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Mars interactive panorama: What it looks like to be there
4 billion pixels panorama of Mars
March 29, 2013
Mate choice in mice is heavily influenced by paternal cues
Hybrid offspring of different house mice populations show a preference for mating with individuals from their father's original population.
March 29, 2013
Robotic jellyfish could one day patrol oceans, clean oil spills, and detect pollutants
Researchers are working on a multi-university, nationwide project for the U.S. Navy that one day will put life-like autonomous robot jellyfish in waters around the world. Make sure you check out the cool video!
March 29, 2013
Saturn’s moons and rings date back 4 billion years
A new analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft suggests that Saturn’s moons and rings came into being around the time of our solar system’s birth.
March 28, 2013
Hubble observes the hidden depths of Messier 77
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky.
March 28, 2013
Small volcanoes make big impact on climate
It's getting warmer, but not as fast as climate models earlier predicted. Airborne particles from volcanic activity might help explain why.
March 27, 2013
Young, hot and blue: Stars of the cluster NGC 2547
This pretty sprinkling of bright blue stars is the cluster NGC 2547, a group of recently formed stars in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sail).
March 27, 2013
Astronomers discover new kind of supernova
A team of astronomers is reporting the discovery of a new type of supernova called Type Iax.
March 26, 2013
Discovery may allow scientists to make fuel from CO2 in the atmosphere
Researchers the world over are looking for new ways to generate power from excess carbon dioxide that leaves a smaller carbon footprint.
March 26, 2013
Reversing blood and freshening it up
A research group explains how they have succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice by reversing, or re-programming, the stem cells that produce blood.
March 25, 2013
