Astronomy
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Space
The Newtonian physics (or not) of Angry Birds Space
Experts weigh in on the basic principles featured in the game’s universe.
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Astronomy
New data support Einstein on accelerating universe
New measurements of distant galaxies support Einstein’s cosmological constant as the explanation for the universe’s accelerating expansion.
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Space
Vesta seems more planet than asteroid
Spacecraft explorations reveal a layered, beat-up celestial body.
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Space
Titan’s haze is dropping
Change in elevation of cloudy layer suggests seasonal cycles on Saturn’s moon.
By Nadia Drake -
Space
Ancient impact may explain moon’s magnetic mystery
Anomalies near crater suggest scattering of iron-rich debris.
By Nadia Drake -
Astronomy
Distant planet an exotic water-world
Orb is unlike anything in the solar system.
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Space
Spacecraft captures dust from interstellar wind
Measurements of the particles reveal clues about the composition of space beyond the solar system.
By Nadia Drake -
Space
More like Faux-malhaut b
The Spitzer Space Telescope fails to find a visible planet circling where Hubble saw one four years ago.
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Astronomy
Toasty planets circle stellar heart
Roasted remains orbit former red giant.
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Space
First Earth-sized planets netted
The Kepler space telescope gets one step closer to its mission of discovering habitable worlds by finding two orbs of terrestrial proportions orbiting a distant sunlike star.
By Nadia Drake