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Super-Earth's Light Seen for the First Time
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, discovery, nasa, Super-Earth, space, science, technology )

Michael
- 5 days ago - cbc.ca
Scientists have detected light from a so-called super-Earth for the first time, NASA says.
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Underground Lab May Solve Cosmic Mystery
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, interesting, discovery, dark matter, nasa, study, technology, scientists, universe, Big Bang, neutrinos, SNOLAB )

Michael
- 6 days ago - cbc.ca
A new astronomical observatory opened this week - one more than 2 kilometres below the ground in Sudbury, ON, Canada - that may finally answer the mystery of Dark Matter in the universe.
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Astronauts Condemn NASA's Global Warming Endorsement
Science & Tech  (tags: global warming, climate, science, scientists, NASA, environment, astronauts )

Carol
- 40 days ago - washingtonexaminer.com
In an unprecedented slap at NASA's endorsement of global warming science, nearly 50 former astronauts & scientists--including the ex-boss of the Johnson Space Center--claim the agency is on the wrong side of science.
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Did Nasa Cover Up UFOs That 'Buzzed' Atlantis?
Science & Tech  (tags: NASA, UFO, Atlantis, Space, Science )

Katie
- 45 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
To the ground control commentator on Nasa's live public feed, they're merely 'reflections on the camera lens' - but the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis don't sound so convinced.
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Billions of Planets in Our Galaxy May Hold Water
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, discovery, nasa, news, space, science, study, habitat )

Michael
- 54 days ago - cbc.ca
Tens of billions of rocky planets in the Milky Way are the right temperature to support liquid water, a new study estimates.
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The Search for Another Earth
Science & Tech  (tags: planets, astronomy, science, nasa, worlds )

Rohan
- 55 days ago - unisaustralia.com
From a theoretical viewpoint we expected the formation of stars to be accompanied by the formation of planets. It is good to see that the observations are confirming the basic theory. But the sort of planets we found are nothing like we expected!
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Ready for the One Year Blackout?
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, business, climate, computers, discovery, environment, habitat, humans, investigation, nasa, research, safety, science, scientists, space, study, technology, world )

Kit
- 61 days ago - survive-emp.com
Space weather experts have changed their prediction of the effects of the 100 year solar storm from a week-long black out across the East Coast through Chicago to one that could easily be yearlong with restoration taking 4-10 years.
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Scientists Will Fight NASA's Planetary Science Cuts | Mars Exploration | Space.Com
Science & Tech  (tags: NASA, space, study, research, science, news, scientists, investigation, nasa, performance, world, astronomy )

Scott and
- 63 days ago - space.com
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Angry space scientists have launched a call to action to restore NASA's planetary science budget -- a rallying cry to push back on President Obama's proposed fiscal year 2013 budget for NASA.
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New Light Shed On Wandering Continents
Science & Tech  (tags: Earth beneath, NASA, Science, New Light, Research )

Maria
- 64 days ago - sciencedaily.com
A layer of partially molten rock about 22 to 75 miles underground can't be the only mechanism that allows continents to gradually shift their position over millions of years, according to a NASA-sponsored researcher.
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The Prophet of Space Trash
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, business, computers, discovery, environment, investigation, nasa, NewTechnology, research, scientists, space, study, technology )

Kit
- 108 days ago - discovermagazine.com
In 2009, after two telecom satellites smashed into each other, the U.S. National Research Council commissioned a team of experts to examine whether NASA was doing enough to address the growing problem of space junk. When it came time to pick the chair-->
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Hubble Images Reveal Galaxy Similar to Milky Way
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, astronomy, nasa, space, science, technology, scientists )

Michael
- 111 days ago - cbc.ca
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of a barred spiral galaxy -- a galaxy similar to our own and expected to give astronomers a better insight into the Milky Way.
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More Space Junk Falling This Weekend
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, environment, nasa, news, science, space, safety, space junk, sky, Russia, Mars, probe, crash, earth, Phobos-Grunt, spacecraft, re-entry )

Janet
- 132 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Brace yourselves for another 13.5 tons of space junk falling to earth between Saturday and Monday. Thinking Chicken Little was right after all... take cover, the sky really IS falling!
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Cassini Spacecraft Image: Titan and Saturn's Wings
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, space, NASA )

Myron
- 134 days ago - nasa.gov
Includes link to full image gallery. I recommend subscribing to NASA Image Updates. They're out of this world. :-) Photo from NASA Gallery: Triangulum Galaxy
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'Hybrid' Plankton Could Solve Food Problems, Global Warming
Science & Tech  (tags: plankton, food problem, global warming, euglena, nurients, carbon dioxide, DHA, midorimushi, Japan, NASA, earospace, scientists, research, environment, diet, food, health )

Naoko
- 153 days ago - mdn.mainichi.jp
A type of microscopic plankton, which has features of both animals and plants, as well as containing nearly all essential nutrients for human beings, and absorbs carbon dioxide, may be the key to solving some of the world's most toughest problems.
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NASA Has Discovered the Tiniest, Most Pathetic Black Hole in the Universe
Science & Tech  (tags: black hole, universe, NASA, Space )

Katie
- 159 days ago - io9.com
A couple weeks ago, astronomers spotted black holes that were ten billion times more massive than our Sun, setting new records for the biggest black holes ever found.
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