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'Flash Gordon' returns to escape from a prison planet in new comic series
By Jeff Spry published
A preview of Mad Cave Studios' new "Flash Gordon" comic book series coming in July.
'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus could reveal if its oceans are habitable
By Robert Lea published
A new model of Enceladus "tiger stripe" fractures and their connection with the moon of Saturn's ice geysers and subsurface oceans could have implications for its ability to support life.
Astronomers finally know why stars born from the same cloud aren't identical twins
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers finally know why giant binary stars born from the same collapsing cloud of gas and dust can be "non-identical twins" with different characteristics and planetary systems.
Space pictures! See our space image of the day
By Space.com Staff last updated
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this year
By Stefanie Waldek published
Nokia is developing a LTE/4G communications system for the moon, and its first piece of the network might launch as soon as late this year.
Hubble Space Telescope pauses science due to gyroscope issue
By Robert Lea published
The Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode and stopped conducting science on April 23 when one of its three remaining gyroscopes sent faulty readings back to Earth.
'Traffic jams' in the hearts of galaxies can force black holes to collide
By Robert Lea published
Supermassive black holes may create conditions akin to "cosmic intersections with failed traffic lights" that make collisions between smaller stellar-mass black holes inevitable.
On This Day in Space: April 29, 1985: European 'Spacelab' launches on space shuttle Challenger
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 28, 2001, the world's first space tourist hitched a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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