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  Fusion Helped by Collision Science

  January 11, 2013 — Understanding the mechanisms of electron-molecule collisions could help predict the operations inside the fusion chamber of the ITER reactor. Physicists have calculated the efficiency of a reaction ... > full story
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  Dark Energy Alternatives to Einstein Are Running out of Room

  January 9, 2013 — Astronomers have found that a popular alternative to Albert Einstein's theory for the acceleration of the expansion of the universe does not fit newly obtained data on a fundamental constant, the ... > full story
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  First 'Bone' of the Milky Way Identified

  January 8, 2013 — Our Milky Way is a spiral galaxy -- a pinwheel-shaped collection of stars, gas and dust. It has a central bar and two major spiral arms that wrap around its disk. Since we view the Milky Way from the ... > full story
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  New Telescopes to Give Researchers Glimpse of the Beginning of Time

  January 8, 2013 — Where do we come from? What is the universe made of? Will the universe exist only for a finite time or will it last forever? These are just some of the questions that physicists are working to answer ... > full story
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  Hubble Image: The Galaxy Puzzle in the Constellation of Centaurus

  January 7, 2013 — The Universe loves to fool our eyes, giving the impression that celestial objects are located at the same distance from Earth. A good example can be seen in a new spectacular image produced by the ... > full story
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  At Least One in Six Stars Has an Earth-Sized Planet, Analysis Finds

  January 7, 2013 — The quest for a twin Earth is heating up. Using NASA's Kepler spacecraft, astronomers are beginning to find Earth-sized planets orbiting distant stars. A new analysis of Kepler data shows that about ... > full story
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  New Antimatter Trapping Method to Provide 'a Major Experimental Advantage'

  January 7, 2013 — Researchers have proposed a method for cooling trapped antihydrogen which they believe could provide 'a major experimental advantage' and help to map the mysterious properties of antimatter that have ... > full story
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  Astrophysicists Make Stellar Discovery About Galaxies Far, Far Away

  January 3, 2013 — Astrophysicists have shed new light on how galaxies formed in the early universe. The discovery suggests that the current model for galaxy formation and evolution needs to be ... > full story
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  Eulogy to Herschel

  January 2, 2013 — With its 2160 liters of liquid helium about to run out, the Herschel Space Observatory will, by the end of March, become just another piece of space junk. The astronomer who leads one of the ... > full story
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  Magnetic Forces Without Magnets: Physicist Calculates Field Strengths in the Early Universe

  January 2, 2013 — Magnets have practically become everyday objects. Earlier on, however, the universe consisted only of nonmagnetic elements and particles. Just how the magnetic forces came into existence has now been ... > full story

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