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8.8 billion habitable Earth-size planets exist in Milky Way alone 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 17, 2016
There are about 200 billion stars in our galaxy, with 40 billion of them like our sun.

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The Moon-Walking, Alien-Hunting, Psychic Astronaut Who Got Sued By NASA 0
- From Around the Web
- May 17, 2016
Mitchell pointed out that UFO sightings were common near military bases, but not necessarily because they were actually just experimental aircraft or weapons tests: the alien presence was a warning.

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The Mystery of the ‘Only Camera to Come Back from the Moon’0
- From Around the Web
- May 17, 2016
But Coeln, the auctioneer, produced another bit of proof ahead of the auction on Saturday: “It has moon dust on it,”

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Manchester astronomers detect precious element in space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 13, 2016
In a distant part of space, astronomers have discovered the presence of Helium-3 being naturally produced.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 11, 2016
NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s SDO Captures Mercury Transit Time-lapse 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 10, 2016
Glorious view of Mercury passing over the sun as NASA takes a time-lapse of the spectral.

By David Aragorn
Enceladus Jets: Surprises in Starlight 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 9, 2016
The gravitational pull of Saturn changes the amount of particles spraying from the south pole of Saturn’s active moon Enceladus at different points in its orbit.

By David Aragorn
Topographical Map of Mercury 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 7, 2016
NASA’s MESSENGER mission has unveiled the first global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury

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Mercury Transit Over Sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 7, 2016
The May 9 Mercury transit will occur between about 7:12 a.m. and 2:42 p.m. EDT.

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Pluto’s Icy Moon Hydra 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 6, 2016
New compositional data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal a distinct water-ice signature on the surface of Pluto’s outermost moon, Hydra.

By David Aragorn