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Video: The science of heartbreak
New video from asapSCIENCE addresses the question: Why is a broken heart so painful?
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
Voyager 1 captures the sounds of interstellar space
Hear what deep space sounds like.
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
Frog photobombs NASA moon launch
NASA has confirmed this is a real photo. This frog made its giant leap for frogkind during the launch of NASA's LADEE moon craft on September 6.
September 12, 2013
Awesome foursome in Australian skies
The moon, planets Saturn and Venus, and the bright star Spica on September 9, 2013 as captured by master astrophotographer Colin Legg.
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
Humberto is first hurricane of 2013 season in Atlantic
Humberto was just a few hours shy of tying the record for "latest first hurricane to form" during an Atlantic hurricane season.
September 11, 2013
