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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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Secret Air Force X-37B Space Plane Mission a 'Spectacular Success'
Science & Tech  (tags: concept, design, humans, interesting, NewTechnology, performance, research, science, space )

Rosemary
- 16 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
The U.S. Air Force's secretive robotic X-37B space plane mission continues to chalk up time in Earth orbit, nearing 430 days of a spaceflight that -- while classified -- appears to be an unqualified success. The space plane now circuiting Earth cont...
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Huge Full Moon to Brighten the Sky Saturday Night
Science & Tech  (tags: full moon, super moon, clear skies, Earth, astronomy, space )

Johnny
- 20 days ago - examiner.com
If the skies are clear in your area Saturday night, you will be able to see an uncommon sight as the full moon makes its closest approach to Earth in over a year.
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'Supermoon' Will Light Night Sky This Weekend
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, space, moon, supermoon, full moon, science, interesting )

Michael
- 21 days ago - cbc.ca
A so-called supermoon will brighten the night sky Saturday, though it might not be quite as super as some people believe.
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Pulsars Could Probe Space-Time Around Black Holes
Science & Tech  (tags: space, pulsars, black holes )

Freya
- 40 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
If a pulsing star exists near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, where a giant black hole is thought to lurk, it could shed light on the workings of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, scientists say.
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Distant Galaxies Confirm Accelerating Growth of Universe, Dark Energy
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, computers, concept, discovery, investigation, NewTechnology, research, scientists, space, study )

Kit
- 42 days ago - livescience.com
The pesky reality that the universe's expansion is accelerating -- an observation that prompted astronomers to invoke an unknown entity called dark energy to explain it -- has been further confirmed by new measurements.
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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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Evidence Indicates They Eat Binary Star Partners
Science & Tech  (tags: science, space, star )

Ronnie
- 54 days ago - sciguru.com
A study led by a University of Utah astrophysicist found a new explanation for the growth of supermassive black holes in the center of most galaxies
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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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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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New Supernova Found
Science & Tech  (tags: space, supernovas )

Freya
- 62 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
A new supernova has been found in the nearby galaxy M95, astronomers have confirmed, and it's one of the closest stellar deaths yet witnessed.
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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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Jupiter and Venus to Appear Side By Side for Two Nights
Science & Tech  (tags: Jupiter, Venus, science, space )

Rozenn
- 73 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Although the planets are far apart in space, they will appear to be separated by only a few degrees.Amateur astronomers will be excited by the prospect of two of the brightest planets in the solar system appearing so closely together, according to Robert
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Space Elevator: 36000 Km Into Space in a Week
Science & Tech  (tags: Space, Elevator: 36000 km, into, space, in a week )

Agnes
- 84 days ago - greenfudge.org
The Japanese construction company, Obayashi Corporation, has stated that they will design and construct a space elevator by the year 2050. Initial plans have already been developed and they are currently working on its appearance and technical
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The Enduring Mystery of Life's Origin
Science & Tech  (tags: Darwin, Pasteur, astrobiology, biology, discovery, evolution, matter, universe, science, space, cosmology, meteorites, planets, origins of life, organic molecules, eternity )

Julia
- 88 days ago - space.com
While many of the molecules important for life have been detected in space, and meteorites and comets possibly could contain life itself, that doesn't necessarily mean life came to Earth from space. While some experiments suggest the transfer of life...
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