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Space instrument adds big piece to the solar corona puzzle
How can the solar atmosphere get hotter, rather than colder, the farther you go from the sun's surface? A suborbital rocket mission that launched in July 2012 has just provided a major piece of the puzzle.
January 23, 2013
Taking the temperature of the universe
Astronomers using a CSIRO radio telescope have taken the Universe’s temperature, and have found that it has cooled down just the way the Big Bang theory predicts.
January 23, 2013
Using silicon to produce hydrogen on demand
New technology could help power portable devices like satellite phones and radios.
January 22, 2013
Researchers map brain’s emotional intelligence
The first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to our ability to process emotional information and navigate the social world.
January 22, 2013
Betelgeuse braces for a collision
Betelgeuse, the nearest red supergiant star to Earth, and its arc-shaped shields could collide with an intriguing dusty ‘wall’ in 5000 years.
January 22, 2013
Did an 8th century gamma ray burst irradiate the Earth?
A nearby short duration gamma-ray burst may be the cause of an intense blast of high-energy radiation that hit the Earth in the 8th century.
January 21, 2013
Martian crater may once have held groundwater-fed lake
A NASA spacecraft is providing new evidence of a wet underground environment on Mars that adds to an increasingly complex picture of the Red Planet's early evolution.
January 21, 2013
Jeffrey Paine: Retreating shoreline along Texas Gulf coast
The Texas Gulf coast is among the most dynamic environments on Earth. Jeffrey Paine talks about the retreating coastline, and the risks and value of human activity there.
January 21, 2013
A microqusar makes a giant manatee nebula
A new view of a 20,000-year old supernova remnant provides more clues to the history of this giant cloud that resembles a beloved endangered species, the Florida Manatee.
January 19, 2013
Android app for simulates eclipses
A tool for astronomy lovers that allows to know the general and local circumstances for solar and lunar eclipses and planetary transits.
January 18, 2013
