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  Cluster Spacecraft Detects Elusive Space Wind

  July 2, 2013 — A new study provides the first conclusive proof of the existence of a space wind first proposed theoretically over 20 years ago. By analysing data from the European Space Agency’s Cluster ... > full story
• Extrasolar Planets
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  Astronomer Uncovers the Hidden Identity of an Exoplanet

  July 1, 2013 — Hovering about 70 light-years from Earth –- that's "next door" by astronomical standards –– is a star astronomers call HD 97658, which is almost bright enough to see with the naked ... > full story
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  Superconductor Created from Solvent

  July 1, 2013 — Researchers have turned a fairly common non-metallic solvent into a superconductor capable of transmitting electrical current with none of the resistance seen in conventional ... > full story
• Extrasolar Planets
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  Cloud Behavior Expands Habitable Zone of Alien Planets

  July 1, 2013 — A new study that calculates the influence of cloud behavior on climate doubles the number of potentially habitable planets orbiting red dwarfs, the most common type of stars in the ... > full story
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  NASA Decommissions Its Galaxy Hunter Spacecraft

  July 1, 2013 — NASA has turned off its Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) after a decade of operations in which the venerable space telescope used its ultraviolet vision to study hundreds of millions of galaxies ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Intergalactic Magnifying Glasses Could Help Astronomers Map Galaxy Centers

  June 30, 2013 — Astronomers may have found a new way to map quasars, the energetic and luminous central regions often found in distant ... > full story
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  Rocket-Launched Camera Reveals Highways and Sparkles in the Solar Atmosphere

  June 30, 2013 — Using an innovative new camera on board a sounding rocket, an international team of scientists have captured the sharpest images yet of the Sun’s outer atmosphere. The team discovered ... > full story
• Astrophysics
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  The Quantum Secret to Alcohol Reactions in Space

  June 30, 2013 — Chemists have discovered that an 'impossible' reaction at cold temperatures actually occurs with vigor, which could change our understanding of how alcohols are formed and destroyed in ... > full story
• Inorganic Chemistry
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  Diamond Catalyst Shows Promise in Breaching Age-Old Barrier

  June 30, 2013 — In the world, there are a lot of small molecules people would like to get rid of, or at least convert to something useful. Think carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas most responsible for far-reaching ... > full story
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  NASA's Voyager 1 Explores Final Frontier of Our 'Solar Bubble'

  June 27, 2013 — Data from Voyager 1, now more than 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from the sun, suggest the spacecraft is closer to becoming the first human-made object to reach interstellar ... > full story

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