Space
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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- Astronomy
Heftiest stars discovered
At more than 200 times sun’s mass, this giant sets a new record.
- Planetary Science
Hole from on high
Researchers discover a fresh meteorite impact crater using Google Earth.
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- Planetary Science
Up close and personal with an asteroid
The Rosetta orbiter makes its second swing past a relic of the early solar system.
- Space
The incredible shrinking proton
If the subatomic particle really is smaller than thought, a cherished theory may need tweaking.
- Astronomy
The universe according to Planck
Science News editor in chief Tom Siegfried reports on a new image of the early cosmos from the Euroscience Open Forum meeting in Turin, Italy.
- Space
Making lemonade with quantum lemons
Physicists produce “spooky action at a distance,” using a phenomenon that would usually disrupt it.
- Earth
Antarctic shoal breaks the ice
Instruments on a massive berg help pinpoint a previously unreported undersea ridge.
- Space
Wet past for Red Planet
An ocean blanketed one-third of Mars about 3.5 billion years ago, a new study suggests.
- Physics
Physics in free fall
Physicists drop supercold atoms down an elevator shaft to see what will happen.
