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  • Bacteria Got an Early Fix on Nitrogen

    February 23, 2015 · 2 min

    New evidence points to the evolution of the ability for bacteria to grab nitrogen from the atmosphere some 3.2 billion years ago, about 1.2 billion years earlier than thought—with implications for finding extraterrestrial life. Lee…

  • Stars Reveal Hidden Galaxy

    February 17, 2015 · 1 min

    A dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way may consist of more dark matter than regular matter.* Clara Moskowitz reports

  • Space Science Budget Gets Small Lift

    February 10, 2015 · 2 min

    NASA has to deal with the unexpected financial consequences of robotic missions that just keep going. Lee Billings reports

  • 5 Rocky Planets Found in Ancient, Distant Solar System

    February 2, 2015 · 2 min

    The oldest group of terrestrial worlds now known formed some 11.2 billion years ago, more than six billion years before our sun and planets. Clara Moskowitz reports

  • Long-Lost Lander Found on Mars

    January 26, 2015 · 2 min

    New images from a NASA orbiter reveal Beagle 2’s final resting place. Lee Billings reports

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  • Look Up to See Latest Comet Lovejoy

    January 15, 2015 · 1 min

    Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy’s latest comet find is naked-eye visible in the southeast sky until January 24. Clara Moskowitz reports

  • SpaceX Will Try Launch, Then Soft-Land Returning Booster

    December 31, 2014 · 2 min

    The company hopes to send up a Falcon 9 rocket and then safely land the discarded first stage for reuse. Lee Billings reports

  • Humans on Mars Soonish Says NASA Bigwig

    December 10, 2014 · 2 min

    John Grunsfeld, the former astronaut who now heads NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, thinks that traveling light could get people to Mars by the 2040s

  • UV Light Colors Great Red Spot

    December 1, 2014 · 2 min

    Jupiter's Great Red Spot is its particular crimson shade because of the interaction of ultraviolet light and specific chemical compounds in the gas giant's atmosphere. Lee Billings reports

  • It’s Hard to Dust in Space

    November 20, 2014 · 2 min

    Over the summer researchers identified seven specks of dust returned to Earth by the Stardust spacecraft. But determining their true origin has been difficult. Clara Moskowitz reports

  • Comet Reeks of Cat Crap and Rotten Eggs

    November 3, 2014 · 1 min

    The Rosetta spacecraft has unexpectedly detected hydrogen sulphide and ammonia coming from Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Lee Billings reports

  • Track Cosmic Rays with Smartphone App

    October 16, 2014 · 1 min

    Take part in a citizen-science project by helping researchers track high-energy cosmic rays via a network of smartphone users. Clara Moskowitz reports

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Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of astronomy and space exploration