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Spacecraft en route to Pluto spots its largest moon
NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has spotted Pluto’s Texas-sized, ice-covered moon Charon for the first time.
July 11, 2013
As the sun moves through space …
The IBEX spacecraft has now mapped the structure of our solar system's comet-like tail. Photos in this post can help you picture how our sun carries you through space.
July 11, 2013
Sun’s loops are displaying an optical illusion
New work shows that coronal loops are actually tapered, wider at the top and narrower at the ends - contrary to what our best sun photos suggest.
July 10, 2013
Astronomers witness birth of Milky Way’s most massive star
Scientists have observed in unprecedented detail the birth of a massive star within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light years from Earth.
July 10, 2013
Wildfires may contribute more to global warming than previously predicted
The Las Conchas fire emissions findings suggest that fire emissions could contribute a lot more to the observed climate warming than current estimates show.
July 9, 2013
Bird vaccine for West Nile Virus
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may halt the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) among common and endangered bird species.
July 9, 2013
NASA’s polar robotic ranger passes first Greenland test
NASA’s new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth’s harshest environments.
July 8, 2013
Cosmochemist discovers potential solution to meteorite mystery
Chondrules may have formed from high-pressure collisions in early solar system.
July 8, 2013
Starfish have eyes at the tips of their arms
A study has shown for the first time that starfish use primitive eyes at the tip of their arms to visually navigate their environment.
July 5, 2013
Space weather forecast study turns table of effective predictions on its head
A comparison of solar flare forecasting systems has turned the performance table of apparently effective prediction methods on its head.
July 5, 2013
