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Panorama from NASA Mars Rover Shows Mount Sharp
March 18, 2013 — Rising above the present location of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, higher than any mountain in the 48 contiguous states of the United States, Mount Sharp is featured in new imagery from the ... > 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 -
NASA's First Laser Communication System Integrated, Ready for Launch
March 14, 2013 — A new NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fiber optic networks on ... > full story -
'Hot Spots' Ride a Merry-Go-Round on Jupiter
March 14, 2013 — In the swirling canopy of Jupiter's atmosphere, cloudless patches are so exceptional that the big ones get the special name "hot spots." Exactly how these clearings form and why they're only found ... > 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 -
Particles and Fields Package Integrated on Upcoming Mars-Bound Spacecraft
March 14, 2013 — The six science instruments that comprise the Particles and Fields Package that will characterize the solar wind and ionosphere of Mars have been integrated aboard NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile ... > full story -
Sex at Zero Gravity: Changes in Gravity Affect the Reproductive Process in Plants
March 13, 2013 — Researchers found that changes in gravity affect the reproductive process in plants. Gravity modulates traffic on the intracellular “highways” that ensure the growth and functionality of ... > 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: -
NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited for Ancient Life on Mars
March 12, 2013 — An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. Scientists identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and ... > full story -
Strategies for Possible Survival on Mars: Scientists Found Differences in Core Proteins from a Microorganism That Lives in a Salty Lake in Antarctica
March 11, 2013 — Research has revealed key features in proteins needed for life to function on Mars and other extreme environments. Scientists studied organisms that survive in the extreme conditions of Antarctica. ... > full story
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