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Astronomers Discovery a Graveyard for Comets
Astronomers have discovered
a graveyard of comets. The
researchers describe how
some of these objects,
inactive for millions of
years, have returned to life
leading them to name the
... > full story
NASA Technologist Makes Traveling to Hard-to-Reach Destinations Easier
Traveling to remote
locations sometimes involves
navigating through
stop-and-go traffic,
traversing long stretches of
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Tuna and Floating Objects: Mysterious Links
More than 2 000 years ago,
Roman fishermen already used
the natural propensity of
some species of fish to
gather under floating
objects, to enhance their
... > full story
Centaurs: NASA's WISE Finds Mysterious Centaurs May Be Comets
The true identity of
centaurs, the small
celestial bodies orbiting
the sun between Jupiter and
Neptune, is one of the
enduring mysteries of
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More Accurate Model of Climate Change's Effect on Soil
August 1, 2013 — Scientists have developed a new computer model to measure global warming's effect on soil worldwide that accounts for how bacteria and fungi in soil control ... > full story -
Rocks Can Restore Our Climate ... After 300,000 Years
July 26, 2013 — A study of a global warming event that happened 93 million years ago suggests that Earth can recover from high carbon dioxide emissions faster than thought, but that this process takes around 300,000 ... > full story -
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 -
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 -
'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 -
Solar System's Youth Gives Clues to Planet Search
July 24, 2013 — Comets and meteorites contain clues to our solar system's earliest days. But some of the findings are puzzle pieces that don't seem to fit well together. A new set of theoretical models shows how an ... > full story -
NASA's Spitzer Observes Gas Emission from Comet ISON
July 23, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later ... > full story -
NASA Releases Images of Earth by Two Interplanetary Spacecraft
July 22, 2013 — Color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two NASA interplanetary spacecraft on July 19 show our planet and its moon as bright beacons from millions of miles away in space. NASA's Cassini ... > full story -
How Mars' Atmosphere Got So Thin: Reports Detail Curiosity Clues to Atmosphere's Past
July 18, 2013 — A pair of new papers report measurements of the Martian atmosphere's composition by NASA's Curiosity rover, providing evidence about loss of much of Mars' original ... > full story -
Snow in an Infant Solar System: A Frosty Landmark for Planet and Comet Formation
July 18, 2013 — A snow line has been imaged in a far-off infant solar system for the very first time. The snow line, located in the disc around the Sun-like star TW Hydrae, promises to tell us more about the ... > full story
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