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Space
No new particle from second detector
The chances that the Tevatron is producing a previously unknown particle drop substantially after the collider's DZERO experiment finds nothing extraordinary.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Superdupernovas
A new class of stellar explosion is very bright — and somewhat hard to explain.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Atom & Cosmos
NASA’s plans to sample an asteroid, good-bye to Spirit rover, Neptune’s spin and more in this week’s news.
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Space
Black hole jets in HD
Images of unprecedented resolution offer insight into how black holes swallow up matter.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Atom & Cosmos
NASA’s new old design for a shuttle replacement, plus Mars’ growth spurt, the most remote object and more in this week’s news.
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Space
Survey captures local universe in 3-D
The most complete view to date of the nearby cosmos takes in 45,000 galaxies.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Atom & Cosmos
A cosmic collision heard ‘round the world, plus Saturn storms, black hole drains and more in this week’s news.
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Space
Dark Matter meeting
The latest science reveals few new answers on dark matter, but scientists hope for more from the Large Hadron Collider.
By Science News -
Space
Milky Way may get an extension
A newly discovered feature at its fringes suggests the galaxy is an uncommon beauty: One half appears to be nearly a mirror image of the other.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Atom & Cosmos
Liquid water possible on Earthlike planet, plus black-hole atoms, Io’s magma ocean and more in this week’s news.
By Science News