Astronomy
- 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.
- Space
Vesta seems more planet than asteroid
Spacecraft explorations reveal a layered, beat-up celestial body.
- Space
Titan’s haze is dropping
Change in elevation of cloudy layer suggests seasonal cycles on Saturn’s moon.
- Space
Ancient impact may explain moon’s magnetic mystery
Anomalies near crater suggest scattering of iron-rich debris.
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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.
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- 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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- 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.
- Space
Distant world looks too ripe for life
The first extrasolar planet to be discovered in its star’s habitable zone is probably inhospitably hot.
