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Accurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery
Astronomers have resolved a
major problem in their
understanding of a class of
stars that undergo regular
outbursts by accurately
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Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
Magnetars -- the dense
remains of dead stars that
erupt sporadically with
bursts of high-energy
radiation -- are some of the
most extreme objects known
in the Universe. A major
... > full story
Model of Sun's Magnetic Field Created
Researchers have uncovered
an important mechanism
behind the generation of
astrophysical magnetic
fields such as that of the
Sun. ... > full story
NASA’s BARREL Mission Launches 20 Balloons
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
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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 -
Geochemist Aids Development of Geologic Time Scale for Study of Earth's History
May 21, 2013 — The Geologic Time Scale 2012, or GTS2012, is the latest understanding of Earth's history, and the means by which geoscientists around the world investigate the rock ... > 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 -
Earth's Iron Core Is Surprisingly Weak
May 20, 2013 — Researchers have used a diamond anvil cell to squeeze iron at pressures as high as 3 million times that felt at sea level to recreate conditions at the center of Earth. The findings could refine ... > full story -
Echolocation: Blind People Have the Potential to Use Their 'Inner Bat' to Locate Objects, Study Finds
May 20, 2013 — New research shows that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object. The study ... > full story -
Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record
May 17, 2013 — While Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited Earth's moon for three days in December 1972, they drove their mission's Lunar Roving Vehicle 19.3 nautical miles (22.210 statute ... > full story -
NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Into Development
May 16, 2013 — NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in ... > full story -
Team Wins Cubesat Berth to Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements
May 16, 2013 — A team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most important frontiers in climate studies: the imbalance in Earth's energy budget and the extent to which ... > full story -
World's Biggest Ice Sheets Likely More Stable Than Previously Believed
May 16, 2013 — A new study suggests that the previous connections scientists made between ancient shoreline height and ice volumes are erroneous and that perhaps our ice sheets were more stable in the past than we ... > full story -
Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Is Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship
May 16, 2013 — On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. ... > full story
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