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100 Million Planets in Milky Way May Support Complex Life Say Astronomers (June 10, 2014): Astronomers report in a new study that 100 million planets in the Milky Way may support complex life.

Two Exoplanets Discovered Orbiting Star 13 Light-years From Earth (June 4, 2014): Two exoplanets have been discovered orbiting Kapteyn's Star, a very old star located 13 light-years from Earth.

Hubble Team Releases Most Colorful View of The Universe (June 4, 2014): Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have released the most colorful view of the universe to date.

NASA Locates Fresh Impact Crater on Mars (May 25, 2014): NASA has located a fresh impact crater on Mars. The crater has been documented with before-and-after images.

NASA Releases Ebook Called Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication (May 23, 2014): NASA has released a 300-page ebook called Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication.

Saturn's Auroras Caused By Its Collapsing Magnetotail (May 19, 2014): Saturn's auroras are caused by its collapsing magnetic tail say University of Leicester researchers.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Continues to Shrink (May 15, 2014): Jupiter's Great Red Spot has shrunk to its smallest size ever measured. The Great Red Spot is a giant swirling anticyclonic storm.

Magnetar Formation May Require a Double Star (May 14, 2014): A double star may be needed for a magnetar to form. A high velocity runaway star was found for the magnetar in the cluster Westerlund 1.

NASA Supercomputer Simulation Shows Neutron Stars Forming Black Hole (May 14, 2014): This NASA supercomputer simulation shows neutron stars colliding, merging and forming a black hole.

Exoplanet GU Psc b Takes 80,000 Years to Orbit Its Star (May 13, 2014): Exoplanet GU Psc b takes 80,000 years to orbit its star. The gas giant is 155 light years from our solar system.

NASA Finds Square Shaped Hole in the Sun (May 12, 2014): NASA has found a square shaped hole in the Sun. The coronal hole was captured by the olar Dynamics Observatory

Astronomers Find the Sun's Solar Sibling (May 11, 2014): Astronomers have found the Sun's solar sibling. HD 162826 is located 110 light-years away in the constellation Hercules.

Astronomers Create Universe Simulator Named Illustris (May 8, 2014): Astronomers have built a universe simulator named Illustris. The computer program uses 12 billion 3-D pixels.

NASA to Grow Lettuce in Space on Veggie Flight Pillows (May 4, 2014): NASA plans to grow romaine lettuce in space using Veggie flight pillows.

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures an Image of Uranus (May 4, 2014): NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured an image of Uranus. The planet appears as a blue dot in the distance.

Jupiter's Moon Ganymede May Have Layers of Oceans and Ice Like a Dagwood Sandwich (May 2, 2014): Jupiter's moon Ganymede may harbor layers of oceans and ice stacked up like layers in a club sandwich say NASA researchers.

NASA Announces Z-2 Spacesuit (May 1, 2014): NASA has announced its prototype Z-2 spacesuit. A final version of the design will begin testing in November 2014.

Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b has 8 Hour Days (April 30, 2014): Astronomers have determined the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b has 8 hour days. This is the firs time the length of exoplanet day has been measured.

Entire Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy at Two Million Miles Per Hour (April 30, 2014): An entire star cluster has been thrown out of its galaxy at two million miles per hour.

Curiosity Rover to Drill Into Mars Rock Named Windjana (April 30, 2014): NASA's Curiosity rover is getting ready to drill into a new rock on Mars. The target rock is a sandstone rock that has been named Windjana.

Liquid Water Flowing on Mars as Recently as 200,000 Years Ago Say Researchers (April 27, 2014): Researchers from the University of Gothenburg say water was flowing on Mars as recently as 200,000 years ago.

Vitamin B3 May Have Been Delivered to Earth by Meteorites (April 25, 2014): NASA-funded researchers say vitamin B3 may have been made in space and delivered to Earth by meteorites.

Newly Discovered Nearby Brown Dwarf is Coldest of Its Kind (April 25, 2014): A Penn State astronomer has discovered a brown dwarf that is the coldest of its kind. The nearby star is 7.2 light-years away.

CTBTO Has Detected 26 Major Asteroid Impacts in Earth's Atmosphere Since 2000 (April 22, 2014): The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization detected dozens of major asteroid impacts in the Earth's atmosphere since 2000.

Plant Biodata Found Stored in Impact Glass From Asteroid and Comet Impacts (April 20, 2014): Plant biodata has been found stored in impact glass from asteroid and comet impacts from millions of years ago.