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This Super-Saturn Alien Planet Might Be the New 'Lord of the Rings' A newly discovered exoplanet contains 37 rings nearly 200 times larger than Saturn's ring system. To boot, a large gap in the rings suggests the presence of at least one Earth- or Mars-size exomoon.

 

White House Seeks $18.5 Billion NASA Budget, with Deep Space in Mind The White House is requesting a $500 million boost for the NASA budget in 2016, potentially propelling the space agency on its way toward sending humans to Mars in the future, the agency's chief said Monday. Read More

 

Spring Will Come, Despite What the Groundhog Says Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, when a large rodent is expected to predict the weather. What can astronomy reveal about what's in store for the cold months ahead? LEGO Mini Space Shuttle Toy Soars Out of Stores in Giveaway A cute LEGO space shuttle kit flew out of LEGO stores Tuesday (Feb. 3) during the toy company's latest space-themed minibuild event. See how.

 

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Epic 'Interstellar' Blu-Ray Edition Launches Into Stores March 31 The film Interstellar, is big and epic, and so is its upcoming Blu-Ray edition. Read More Elon Musk Names SpaceX Drone Ships in Honor of Sci-Fi Legend The robotic ships that serve as landing platforms for SpaceX rockets now have names that honor legendary sci-fi author Iain M. Banks. Read More Business On the Moon: FAA Backs Bigelow Aerospace The FAA’s Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) has given thumbs-up regarding private sector operations on the moon. Read More

 

How Did the Code Of Life Pass Through Primitive Cells? Life's origins are a mystery, but every year scientists get a little bit closer to understanding what made life possible on Earth, and possibly on other planets or moons. Dwarf Planets: Science and Facts About the Solar System’s Smaller Worlds Dwarf planets are worlds too small to be full-fledged planets, but too big to fit in smaller astronomical categories. Pluto, the most famous dwarf planet, lost its planet status in 2006. NASA's Next Space Race: SpaceX vs. Boeing The private spaceflight companies SpaceX and Boeing are working toward flying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station by 2017.