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On its final flyby of Mercury, NASA's Messenger spacecraft has captured images of never before seen regions of the planet.

Scientists have discovered 'ultra-primitive' material in stratospheric dust samples collected by high-flying aircraft.

By travelling to the outer solar system, the two Voyager spacecraft allowed us to see amazing details of far-distant planets and moons.

The oceans of Earth play an essential role in making our planet habitable for life as we know it. The future of our oceans, however, may be in jeopardy.

Astronomers have imaged the most distant object ever seen--a star collapsing into a black hole more than 13 billion light-years away.

Scientists may have uncovered how Beringia supported such diversity at a time when conditions for life were harsh.

Researchers have discovered connections between volcanoes and a deadly ice age that occurred 450 million years ago.

On the morning of October 23, 2009, an explosion rocked fuel storage tank facilities near San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the same force as a 2.8-magnitude earthquake, according to CNN.

Chemists have developed a technology to rapidly assess the presence of microbial life on spacecraft. The method will help in decontaminating spacecraft before launch, and could have medical and pharmaceutical uses on Earth.