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Saturn's Mimas and Pandora: Two Moons Passing in the Night
The Saturn moons Mimas and
Pandora remind us of how
different they are when they
appear together, as in this
image taken by NASA's
Cassini spacecraft.
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Capturing Black Hole Spin Could Further Understanding of Galaxy Growth
Astronomers have found a new
way of measuring the spin in
supermassive black holes,
which could lead to better
understanding about how they
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Pulsating Star Sheds Light on Exoplanet
Astronomers have devised a
way to measure the internal
properties of stars —-
a method that offers more
accurate assessments of
their orbiting planets. ... > full story
Hubble Eyes a Mysterious Old Spiral
A striking cosmic whirl is
the center of galaxy NGC
524, as seen with the
NASA/ESA Hubble Space
Telescope. This galaxy is
located in the constellation
of Pisces, some 90 million
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New Record for Cosmic X-Ray Sightings: Exploring Extreme Universe With Rich New Resource
July 23, 2013 — Scientists have set a new record for cosmic X-ray sources ever sighted -- creating an unprecedented cosmic X-ray catalog that will provide a valuable resource allowing astronomers to explore the ... > full story -
NASA Releases Images of Earth by Two Interplanetary Spacecraft
July 22, 2013 — Color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two NASA interplanetary spacecraft on July 19 show our planet and its moon as bright beacons from millions of miles away in space. NASA's Cassini ... > full story -
Large Coronal Hole Near the Sun's North Pole
July 19, 2013 — Astronomers captured an image of a gigantic coronal hole hovering over the sun's north pole on July 18, 2013, at 9:06 a.m. EDT. Coronal holes are dark, low density regions of the sun's outermost ... > full story -
Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon: Smallest Known Moon in the Neptunian System
July 15, 2013 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant ... > full story -
NASA's OPALS to Beam Data from Space Via Laser
July 11, 2013 — NASA will use the International Space Station to test a new communications technology that could dramatically improve spacecraft communications, enhance commercial missions and strengthen ... > full story -
Engineers Test Microelectronic Cooling System in Zero Gravity on Board the Novespace Airbus
July 10, 2013 — Three years of preparation supported by NASA paid off this June for researchers who conducted experiments while floating weightless on a Novespace & European Space Agency (ESA) ... > full story -
Names for New Pluto Moons Accepted
July 2, 2013 — The International Astronomical Union has officially recognized the names Kerberos and Styx for the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto respectively (formerly known as P4 and P5). These names were backed ... > full story -
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 -
Messier 61 Looks Straight Into Hubble's Camera
June 24, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 61, also known as NGC 4303. The galaxy, located only 55 million light-years away from Earth, is roughly ... > full story -
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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