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Voyager 1 enters region between solar system edge and interstellar space
"We shouldn't have long to wait to find out what the space between stars is really like," said Voyager project scientist Ed Stone.
December 6, 2011
Two record-breaking black holes found nearby
Astronomers say in a crucial discovery they've found the largest black holes ever measured in our nearby cosmological neighborhood.
December 6, 2011
Fastest spinning star ever discovered rotates 100 times faster than sun
Astronomers have found the fastest spinning star ever discovered. The hot blue giant rotates at one million miles per hour, or 100 times faster than our sun.
December 5, 2011
Astronomers find strange new species of red galaxies
The four very red galaxies seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope might be a 'missing link' in galaxy evolution, CfA astronomers say.
December 3, 2011
Science news quicks – December 3, 2011
Quick recaps of some of this week's science news from EarthSky. Read about synesthesia, dreaming, a famous violin, and the fate of a solar sail experiment.
December 3, 2011
How ‘skin bones’ helped large dinosaurs survive
Bones contained entirely within the skin of some of the largest dinosaurs on Earth might have stored vital minerals to help them survive tough times.
December 3, 2011
Video: Glide over Asteroid Vesta in 3D
Get out your 3D glasses and glide over the giant asteroid Vesta with NASA's Dawn spacecraft. See the surface as if you were there!
December 2, 2011
Paper wasps recognize other wasps’ faces
Scientists said it's "surprising and sort of bizarre" that wasps can recognize faces much as humans do, even though our brains are structured so differently.
December 1, 2011
Earth’s early atmosphere beliefs being challenged
New findings about Earth's early atmosphere directly challenge decades-held belief about the type of atmosphere out of which life on our planet arose.
December 1, 2011
Older runners can keep up the pace, says study
Older runners - above 60 - are the fastest-growing group in the sport and their running can remain fast as they age, too, according to a new study
December 1, 2011
