Astronomy
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SpaceEuropean Planetary Science Conference and AAS Division for Planetary Sciences
News from a joint conference held October 2-7 in Nantes, France.
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SpaceCosmic acceleration discovery wins physics Nobel
Three astrophysicists are honored for revealing the universe's accelerating expansion.
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Planetary ScienceFertile Frontiers
Alien-life hunters focus on moons in outer solar system
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AstronomyStar goes boom, telescopes zoom
Astronomers have spotted a supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, the nearest such stellar explosion in decades.
By Nadia Drake -
AstronomyGalactic bull’s-eye came naturally
A strange cosmic object isn't the result of a galactic crash, a new study suggests.
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SpaceDark Matter meeting
The latest science reveals few new answers on dark matter, but scientists hope for more from the Large Hadron Collider.
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AstronomySupermassive black hole rises and shines
Astronomers may have witnessed the activation of a dormant supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy.
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SpaceAtom & Cosmos
A world record for atom smashing, plus black hole threesomes, a volcanic Mars and more in this week’s news.
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AstronomyNew study gives dark energy a boost
Measurements provide further evidence for a cosmic push that is accelerating the expansion of the universe.
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AstronomySupernova to superfluid
Neutron stars, some of the densest objects in the universe, may be cooled by frictionless liquid sloshing in their cores.
By Devin Powell