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Former North Korean Tyrant Kim Jong Il Liked to Eat Snakes, Hippos and Spiders
The Dear Leader's personal sushi chef reveals a litany of bizarre tastes.
Skin Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Other Cancers
There's another reason those at risk for skin cancer to stay vigilant about protecting their health. Men and women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer...
Water Worlds: Has NASA Found Mirror Earths?
The Kepler Space Telescope might have hit the motherlode
Some Skin Cancer Survivors Still Use Tanning Beds
Say it isn't so. A recent survey found that even people who have survived melanoma -- the deadliest form of skin cancer -- fail to protect themselves from the...
Apparently, the Sun Does Revolve Around the Marine Corps
One thing the war in Afghanistan has taught the Pentagon: even the lightest of U.S. forces -- that would be the Marine Corps – relies too much on fuel to keep...
Humanity Leaves the Solar System: 35 Years Later, Voyager Offically Exits the Heliosphere
It is a historic threshold: An object created by humans has exited our solar system. For years now, scientists have speculated as to when the Voyager I...
Viking ‘Sunstone’ May Have Existed, Claim Scientists
Legendary navigational tool could be real.
Comet Making Closest Approach Ever of Earth
The comet passed within 100 million miles of Earth, its closest approach in its first-ever cruise through the inner solar system.
Curiosity Sleeps as Solar Blast Races Toward Mars
Curiosity hunkered down after the sun unleashed a blast that raced toward Mars.
A Mirror Earth Right Around the Corner?
A new study suggests Earth-like worlds might be more numerous — and a lot closer — than we knew
Cosmic Light Show: Auroras Around Distant Worlds
A phenomenon familiar on Earth may be common throughout the galaxy
Solar Blob Attacks the Earth!
A great eruption known as a coronal mass ejection rattled nerves but did little harm
British Newspaper the Sun To Argentina’s President: ‘Hands Off’ the Falklands
Is this a case of, don't try for me, Argentina?
Watch: Stunning Solar Eruption Bigger than 20 Earths (No, It Won’t Kill You)
Check out this NASA-created video beamed from the Solar Dynamics Observatory of our sun firing a blast of super-hot plasma further than our planet's diameter...
Coming in 2013: The Comet of the Century?
If early observations are any indication, we could be in for a real sky-show next fall
Anderson Cooper’s Eyeburn: How Common Is Eye Damage From The Sun?
What you should know about sun damage to your eyes.
Voyager 1 at the Threshold of Forever
A 35-year old spacecraft prepares to exit the solar system and enter interstellar space
Cosmic Crack-Up: How We Got the Moon
The moon — for all its silent loveliness — was born in violence. About 4.5 billion years ago, a planet-sized object rammed the Earth and reduced it to a bleeding...
Watch: NASA Captures A ‘Mind-Bogglingly Gorgeous’ Solar Flare
A new video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is a breathtaking reminder of the wonders of space. The video captures a “massive filament” eruption on the...
Window on Infinity: Pictures From Space
Stunning images of the sun, Earth and far-away locales in our roundup of cosmic views from August 2012.
