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Record-setting X-ray jet discovered
The most distant jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth has been detected by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
November 28, 2012
Do missing Jupiters mean massive comet belt?
Two nearby planetary system have vast comet belts, but no Jupiter-like planets. Are those two things related?
November 28, 2012
Galapagos giant tortoises migrate, albeit slowly and not too far
Large male Galapagos giant tortoises trek, slow and steady, from the island lowlands up across the volcanic slopes and back again.
November 28, 2012
Flu outbreaks predicted with weather forecast techniques
New computer model takes a page from weather forecasting to predict regional peaks in influenza outbreaks.
November 27, 2012
Your brain on sugar
Binging on soda and sweets - for as little as six weeks - might do damage to your memory.
November 27, 2012
Funneling the sun’s energy
MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.
November 26, 2012
Beat up planet Mars has more than 635,000 craters
Mars is a beaten and battered planet, according to a research team that recently finished counting and cataloging a staggering 635,000 Martian impact craters.
November 24, 2012
David Stuart on the Mayan calendar and 2012 doomsday predictions
Stuart, an archaeologist and expert on the ancient Maya, told EarthSky that neither the Maya, nor their calendar, ever predicted the end of the world.
November 23, 2012
To love your life, exercise a little more
People’s satisfaction with life was higher on days when they exercised more than usual, research shows.
November 23, 2012
Nanotech device mimics dog’s nose to detect explosives
Inspired by the biology of canine scent receptors, UC Santa Barbara scientists develop a chip capable of quickly identifying trace amounts of vapor molecules
November 20, 2012
