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Fragile Mega-Galaxy Is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
May 22, 2013 Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, according to new ... > full story -
Model of Sun's Magnetic Field Created
May 22, 2013 Researchers have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the ... > full story -
NASA’s BARREL Mission Launches 20 Balloons
May 21, 2013 In Antarctica in January, 2013 -- the summer at the South Pole -- scientists released 20 balloons, each eight stories tall, into the air to help answer an enduring space weather question: when the ... > full story -
NASA's IRIS Mission Readies for a New Challenge
May 21, 2013 NASA is getting ready to launch a new mission, a mission to observe a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere that powers its dynamic million-degree outer atmosphere and drives the solar ... > full story -
NASA Launching Experiment to Examine the Beginnings of the Universe
May 21, 2013 When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe? How brightly did they burn their nuclear fuel? Scientists will seek to gain answers to these questions with the launch of the Cosmic ... > full story -
Observations of Stellar Visibility by Citizen Scientists Accurately Measure the Brightness of the Night Sky
May 21, 2013 Observations of stellar visibility by citizen scientists accurately measure the brightness of the night sky. The researchers hope that such data can eventually be used to track changes in artificial ... > full story -
NASA Builds Unusual Testbed for Analyzing X-Ray Navigation Technologies
May 20, 2013 Pulsars have a number of unusual qualities. Like zombies, they shine even though they're technically dead, and they rotate rapidly, emitting powerful and regular beams of radiation that are seen as ... > full story -
The Mammoth's Lament: How Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change
May 20, 2013 Researchers have found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age. The ensuing climate change forced many species to adapt or ... > full story -
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target
May 20, 2013 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland." Plans call for delivering portions of the sample in ... > full story -
Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock
May 18, 2013 NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by ... > full story
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