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  • 10 Things to Know for Thursday

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. US TRIES FOR A TRICKY BALANCE ON KOREA ... 

  • Distant galaxy regains title as oldest in universe

    A galaxy once considered the oldest has reclaimed its title, scientists reported Wednesday. Poring through Hubble Space Telescope photos, the team ... 

  • Hawking, CERN scientists win huge physics prize

    A Russian billionaire's foundation is awarding two special prizes of $3 million each to British cosmologist Stephen Hawking for his work on black ... 

  • Alaska Moon Rocks

    Alaska reclaims missing moon rocks since 1973

    A display of moon rocks that disappeared from an Alaska museum after an arson fire nearly four decades ago has been returned to the state following ... 

  • To the moon? Firm hopes to sell $1.5 billion trips

    Attention wealthy nations and billionaires: A team of former NASA executives will fly you to the moon in an out-of-this-world commercial venture ... 

  • Craft spies interesting gullies on asteroid Vesta

    Scientists are puzzling over the discovery of gullies inside young craters on the giant asteroid Vesta. NASA's Dawn spacecraft spied two types of ... 

  • Expert panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goal

    NASA, the agency that epitomized the "Right Stuff," seems lost in space and doesn't have a clear sense of where it is going, an independent panel of ... 

  • Below surface, moon reveals a "shattered" history

    The moon took quite a beating in its early days, more than previously believed, scientists reported Wednesday. This surprising new view of the moon ... 

  • Mars redux: NASA to launch Curiosity-like rover

    If you thought NASA's latest Mars landing was a nail-biter, get ready for a sequel. The space agency on Tuesday announced plans to launch another ... 

  • Rover Opportunity may be at clay-rich site on Mars

    After rolling around the Martian plains for more than eight years, the Opportunity rover finally found a spot believed to be rich in clay minerals, ... 

  • NASA: Voyager 1 enters new region of solar system

    The unstoppable Voyager 1 spacecraft has sailed into a new realm of the solar system that scientists did not know existed. Voyager 1 and its twin, ... 

  • Mars rover Curiosity: No surprise in 1st soil test

    NASA's Curiosity rover has indeed found something in the Martian dirt. But so far, there's no definitive sign of the chemical ingredients necessary ... 

  • NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbors ice

    Just in time for Christmas, scientists have confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole — on Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. The findings ... 

  • NASA scientists eyeing regional dust storm on Mars

    NASA is tracking a regional dust storm on Mars, but says it has not affected the operations of its two rovers on the surface. The space agency said ... 

  • Study: Distant dwarf planet has no atmosphere

    Astronomers say Pluto's icy more distant sister seems even more alien than thought because it doesn't have an atmosphere. Scientists gained that bit ... 

  • Guide to TV DVD sets as holiday gifts

    A TV show DVD set represents more than a holiday gift that's easy to wrap. It also demonstrates respect: you know the recipient is mentally fit and ... 

  • Mars rover Curiosity set to hit the road again

    After playing in the sand, the Curiosity rover is poised to trek across the Martian landscape in search of a rock to drill into, scientists reported ... 

  • Clouds part, solar eclipse darkens north Australia

    From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of ... 

  • NASA rover doesn't detect methane on Mars

    Scientists say initial sampling of Mars' atmosphere by the NASA rover Curiosity did not definitively detect methane, a gas that can be a clue to ... 

  • NASA Curiosity rover takes a bite of Martian soil

    Scientists say the Martian soil at the rover Curiosity's landing site contains minerals similar to what's found on Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano. 

  • Chile's ALMA probes for origins of universe

    Earth's largest radio telescope is growing more powerful by the day on this remote plateau high above Chile's Atacama desert, where visitors often ... 

  • Soyuz craft readied for space station mission

    A Russian-made Soyuz rocket was erected into place Sunday, ahead of the start of a mission to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station 

  • Stunning meteor lights up California sky

    A streaking fireball lit up California skies and stunned stargazers Wednesday night, and professional observers say more meteors are on the way. 

  • GOPs' Broun vs Darwin in Ga. House race

    Having denounced evolution as a lie "straight from the pit of hell," Republican Rep. Paul Broun has won himself a new political opponent: Charles ... 

  • Earth-sized planet found just outside solar system

    European astronomers say that just outside our solar system they've found a planet that's the closest you can get to Earth in location and size. 

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