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Do supernovae jets solve this ancient star mystery?
Explosive supernovae jets might explain why some Milky Way stars are mysteriously rich in gold, platinum and uranium.
November 16, 2011
China air pollution from space
NASA satellite imagery shows China air pollution, a haze over eastern China, coinciding with reports of hazardous air pollution.
November 15, 2011
A fifth gas giant ejected from our solar system?
Earth might have been spared from a collision with Mars or Venus by the process in which a fifth gas giant world was ejected from our solar system.
November 14, 2011
Lutetia: Rare survivor from birth of Earth
Asteroid Lutetia appears to have formed from the same material as Earth, Venus and Mercury, 4-and-a-half billion years ago.
November 13, 2011
White spruce in Alaska grows fast in hotter climate
Satellite images show dying vegetation and wildfires across Alaska, Canada and Russia. So scientists were surprised to find fast-growing white spruce.
November 12, 2011
Researchers link warming ocean to Amazon fires
Expect more fires in the Amazon and throughout South America due to Earth's warming ocean. And find a good video in this post.
November 12, 2011
Killer solar flares a physical impossibility in 2012
The sun is now rising to the peak of its 11-year cycle of activity. But it's not possible for killer solar flares to end humanity or destroy Earth.
November 11, 2011
Shark attack preserved in fossil whale bone
Paleontologists study teeth marks in a fossil whale rib - likely from a shark attack - and see evidence of the whale's healing and death a few weeks later.
November 11, 2011
Cosmic rock found in farmer’s field
The cosmic rock known as the Conception Junction meteorite was probably once part of the asteroid belt. It is a rare and very beautiful meteorite.
November 10, 2011
Pristine gas from the Big Bang detected
Astronomers use the light from a quasar to study pristine gas, as it existed in the early universe, just moments after the Big Bang.
November 10, 2011
