Image of the Sun (January 23, 2015): NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has shared the 100 millionth image it took of the sun.

New Study Suggests Past Water Flows on Vesta (January 22, 2015): A new study suggests that short-lived water flows once existed on the protoplanet Vesta.

Astronomers Say There Are Two Unknown Planets in Our Solar System (January 15, 2015): Astronomers say there are at least two unknown planets in our solar system.

Study Finds Super-Earths Have Long Lasting Oceans (January 9, 2015): A new study has found that Super-Earths may have oceans that last as long as 10 billion years.

NASA Launches Series of Exoplanet Tourism Posters (January 8, 2015): NASA has launched an Exoplanet Travel Series featuring posters of what space tourism to the planets might be like.

Eight More Exoplanets Found in Goldilocks Zone (January 7, 2015): Astronomers have discovered eight more exoplanets in the Goldilocks zone of their stars.

Hubble Takes Sharpest and Biggest Image of Andromeda Galaxy (January 6, 2015): The Hubble Space Telescope has taken the sharpest and biggest image ever taken of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Pillars of Creation Photo (January 5, 2015): The Hubble Space Telescope revisits the Pillars of Creation for a new high def photograph.

SpaceX Will Attempt to Land a Rocket on a Barge Tomorrow (January 5, 2015): SpaceX will attempt to land a rocket on a barge in the ocean tomorrow. The attempt is part of a cargo mission to the International Space Station.

Soil Moisture Satellite With Rotating Antenna to Launch on January 29 (January 4, 2015): NASA is set to launch a soil moisture satellite on January 29.

Very Old Dwarf Galaxy Discovered With Hubble Telescope (December 28, 2014): A very old dwarf galaxy has been discovered using the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope.

NuStar Image Shows X-Rays Streaming Off the Sun (December 27, 2014): NASA uses the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array to catpure data from the Sun for the first time.

NASA Says Recently Discovered 400-Meter Near-Earth Asteroid is Not a Threat (December 10, 2014): NASA says a recently discovered 400-meter asteroid, Asteroid 2014 UR116, is not a threat to Earth.

NASA Launches Orion Spacecraft on First Test Flight (December 5, 2014): NASA's Orion Spacecraft had a successful launch test flight this morning from FLorida's Cape Canaveral

Black Hole Consumes Gas Faster Than Astronomers Thought Was Possible (October 13, 2014): Astronomers have discovered that a black hole that is consuming interstellar gas at a speed ten times fast than astronomers thought was possible.

Bigelow Inflatable Room to be Attached to ISS in 2015 (October 7, 2014): A Bigelow expandable space habitat will be attached to the International Space Station next year.

Toxic Cloud Hovers Over Titan's South Pole (October 6, 2014): Saturn's largest moon Titan has a giant toxic cloud hovering over it. It contains frozen particles of hydrogen cyanide.

Astronomers Find Smallest Known Galaxy With a Supermassive Black Hole (September 17, 2014): Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the smallest known galaxy to contain a supermassive black hole.

Extremely Cold White Dwarf Could Be Earth-Sized Diamond in Space (June 24, 2014): Astronomers have located an extremely cold white dwarf star that could be an Earth-sized diamond in space.

NASA Shares Radar Observations of Asteroid 2014 HQ124 (June 16, 2014): NASA shares radar observations of Asteroid 2014 HQ124, which was 776,000 miles from Earth during its closest approach.

Pluto's Moon Charon May Have Had Underground Ocean (June 14, 2014): Astronomers say there may one have been an underground ocean on Pluto's large moon Charon.

NASA Postpones Launch Test of Saucer Shaped Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (June 12, 2014): NASA has postponed the launch of its flying saucer shaped Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator due to weather conditions.

Astronauts Kick Soccer Ball on the International Space Station (June 12, 2014): NASA released this video of astronauts kicking a soccer ball around on the International Space Station.