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• Dark Matter
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  Revolutionary Theory of Dark Matter

  January 24, 2013 — The universe abounds with dark matter. Nobody knows what it consists of. Physicists in Norway have now come up with a mathematical explanation that could solve the mystery once and for ... > full story
• Sun
  Solar Flare
  Astronomy
  Northern Lights
  Stars
  Cosmic Rays
   
  

  Space Instrument Adds Big Piece to Solar Corona Puzzle

  January 23, 2013 — How can the solar atmosphere get hotter, rather than colder, the farther you go from the sun's surface? This mystery has puzzled solar astronomers for decades. A suborbital rocket mission that ... > full story
• Big Bang
  Cosmology
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  Astronomy
  Albert Einstein
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  How the Universe Has Cooled Since the Big Bang Fits Big Bang Theory

  January 23, 2013 — Astronomers have taken the universe's temperature, and have found that it has cooled down just the way the Big Bang theory ... > full story
• Nebulae
  Astronomy
  Stars
  Astrophysics
  Galaxies
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  Setting the Dark on Fire: Beautiful View of Clouds of Cosmic Dust in Region of Orion

  January 23, 2013 — In space, dense clouds of cosmic gas and dust are the birthplaces of new stars. In visible light, this dust is dark and obscuring, hiding the stars behind it. So much so that, when astronomer William ... > full story
• Mars
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Solar System
  Astronomy
   
  

  NASA's Veteran Mars Rover Ready to Start 10th Year

  January 22, 2013 — NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, one of the twin rovers that bounced to airbag-cushioned safe landings on Mars nine years ago this week, is currently examining veined rocks on the rim of an ... > full story
• Space Station
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  NASA to Test Bigelow Expandable Module on Space Station

  January 22, 2013 — NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced Jan. 16 a newly planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology. ... > full story
• NASA
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  Sun
  Space Missions
  Solar Flare
   
  

  NASA's IRIS Spacecraft Is Fully Integrated

  January 22, 2013 — NASA's next Small Explorer (SMEX) mission to study the little-understood lower levels of the sun's atmosphere has been fully integrated and final testing is ... > full story
• Galaxies
  Astronomy
  Space Telescopes
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Astrophysics
   
  

  Hubble Focuses on the 'Great Attractor'

  January 22, 2013 — A busy patch of space has been captured in an image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Scattered with many nearby stars, the field also has numerous galaxies in the ... > full story
• Space Exploration
  NASA
  Space Station
  Space Missions
  Space Probes
  Aviation
   
  

  NASA Signs Agreement for a European-Provided Orion Service Module

  January 22, 2013 — NASA signed an agreement in mid-December for the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide a service module for the Orion spacecraft's Exploration Mission-1 in ... > full story
• Space Telescopes
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  Space Station
  Space Missions
   
  

  NASA'S Webb Telescope Team Completes Optical Milestone

  January 22, 2013 — Engineers working on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope met another milestone recently with they completed performance testing on the observatory's aft-optics subsystem at Ball Aerospace & ... > full story

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