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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Science & Society
Centennial books illuminate Einstein’s greatest triumph
Scholars mark general relativity 100ths anniversary with books on history, biography, science.
- Astronomy
Einstein’s genius changed science’s perception of gravity
Einstein struggled for years to solve the puzzle of general relativity. The pieces all fell into place in November 1915.
- Astronomy
First stars may lurk in our galactic neighborhood
Representatives from the first generation of stars might be hiding in our cosmic backyard, masked by interstellar pollution.
- Planetary Science
Ceres mountains and craters named for food
A host of agricultural spirits are immortalized on several craters and mountains on the dwarf planet Ceres.
- Planetary Science
Salt streaks sign of present-day water flows on Mars
Salt deposits on Mars hint at contemporary seasonal water flows on the Red Planet.
- Planetary Science
Salt streaks point to present-day water flows on Mars
Salt deposits on Mars hint at contemporary seasonal water flows on the Red Planet.
- Planetary Science
67P reveals recipe for a comet
Rosetta’s comet 67P probably started out as two smaller comets.
- Planetary Science
Mysterious circles appear, grow on comet
The Rosetta spacecraft caught five circular depressions quickly spreading across a region of comet 67P.
- Astronomy
This weekend, lunar eclipse coincides with supermoon
On September 27, sky gazers will be treated to a rare type of total lunar eclipse.
- Astronomy
Black hole collisions evade detection
The environment in the centers of some galaxies might inhibit gravitational waves radiating from supermassive black holes, a new study suggests.
- Cosmology
Complexity in the universe, hidden craters and more reader feedback
Readers discuss order and disorder in the universe, the languages of science communication and more.
- Planetary Science
‘The Martian’ is entertaining science fiction rooted in fact
With NASA’s help, filmmakers made story of astronaut stranded on Mars believable.
