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Astronomers Need Your Help To Find Planets Outside Our Solar System
A new distributed computing program analyzes data to characterize new planetary systems by computing the light reflected from nearby extrasolar planets and the wobble the planets cause in their stars ... > more -
Astronomers Explain Science Behind Folk Saying
A blue moon is when two full moons occur within the same month, as dictated by the satellite's 29.5 day orbit around the earth. A full moon is that point in the moon's orbit when it's on the back ... > more -
With Precautions, Anyone Can Observe the Sun Safely
Sun spots are cooler regions on the sun's surface held up by magnetic fields, and they can have dramatic effects on space weather, disrupting satellite communications. Astrophysicists track them with ... > more -
Space Physicists and Atmospheric Scientists Can Now Predict Disruptions Caused by the Sun's Coronal Mass Ejections
Solar activity can wreak havoc in communications systems -- particularly during coronal mass ejections, when plumes of electrically charged particles hit earth's atmosphere. Scientists can now track ... > more -
Microbiologists and Astrobiologists Help Kids Discover New Species
Extremophiles are microbes that have adapted to extreme environments, such as Utah's Great Salt Lake. But new microorganisms can be found in everyday places, and scientists are showing school kids ... > more -
Planetary Scientists Use Hubble to Spot Oxygen-Rich Soil on Moon
The Moon's surface is covered with oxygen-rich soils, Hubble Space Telescope images show. Planetary scientists believe the oxygen could be tapped to power rockets and be a source of oxygen to breathe ... > more
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