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The Daily Galaxy
High Arctic Microbes --Clues to Life on Mars and Enceladus
The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic is nearly as cold as that of the surface of Mars. So the recent discovery by a McGill University led team of sci...
The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic is nearly as cold as that of the surface of Mars. So the recent discovery by a McGill University led team of sci...
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The Daily Galaxy
"Rugged Terrain of South Africia Shaped Human Evolution"
A new study by archaeologists at the University of York says our upright gait may have its origins in the rugged landscape of East and South Africa which was shaped during the Pliocene epoch by ...
A new study by archaeologists at the University of York says our upright gait may have its origins in the rugged landscape of East and South Africa which was shaped during the Pliocene epoch by ...
Space & Astronomy Discussions
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First Light At SAAO For Third 1-Meter Node Of Global Telescope
Sutherland, South Africa (SPX) Mar 21, 2013 The first truly global telescope came a significant step closer to completion this month with the installation and first light on three new 1-met...
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collectSPACE
'Fashioning Apollo' into a movie
Nicholas de Monchaux's book "Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo" (MIT Press, 2011) tells the real story of how International Latex Corporation (ILC), better known by its consumer brand for bras and gi...
Nicholas de Monchaux's book "Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo" (MIT Press, 2011) tells the real story of how International Latex Corporation (ILC), better known by its consumer brand for bras and gi...
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PhysOrg.com
Trip into space with DiCaprio costs $1.55m
Leonardo DiCaprio is going to get closer to stars of a different kind as he heads into space aboard the Virgin Galactic, and a well-heeled bidder at the Cannes Film Festival has paid 1.2 million...
Leonardo DiCaprio is going to get closer to stars of a different kind as he heads into space aboard the Virgin Galactic, and a well-heeled bidder at the Cannes Film Festival has paid 1.2 million...
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PhysOrg.com
US space chief updates on asteroid lasso mission (Update)
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to...
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to...
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ZME Science
Canadian Arctic bacterium offers clues to life on Mars
A team of Canadian researchers has discovered a bacterium that thrives in the Arctic regions, much below freezing point, at -15 degrees C in one the coldest temperature ever reported for bacteri...
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The Daily Galaxy
The Ring Nebula --Hubble Reveals Its True Shape!
The iconic Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dyi...
The iconic Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dyi...
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Space.com
Cannibal White Dwarf Feeds On Companion Star | Video
A compact white dwarf star exerts enough gravitational pull to extract matter from its binary companion nearly a million miles away, accelerating the companion's spin to blast tight beacons of r...
A compact white dwarf star exerts enough gravitational pull to extract matter from its binary companion nearly a million miles away, accelerating the companion's spin to blast tight beacons of r...
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Space.com
3D Ring Nebula: Sun-Like Star Carcass' Best Look Yet | Video
Helium (blue), hydrogen (red) and oxygen (green) emissions are derived from new Hubble Space Telescope data and used to create this three dimensional model. Found in the constellation of Lyra. ...
Helium (blue), hydrogen (red) and oxygen (green) emissions are derived from new Hubble Space Telescope data and used to create this three dimensional model. Found in the constellation of Lyra. ...
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Space.com
Hot Young Stars' Radiation Will One Day Erase This Picture | Video
The Thackeray globules, thick clouds of dust that are silhouetted again the pink glowing nebula (IC 2944) gas, is under attack from ultraviolet radiation emitted from nearby stars. The cloud lie...
The Thackeray globules, thick clouds of dust that are silhouetted again the pink glowing nebula (IC 2944) gas, is under attack from ultraviolet radiation emitted from nearby stars. The cloud lie...
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PhysOrg.com
Hubble reveals the ring nebula's true shape
(Phys.org) -The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old...
(Phys.org) -The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old...
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Space Mart
Girl expelled from school for exploding experiment going to space camp
Bartow, Fla. (UPI) May 23, 2013 A Florida girl expelled from school after her science experiment exploded will be going to space camp with the help of a former NASA manager, officials said....
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Space Mart
Adapter 'Flips' for Progress Toward 2014 Exploration Flight Test
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 24, 2013 Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., recently flipped an adapter - no easy feat when you're talking about 1,000 pounds of a...
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Space Mart
Device like Star Trek 'tricorder' can quickly scan body vital signs
Mountain View, Calif. (UPI) May 22, 2013 A U.S. firm said it has developed a device that can monitor vital signs just by holding it to the forehead for 10 few seconds. The device, called ...
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Physics Today
Report shows progress on Irans nuclear program
New York Times: TheInternational Atomic Energy Agency issued a report showing that Iran has made progress across the board in its nuclear production program. Over three months, the countrys low-...
New York Times: TheInternational Atomic Energy Agency issued a report showing that Iran has made progress across the board in its nuclear production program. Over three months, the countrys low-...
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Universe Today
New IMAX Super Short: Galaxies Across Space and Time
"Hubble: Galaxies Across Space and Time" is an award-winning IMAX Super Short film. In less than 3 minutes you can explore 10 billion years of cosmic history as you fly through one of Hubbles i...
"Hubble: Galaxies Across Space and Time" is an award-winning IMAX Super Short film. In less than 3 minutes you can explore 10 billion years of cosmic history as you fly through one of Hubbles i...
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Space Daily
Researchers reveal model of Sun's magnetic field
Leeds, UK (SPX) May 24, 2013 Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that o...
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Space Daily
World's largest undersea methane seep harbors variety of life
Washington (UPI) May 22, 2013 U.S. researchers say they've discovered what may be the world's largest methane seep on the ocean floor, where life thrives under extreme conditions. A marin...
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Space Daily
Russian Satellite a 'Success' Despite Animal Deaths
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 24, 2013 Russia's Bion-M1 biological research satellite, which recently carried rodents, microorganisms and plants on a month-long space flight, successfully accomp...
