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  Hubble Eyes a Mysterious Old Spiral

  July 26, 2013 — A striking cosmic whirl is the center of galaxy NGC 524, as seen with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is located in the constellation of Pisces, some 90 million light-years from ... > full story
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  Removing Complexity Layers from the Universe's Creation

  July 26, 2013 — Understanding complexity in the early universe may require combining simpler models to interpret cosmological observations. Complicated statistical behavior observed in complex systems such as early ... > full story
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  Largest Magnetic Fields in the Universe

  July 26, 2013 — Numerical simulations show for the first time the occurrence of an instability in the interior of neutron stars that can lead to gigantic magnetic fields, possibly triggering one of the most dramatic ... > full story
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  Centaurs: NASA's WISE Finds Mysterious Centaurs May Be Comets

  July 25, 2013 — The true identity of centaurs, the small celestial bodies orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune, is one of the enduring mysteries of astrophysics. Are they asteroids or comets? A new study of ... > full story
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  Scientists Discover Surprising Importance of 'I Love Q' for Understanding Neutron Stars

  July 25, 2013 — Astrophysicists have discovered why scientists can learn a tremendous amount about neutron stars and quark stars without knowing the details of their internal ... > full story
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  NASA's IRIS Telescope Offers First Glimpse of Sun's Mysterious Atmosphere

  July 25, 2013 — The moment when a telescope first opens its doors represents the culmination of years of work and planning -- while simultaneously laying the groundwork for a wealth of research and answers yet to ... > full story
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  Image of Sun-Approaching Comet ISON

  July 25, 2013 — In this Hubble composite image taken in April 2013, the sun-approaching Comet ISON floats against a seemingly infinite backdrop of numerous galaxies and a handful of foreground ... > full story
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  NASA's Van Allen Probes Discover Particle Accelerator in the Heart of Earth’s Radiation Belts

  July 25, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a massive particle accelerator in the heart of one of the harshest regions of near-Earth space, a region of super-energetic, charged particles surrounding the globe called ... > full story
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  Bad Night's Sleep? The Moon Could Be to Blame

  July 25, 2013 — Many people complain about poor sleep around the full moon, and now a report offers some of the first convincing scientific evidence to suggest that this really is true. The findings add to evidence ... > full story
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  'International Beam Team' Solves Martian Meteorite-Age Puzzle

  July 24, 2013 — By directing energy beams at tiny crystals found in a Martian meteorite, geologists have proven that the most common group of meteorites from Mars is almost four billion years younger than many ... > full story

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