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  Mystery of the Gigantic Storm on Saturn

  June 24, 2013 — We now understand the nature of the giant storms on Saturn. Through the analysis of images as well as the computer models of the storms and the examination of the clouds therein, astronomers have ... > full story
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  Sun Emits a Solstice CME

  June 22, 2013 — On June 20, 2013, at 11:24 p.m., the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME, a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of particles into space that can reach Earth ... > full story
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  Solar Splashdown Provide New Insights Into How Young Stars Grow by Sucking Up Nearby Gas

  June 20, 2013 — On June 7, 2011, our sun erupted, blasting tons of hot plasma into space. Some of that plasma splashed back down onto the sun's surface, sparking bright flashes of ultraviolet light. This dramatic ... > full story
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  Hubble Spots Interacting Galaxies in Close Encounter

  June 20, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a vivid new image of a pair of interacting galaxies known as Arp 142. When two galaxies stray too close to each other they begin to interact, causing ... > full story
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  Dusty Surprise Around Giant Black Hole

  June 20, 2013 — ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer has gathered the most detailed observations ever of the dust around the huge black hole at the centre of an active galaxy. Rather than finding all of ... > full story
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  Metamorphosis of Moon's Water Ice Explained

  June 19, 2013 — Using data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, scientists believe they have solved a mystery from one of the solar system's coldest regions -- a permanently shadowed crater on ... > full story
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  Mars Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere 4,000 Million Years Ago

  June 19, 2013 — Differences between Martian meteorites and rocks examined by a NASA rover can be explained if Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere 4,000 million years ago -- well before the rise of atmospheric oxygen ... > full story
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  Unusual Supernova Is Doubly Unusual for Being Perfectly Normal

  June 19, 2013 — Type Ia supernovae are indispensable milestones for measuring the expansion of the universe. With definitive measures of Supernova 2011fe, the "Backyard Supernova" that thrilled amateur and ... > full story
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  Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth from Deep Space

  June 18, 2013 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19. NASA is inviting the public to help acknowledge ... > full story
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  Three Centaurs Follow Uranus Through the Solar System

  June 18, 2013 — Astrophysicists have confirmed that Crantor, a large asteroid with a diameter of 70 km has an orbit similar to that of Uranus and takes the same amount of time to orbit the Sun. Researchers have ... > full story

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