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Intricacy of Comet Lovejoy's Tail Captured
An international team of
astronomers has captured an
image of the intricate flow
of Comet Lovejoy's ion tail. ... > full story
Astronomers Discover Planet That Shouldn't Be There
Astronomers have discovered
the most distantly orbiting
planet found to date around
a single, sun-like star.
Weighing in at 11 times
Jupiter's mass and orbiting
... > full story
Mysteries of Earth's Radiation Belts Uncovered by NASA Twin Spacecraft
Just over a year since
launch, NASA's Van Allen
Probes mission continues to
unravel longstanding
mysteries of Earth's
... > full story
Can iPads Help Students Learn Science? Yes, Study Shows
A new study shows that
students grasp the
unimaginable emptiness of
space more effectively when
they use iPads to explore
... > full story
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NASA Investigating the Life of Comet ISON
December 2, 2013 — After several days of continued observations, scientists continue to work to determine and to understand the fate of Comet ISON: There's no doubt that the comet shrank in size considerably as it ... > full story -
Comet ISON May Have Survived
December 1, 2013 — Continuing a history of surprising behavior, material from Comet ISON appeared on the other side of the sun on the evening on Nov. 28, 2013, despite not having been seen in observations during its ... > full story -
Telescope to Track Space Junk Using Youth Radio Station
November 29, 2013 — A combination of pop songs, talkback radio and cutting-edge science has enabled Australian astronomers to identify a way to prevent catastrophic, multi-billion dollar space junk collisions, a new ... > full story -
SOHO Shows New Images of Comet ISON
November 27, 2013 — As Comet ISON heads toward its closest approach to the sun -- known as perihelion -- on Nov. 28, 2013, scientists have been watching through many observatories to see if the comet has already broken ... > full story -
Sounding Rocket to Peek at Atmosphere of Venus
November 25, 2013 — A week after launching a new orbiter to investigate the upper atmosphere of Mars, NASA is sending a sounding rocket to probe the atmosphere of ... > full story -
Search for Habitable Planets Should Be More Conservative, Experts Say
November 25, 2013 — Scientists should take the conservative approach when searching for habitable zones where life-sustaining planets might exist, according to ... > full story -
Unusual Greenhouse Gases May Have Raised Ancient Martian Temperature
November 24, 2013 — Much like the Grand Canyon, Nanedi Valles snakes across the Martian surface suggesting that liquid water once crossed the landscape, according to a team of researchers who believe that molecular ... > full story -
NASA's Solar Observing Fleet to Watch Comet ISON's Journey Around the Sun
November 22, 2013 — It began in the Oort cloud, almost a light year away. It has traveled for over a million years. It has almost reached the star that has pulled it steadily forward for so long. On Thanksgiving Day, ... > full story -
Satellite Trio to Explore the Earth's Magnetic Field
November 22, 2013 — In a dense fog, a Russian Rockot rocket on 22 November 2013 cleared the launchpad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on schedule at 13:02:15 CET. In the tip of the rocket: three identical satellites to ... > full story -
Monster Gamma-Ray Burst in Our Cosmic Neighborhood
November 21, 2013 — Gamma-ray bursts are violent bursts of gamma radiation associated with exploding massive stars. For the first time ever, researchers have observed an unusually powerful gamma-ray burst in the ... > full storyMore:
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