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Famous Supernova Reveals Clues About Crucial Cosmic Distance Markers
March 18, 2013 — A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova. This supernova, discovered in 1604 by Johannes Kepler, belongs to an important class of ... > full story -
Hubble Gazes on One Ring to Rule Them All
March 18, 2013 — Galaxies can take many forms -- elliptical blobs, swirling spiral arms, bulges, and disks are all known components of the wide range of galaxies we have observed using telescopes like the NASA/ESA ... > full story -
Ocean Plankton Sponge Up Nearly Twice the Carbon Currently Assumed
March 17, 2013 — Models of carbon dioxide in the world's oceans need to be revised, according to new work. Trillions of plankton near the surface of warm waters are far more carbon-rich than has long been thought, ... > full story -
A Youthful 'Star Wreck': Youngest-Known Supernova Remnants in Our Milky Way Galaxy
March 15, 2013 — While performing an extensive X-ray survey of our galaxy's central regions, NASA's Swift satellite has uncovered the previously unknown remains of a shattered star. Designated G306.3.9 after the ... > full story -
Life Deep Within Oceanic Crust Sustained by Energy from Interior of Earth
March 14, 2013 — The Earth's oceanic crust covers an enormous expanse, and is mostly buried beneath a thick layer of mud that cuts it off from the surface world. Scientists now document life deep within the oceanic ... > full story -
Distant Planetary System Is a Super-Sized Solar System
March 14, 2013 — Astronomers have made the most detailed examination yet of the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet beyond our Solar System. A spectrum reveals that the carbon to oxygen ratio is consistent with the ... > full story -
Chemical Chameleon Tamed: Researchers Give Floppy Molecule a Structure Through Solvent Effects
March 14, 2013 — How you get the chameleon of the molecules to settle on a particular "look" has been discovered by chemists in Germany. The molecule CH5+ is normally not to be described by a single rigid structure, ... > full story -
Life in the Universe: Foundations of Carbon-Based Life Leave Little Room for Error
March 13, 2013 — Life as we know it is based upon the elements of carbon and oxygen. Now a team of physicists is looking at the conditions necessary to the formation of those two elements in the universe. They've ... > full story -
'Monster' Starburst Galaxies Discovered in Early Universe
March 13, 2013 — Astronomers have discovered starburst galaxies earlier in the Universe's history than they were previously thought to have existed. These newly discovered galaxies represent what today's most massive ... > full storyMore: -
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Biochemical Engineering: Waste Not, Want Not
March 13, 2013 — A simple fermentation treatment can convert a by-product of biofuel production into a valuable chemical feedstock for a wide range of biomedical ... > full story
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