Space
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Astronomy
Prospecting for Quasicrystals
Siberian journey nets a mineralogical space oddity.
By Nadia Drake -
Astronomy
The alien next door
Newly discovered planet is just 4.4 light-years distant.
By Nadia Drake -
Planetary Science
Scientists probe fresh Martian meteorite
Rock holds clues to Red Planet’s atmosphere and surface conditions.
By Tanya Lewis -
Chemistry
Solar blobs collide with a bounce
Superhot ejections from the sun surprise physicists by gaining energy of motion in collision.
By Tanya Lewis -
Space
Superfast star spotted orbiting Milky Way’s black hole
Upcoming gravitational close encounter will test relativity theories in the extreme.
By Nadia Drake -
Astronomy
Cohabiting black holes challenge theory
The observation of two stellar-mass objects in one globular cluster violates existing astrophysical dogma.
By Nadia Drake -
Space
Atom & Cosmos
The gassy halo engulfing the Milky Way, a comet in the neighborhood, and extraterrestrial rocks as the source of life on Earth.
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Astronomy
No companion in supernova debris
Explosion probably resulted from two white dwarfs.
By Nadia Drake -
Astronomy
Curiosity goes to the flow
Sent to Mars in search of water and other evidence of habitability, the rover appears to have landed in a dry streambed.
By Nadia Drake -
Astronomy
Team glimpses black hole’s secrets
In the distant galaxy M87, new observations about structure’s rotational speed and jets show the potential of a budding telescope network.
By Nadia Drake -
Planetary Science
Mars clays may have volcanic source
Deposits didn’t need flowing water to form, new research suggests.
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Planetary Science
Planetary Peekaboo
Astronomers aren’t playing games when it comes to spotting an exoEarth.
By Nadia Drake