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Dogs’ behavior could help to design social robots
Study suggests dogs react more readily to robots that show interactive social behavior.
September 16, 2013
How our galaxy might look from outside
This artist’s impression shows how the Milky Way galaxy might look seen from the outside, from an almost edge-on perspective.
September 14, 2013
Insight into the hidden world of frozen oceans
Beneath the ice crust of a frozen ocean, microscopic algae and bacteria thrive. As the Arctic becomes ice-free, they will play a new role in Earth's ecology.
September 13, 2013
Voyager 1, you are here
Voyager 1 is now officially the first human-made object to venture beyond our solar system. This illustration may help you visualize where Voyager 1 is now.
September 13, 2013
It’s official: Voyager 1 first earthly craft to leave solar system
NASA says Voyager crossed the boundary of the heliosphere, or sphere of our sun's influence, a year ago.
September 12, 2013
Best 3D map yet of central bulge of the Milky Way
Astronomers have found that our galaxy's inner regions take on a peanut-like, or X-shaped, appearance from some angles.
September 12, 2013
World’s thinnest glass is just two atoms thick
The world’s thinnest glass is just a molecule thick, a serendipitous discovery by scientists, recorded for posterity in the Guinness Book of World Records.
September 12, 2013
Predicting a violent volcanic eruption before it happens
These researchers say that the monitoring of repeated slow oscillations in ground swelling and collapse is vital to understanding whether an eruption is imminent.
September 11, 2013
Astronomers explain why disk galaxies eventually look alike
“In galaxy disks, the scars of a rough childhood, and adolescent blemishes, all smooth away with time.” - Curtis Struck, Iowa State Astronomer
September 11, 2013
Water hidden in the moon from proto-Earth?
Water found in ancient moon rocks might have actually originated from the proto-Earth and even survived the moon-forming event.
September 11, 2013
