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NASA joins ESA’s dark universe mission
NASA has officially joined ESA’s Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the mysterious natures of dark matter and dark energy.
January 24, 2013
Rare photo of aurora australis – southern lights – and bioluminescence
Astrophotographer Colin Legg - who calls himself "a geologist by day and photographer by night" - captured this scene shortly after the CME struck.
January 24, 2013
Why exercise slows memory loss in Alzheimer’s
A stress hormone produced during moderate exercise may protect the brain from memory changes related to Alzheimer’s disease.
January 24, 2013
Space instrument adds big piece to the solar corona puzzle
How can the solar atmosphere get hotter, rather than colder, the farther you go from the sun's surface? A suborbital rocket mission that launched in July 2012 has just provided a major piece of the puzzle.
January 23, 2013
Best photos of night-shining clouds seen from ISS
Enjoy this gallery of images of night-shining clouds, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
January 23, 2013
Taking the temperature of the universe
Astronomers using a CSIRO radio telescope have taken the Universe’s temperature, and have found that it has cooled down just the way the Big Bang theory predicts.
January 23, 2013
Video of dolphin seeking help from divers
This video of an injured dolphin who approaches a group of scuba divers seeking help really is spectacular.
January 23, 2013
Update on 2012-2013 winter in the United States
This upcoming week looks exceedingly cold for the U.S. East. Some areas could see high temperatures only in the teens or perhaps colder by the end of this week.
January 23, 2013
Deep Space Industries joins the asteroid gold rush
Deep Space is the second company in less than a year to say it will join the rush to the rich fields of water and precious metals in near-Earth asteroids.
January 22, 2013
Using silicon to produce hydrogen on demand
New technology could help power portable devices like satellite phones and radios.
January 22, 2013
