Astronomy

  1. Astronomy

    Cradled galaxies betray violent past

    Hubble snaps ‘the Penguin’ and its egg-shaped companion.

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  2. Astronomy

    Hubble finds hints of a planet oddly far-flung from its star

    If confirmed, the dark gap in space debris will challenge astronomers' theories.

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  3. Planetary Science

    Gone perhaps, but Kepler won’t soon be forgotten

    Astronomers look forward to building on the planet-hunting telescope's discoveries.

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  4. Space

    Kepler mission may be over

    The planet-hunting telescope has been crippled by the failure of two out of four pointing devices.

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  5. Astronomy

    Most Earthlike planets yet seen bring Kepler closer to its holy grail

    Space telescope finds globes that, compared with our world, are slightly larger and orbit a smaller star.

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  6. Space

    No vacancy around stars

    The Milky Way’s planets pack tightly around their stars, according to simulations using data from the Kepler space telescope.

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  7. Space

    Radiation ring around Earth mysteriously appears, then dissipates

    Space probes detect temporary transition from two radiation belts to three, possibly in response to solar activity.

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  8. Astronomy

    Russia meteor virtually impossible to see coming

    Current and planned efforts to track near-Earth objects focus on bigger quarry.

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  9. Space

    Life has prospects on moons of giant extrasolar planets

    Astronomers show how bodies orbiting distant Jupiters could be habitable.

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  10. Space

    New Martian meteorite is one of a kind

    Rock is water-rich and resembles observed regions of Red Planet’s crust.

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  11. Space

    California meteorite a scientific gold mine

    Sutter’s Mill rock preserves rare, fresh material from outer space.

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  12. Space

    News in brief: Possible planet looks habitable

    Astronomers find a body in the habitable zone of a nearby sunlike star by pushing the limits of detection.

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