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Supernova 1987A remnant lights up
Supernova 1987A has become the youngest supernova remnant visible to us.
June 9, 2011
Lemurs are an island unto themselves
Madagascar's diverse lemur population can be described by many adjectives: tiny, jumpy, creepy and smelly, to name a few. Read more about lemurs.
June 8, 2011
Giant black holes and their eating habits
Astrophysicists have scrutinized X-rays from accretion disks surrounding eight black holes and confirmed differences between black hole observation and theory.
June 8, 2011
Dramatic solar flare June 7, 2011. Aurora alert
On June 7, 2011, a solar flare caused a large cloud of particles on the sun to mushroom up, then fall back, looking as if it covered almost half the solar surface.
June 8, 2011
Ocean gyres explained by Emanuele Di Lorenzo
Think about stirring your morning coffee and the liquid spinning, then imagine that happening on an oceanic scale. Voila! An ocean gyre. Read about ocean gyres.
June 7, 2011
Highest-flying bird record crossing of Himalayas
What is the world's highest-flying bird? It's the Bar-headed goose, and it can reach the height of Mount Everest from sea level in just eight hours.
June 7, 2011
Virtual weight-loss program beats real world
A study has found that while both types of weight loss programs produced similar physical results, the virtual weight-loss program yielded more healthy behaviors.
June 7, 2011
Predicting the tipping point of an ecosystem?
Scientists studying a remote Wisconsin lake have identified early warning signs that an ecosystem is on the tipping point of a radical, rapid change.
June 6, 2011
Voyager leaving sun for interstellar space
NASA's Voyager mission is headed where no spacecraft has gone before, beyond the space bubble that contains our solar system.
June 6, 2011
Falling ash from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano
The Chilean volcanic eruption on Saturday, June 4, 2011 reached six miles up into the sky and sent a plume of ash toward Argentina. Read more about falling ash.
June 6, 2011
