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Fire Vs. Ice: The Science of ISON at Perihelion
After a year of
observations, scientists
waited with bated breath on
Nov. 28, 2013, as Comet ISON
made its closest approach to
the sun, known as
... > full story
Astronomers Solve Temperature Mystery of Planetary Atmospheres
An atmospheric peculiarity
the Earth shares with
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune is likely common to
billions of planets,
astronomers have found, and
... > full story
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
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We're Not Likely to Get Fried Bygamma Ray Burst
December 10, 2013 — If recent news that researchers observed the largest gamma ray burst ever has you nervous about getting blasted into extinction, the researchers themselves say chances of that are exceedingly ... > full story -
2012 Solar Storm Points Up Need for Society to Prepare
December 9, 2013 — A massive ejection of material from the sun initially traveling at over 7 million miles per hour that narrowly missed Earth last year is an event solar scientists hope will open the eyes of ... > full story -
Unique Model Simulates Electron Environment in Space at 36000 Km Above the Earth
December 9, 2013 — A spacecraft at near-Earth orbit is continuously bombarded by charged particles. Scientists have now developed a unique model that simulates electron environment in the near-Earth ... > full story -
Mysteries of Earth's Radiation Belts Uncovered by NASA Twin Spacecraft
December 4, 2013 — Just over a year since launch, NASA's Van Allen Probes mission continues to unravel longstanding mysteries of Earth's high-energy radiation belts that encircle our planet and pose hazards to orbiting ... > full story -
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Can iPads Help Students Learn Science? Yes, Study Shows
December 4, 2013 — A new study shows that students grasp the unimaginable emptiness of space more effectively when they use iPads to explore 3-D simulations of the universe, compared to traditional classroom ... > full story -
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
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