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  Radio Telescope, GPS Use Ionosphere to Detect Nuclear Tests

  February 19, 2013 — Analyzing radio telescope interferometry and GPS data recorded of the ionosphere, scientists are able to detect acoustic-gravity waves from surface and underground nuclear ... > full story
• Extrasolar Planets
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  Hunt for Distant Planets Intensifies

  February 18, 2013 — Armed with new tools, astronomers search for worlds like ... > full story
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  Tiny CREPT Instrument to Study the Radiation Belts

  February 15, 2013 — A smaller version of an instrument now flying on NASA's Van Allen Probes has won a coveted spot aboard an upcoming NASA-sponsored Cubesat mission -- the perfect platform for this pint-size, ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Hubble Sees Cosmic 'Flying V' of Merging Galaxies

  February 15, 2013 — The Hubble Space Telescope has taken an image of a large "flying V" that is actually two distinct objects -- a pair of interacting galaxies known as IC ... > full story
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  Near-Earth Asteroid Makes Preview Appearance

  February 14, 2013 — Like trailers for the coming attraction, new images show asteroid 2012 DA14 on its way to a record-close approach to Earth on Feb. 15. One image, taken by amateur astronomer Dave Herald of ... > full story
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
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  Russian Asteroid Strike: Numerous Injuries, Significant Damage

  February 15, 2013 — A space rock a few metres across exploded in Earth's atmosphere above the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia today (Feb. 15, 2013) at about 03:15 GMT. The numerous injuries and significant damage remind us ... > full story
• Cosmic Rays
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  Supernova Remnants Produce Cosmic Rays

  February 14, 2013 — A new study reveals the first clear-cut evidence the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe. This discovery is a major step toward understanding ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
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  Simulation Helps Scientists Better Understand the Origin of Our Solar System

  February 13, 2013 — Simulations boost the significance of image and measurement data from space missions: based on the example of an asteroid. Astrophysicists show collisions with other celestial bodies can be ... > full story
• Stars
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  'A Drop of Ink on the Luminous Sky:' Wide Field Imager Snaps Cosmic Gecko

  February 13, 2013 — This part of the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer) is one of the richest star fields in the whole sky -- the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. The huge number of stars that light up this region ... > full story
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  Hubble Catches a Streak of Stars in Side-on View of Spiral Galaxy

  February 10, 2013 — The Hubble Space Telescope captured a thin, glittering streak of stars in a new view of the spiral galaxy ESO 121-6, which lies in the southern constellation of Pictor (The Painter's Easel). Viewed ... > full story

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