The Gemini Observatory in Hawaii caught this first-ever color image of the interstellar comet Borisov and its faint tail. (Credit:Composite image by Travis Rector. Credit: Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA)

The Sciences

This Interstellar Space Rock Looks a Lot Like Our Own Solar System’s Comets

A more realistic simulation of the black hole featured in the movie Interstellar. (Credit: James et al./IOP Science)

Life Might Survive on a Planet Orbiting a Black Hole — If It Can Stand the Harsh Light

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The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Erupted With a Violent Flare a Few Million Years Ago

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This Lake on Mars Was Drying Up 3.5 Billion Years Ago

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Which Galaxies are Best Suited for the Evolution of Alien Life?

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Hundreds of Rogue Planets Could be Discovered with Upcoming Space Telescopes

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The Oldest Discovered Cluster of Galaxies is Revealing the Early Universe

Mars

With Bugs and Algae, One Million People Could Live in Mars Colonies

Dust Orbiting Tabby's Star NASA JPL

Evaporating Exomoon Could Explain Weird Light Patterns of Tabby’s Star

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Planet Earth

These Moths Are the First Nocturnal Insect With A Magnetic Compass

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20 Things You Didn't Know About ... Algae

Apollo 16 Liftoff on TV - NASA

Marketing the Moon: How PR Made the Apollo Landing a Cultural Moment

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