Michael D. Lemonick

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The Path to Pluto

A NASA space probe is nearing one of the solar's system's final frontiers after a 9-year journey

By Michael D. Lemonick

Surprising Discovery From Really Old Moon Rocks

Samples from Apollo 17, the final lunar landing, tell a violent tale of the early solar system

By Michael D. Lemonick

Best-Ever Photo of Dwarf Planet Ceres

An unusual spacecraft closes in on a mysterious world

By Michael D. Lemonick

Rings Like Saturn's, but Supersized

Think you've seen big rings in our own solar system? Not even close.

By Michael D. Lemonick

There May Be 'Super Earths' at the Edge of Our Solar System

This discovery, if accurate, could completely redraw the map of the Solar System

By Michael D. Lemonick

These 'Vintage' NASA Posters Imagine Travel Beyond the Stars

Designers NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory capture the excitement of space exploration

By Michael D. Lemonick

Ka-Boom! 2 Black Holes Get Ready to Collide

A dance of death that's never been seen before is slowly unfolding now

By Michael D. Lemonick

Cousins of Earth Found Deep in Space

A flock of planets in their suns' habitable zones boost the odds for extraterrestrial life

By Michael D. Lemonick

This Is How NASA Fixed a Telescope Currently in Orbit

A vital space telescope recovers after an ingenious long-distance fix

By Michael D. Lemonick

Voyager 1 Surfs a Cosmic Tsunami

Earth's only Interstellar spacecraft is rocked by a storm from the sun

By Michael D. Lemonick

Odds For Life on Mars Tick Up—a Little

New findings about both methane and water boost the chances for biology

By Michael D. Lemonick

What Really Killed the Dinosaurs

It wasn't just an asteroid

By Michael D. Lemonick

You Can Quit Thanking Comets for Your Water

A new finding from the Rosetta spacecraft upsets a longstanding theory

By Michael D. Lemonick

Here Are 5 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Pluto

Principal New Horizons scientist answers all your burning queries

By Michael D. Lemonick

Want to Live Forever? These Men Say They Can Help

It’s not always easy to tell whether the new documentary titled The Immortalists is sympathetic to its two primary characters or whether it’s making fun of them. The men in question, Bill Andrews and Aubrey...

By Michael D. Lemonick

You've Heard of Shooting Stars, but This is Ridiculous

A new theory predicts a new breed of cosmic wanderers

By Michael D. Lemonick

Watch a Black Hole Get Evicted From a Galaxy

A dramatic study—and an equally dramatic video simulation—reveal a cataclysmic cosmic event

By Michael D. Lemonick

Strange Visitors From the Edge of the Solar System

A pair of sort-of comets pose a puzzle for astronomers

By Michael D. Lemonick

Here's Why Jupiter's Great Red Spot Isn't White

NASA says it's likely "a sunburn, not a blush"

By Michael D. Lemonick

Rogue Stars Are Everywhere You Look

A recent study found that as many as half the stars in the entire universe live outside galaxies

By Michael D. Lemonick
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