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Apollo engines on Atlantic Ocean floor

A rare treasure is found deep in the sea as history is uncovered at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Comet making closest approach ever of Earth

A recently discovered comet is closer than it's ever been to Earth, and stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere finally get to see it.

Capt. Kirk's 'Vulcan' top name for new Pluto moons

An online vote to name Pluto's two newest, itty-bitty moons is over. And the winner is Vulcan, a name suggested by actor William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk

Smallest planet yet found outside solar system

Its surface temperature is an estimated 700 degrees Fahrenheit. It also lacks an atmosphere and water on its rocky surface.

NASA regains space station contact after outage

The International Space Station regained contact with NASA controllers in Houston after nearly three hours of accidental quiet, the space agency says.

Asteroid buzzes, misses Earth - unlike meteor

A 150-foot asteroid hurtled through Earth's backyard Friday, coming within an incredible 17,150 miles and making the closest known flyby for a rock of its

Sky fall: Meteorites strike Earth every few months

Experts say smaller strikes happen five to 10 times a year. Large impacts such as the one Friday in Russia are rarer but still occur about every five years,

Meteor explodes over Russia; about 1,100 injured

A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless

Interactive: Asteroid to buzz by Earth

Learn more about an asteroid expected to buzz by the Earth on Feb. 15, 2013.

So, about that asteroid near Earth...

Don't consider this a countdown to doomsday, but on February 15 an asteroid is going to come pretty close to Earth. And this is only one of thousands of

Contest seeks underworldly names for 2 Pluto moons

Want to name Pluto's two tiniest moons? Then you'll need to dig deep into mythology.

150-foot asteroid will buzz Earth, no need to duck

The megarock will pass within 17,000 miles of the planet — the closest known approach ever for an object of this size. But NASA scientists said Thursday

NASA marks 10 years since loss of Columbia, crew

Schoolchildren joined NASA managers and relatives of the lost crew of space shuttle Columbia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy and remember

Ten years since loss of space shuttle Columbia

The space shuttle, with a wing damaged during launch, ripped apart in the Texas skies while headed for a landing at Kennedy Space Center. NASA will remember

NASA launches communication satellite

NASA launched a new communication satellite Wednesday to stay in touch with its space station astronauts and relay more Hubble telescope images.

NASA testing vintage engine from Apollo 11 rocket

Like vinyl records and skinny ties, good things eventually come back around. At NASA, that means looking to the Apollo program for ideas on how to develop the

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