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Astronomy October 21, 2015

2013 comet may be brightest ever seen

Excitement continues to rise among both professional and amateur astronomers about Comet ISON, which on Nov.

NASA October 21, 2015

International Space Station safe from orbiting space debris

Russia's Mission Control Center dropped an earlier plan to move the International Space Station into a different orbit to avoid collision with space debris.

Spaceflight October 21, 2015

Philae lander, like Philae obelisk, is a window to the past

Benjamin Altshuler is on the classics faculty at the University of Oxford and is the current Classics Conclave fellow at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

'Taste The Stars' dinner menu features real meteorite sauce

A former NASA astronaut has brought a taste of space down to Earth while elevating the concept of space food to new heights.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

Big asteroid will eclipse bright star early Thurs.

Skywatchers, get ready to see a rare vanishing act — and don't blink.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

Hubble Space Telescope captures shattering asteroid, at least 10 pieces seen in photos

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first pictures of a disintegrating asteroid.

Asteroids October 21, 2015

Huge asteroid to fly safely by Earth Monday

An asteroid the size of three football fields is set to make a close brush of Earth on Monday.

NASA October 21, 2015

NASA photos show gas bursting from potential 'comet of the century'

A comet that could put on a dazzling show when it zooms through the inner solar system later this year is already blasting out huge amounts of gas and dust, new observations by a NASA spacecraft show.

Ancient Egypt October 21, 2015

Ancient Egyptians made jewelry from meteorites

An ancient Egyptian iron bead found inside a 5,000-year-old tomb was crafted from a meteorite, new research shows.

Mars October 21, 2015

'Virgin' comet may hit Mars in 2014

A newfound comet is apparently on course to have an exceedingly close call with the planet Mars in October 2014, and there is a chance — albeit small — that the comet may even collide with the Red Planet.

SCIENCE October 21, 2015

Remember that big asteroid that could hit Earth in 2036? Astronomers say never mind

Upon further review, a big scary-sounding asteroid is no longer even a remote threat to smash into Earth in about 20 years, NASA says.