
Exoplanets Clue To Sun's Curious Chemistry
A ground-breaking census of
500 stars, 70 of which are
known to host planets, has
successfully linked the
long-standing "lithium
mystery" observed in the Sun
... > full story

Small Asteroid 2009 VA Whizzes By Earth
A newly discovered asteroid
designated 2009 VA, which is
only about 7 meters in size,
passed about 2 Earth radii
(14,000 km) from Earth's
surface Nov. 6 at around
16:30 EST. This is the
... > full story

Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?
Contrary to preconceived
notions, the atmosphere and
the oceans were perhaps not
formed from vapors emitted
during intense volcanism at
... > full story

Laser-plasma Accelerators Ride On Einstein's Shoulders
Using Einstein's theory of
special relativity to
speedup computer
simulations, scientists have
designed laser-plasma
accelerators with energies
... > full story
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A Lightning Strike In Africa Helps Take The Pulse Of The Sun
November 11, 2009 Scientists have developed a more definitive and reliable tool for measuring the sun's rotation when sunspots aren't visible ---- and even when they are -- based on observations of common lightning ... > full story -
The Sun: A Bubbling Ball Of Gas
November 11, 2009 The SUNRISE telescope delivers spectacular pictures of the sun's ... > full story -
Middleweight Black Hole: Swift, XMM-Newton Satellites Tune Into X-ray Source
November 10, 2009 While astronomers have studied lightweight and heavyweight black holes for decades, the evidence for black holes with intermediate masses has been much harder to come by. Now, astronomers find that ... > full story -
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees Channels From Hale Crater
November 10, 2009 A new image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows channels to the southeast of Hale crater on southern Mars. Taken by the orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, ... > full story -
MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals More Hidden Territory On Mercury
November 10, 2009 A NASA spacecraft gliding over the battered surface of Mercury for the second time this year has revealed more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet. The probe also has produced ... > full story -
Cassini Makes Successful Flight Through Plume Of Saturn's Moon Enceladus
November 10, 2009 The Cassini spacecraft has weathered the Monday, Nov. 2, flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus in good health and has been sending images and data of the encounter back to Earth. Cassini had approached ... > full story -
Rapid Star Formation Spotted In 'Stellar Nurseries' Of Infant Galaxies
November 10, 2009 The Universe's infant galaxies enjoyed rapid growth spurts forming stars like our sun at a rate of up to 50 stars a year, according to scientists at Durham ... > full story -
Butterfly Payload To Launch Nov. 16 On Space Shuttle
November 10, 2009 When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the ... > full story -
Climate Studies To Benefit From 12 Years Of Satellite Aerosol Data
November 10, 2009 Aerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in ... > full story -
Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen In Winter Images From Mars
November 10, 2009 Winter images of NASA's Phoenix Lander showing the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars have been captured with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE camera, aboard NASA's ... > full story
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