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Space Shuttle Discovery Rides Off Into History

With today's picture-perfect completion of its flawless final mission, designated STS-133, the space shuttle Discovery ends a 27-year odyssey of unparalleled milestones in the history of NASA's first reusable spacecraft. "To the ship that has led the way time and time again, we say, 'Farewell, Discovery,' " announced...

NASA Hubble Announcement: Twitter Has Some Funny Thoughts on What It'll Be

Speculation abounds for today's NASA Hubble Space Telescope announcement. The space agency plans to reveal a new discovery made by one of the world's most famous telescopes during a media teleconference today. "Astronomers have pushed the Hubble Space Telescope to its limits and have seen further back in time than ever...

Best Art in the Universe? Hubble Space Telescope's Amazing Pics From 2010

(Dec. 15) -- You might think that taking highly detailed photographs of the darkest corners of the universe would be a purely scientific job. Turns out, there's an art to it. For the past 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting the planet and wowing earthlings with breathtaking images of outer space, from...

Astronomers Say They've Found Oldest Galaxy So Far

WASHINGTON (Oct. 20) - Astronomers believe they've found the oldest thing they've ever seen in the universe: It's a galaxy far, far away from a time long, long ago. Hidden in a Hubble Space Telescope photo released earlier this year is a small smudge of light that European astronomers now calculate is a galaxy from 13.1...

Scientists Witness Trail of Asteroid Collision

(Oct. 13) -- For the first time ever, scientists have front-row seats to one of the solar system's great demolition derbies. Stargazers have long known that asteroids slam into each other every now and then, but they've never been lucky enough to witness the result of a collision as it unfolds -- until now. Pictures...