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Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could contain life
Scientists examining data from NASA's InSight Lander have revealed the likely presence of an underground reservoir containing enough liquid to cover the planet with a mile of water.
The Perseid meteor shower is peaking NOW! Here's how to see the most 'shooting stars'.
Up to 75 'shooting stars' per hour may be visible in the night sky this evening as the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on Monday (Aug. 12). The annual shower is linked to debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle.
Space photo of the week: Stunning sand dunes slash across Mars' polar ice cap
This stunning image of dune fields near Mars' north polar ice cap, taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showcases the impact of polar winds on the Red Planet's landscape.
NASA shuts down down asteroid-hunting NEOWISE telescope as the sun drags it to its doom
NASA's asteroid-hunting NEOWISE space telescope will soon plunge into Earth's atmosphere and burn to bits. Here's a look back at its epic mission that defied all expectations.
Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks
Three powerful solar eruptions could bring auroras as far south as New York and Idaho right at the peak of the Perseid meteor shower this weekend.
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
Scientists just found the 'front door' to a massive cave on the moon
The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism.
