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Snow in West Seneca, New York
Digging out of the snow in West Seneca, NY on November 19, 2014.
November 20, 2014
Is this exotic object an ejected black hole or a huge star?
Is SDSS1133 a supermassive black hole ejected from its home galaxy, or the remains of a massive star that exploded as a supernova? Astronomers aren't sure.
November 19, 2014
Subaru Telescope detects sudden appearance of 7 galaxies in early universe
Japanese astronomers probing deeply back into our universe's early history have found 7 galaxies at a time when the universe was only 700 million years old.
November 19, 2014
Video: Could humans actually live on planet Mars?
Could we survive on Mars? The AsapSCIENCE guys address the question.
November 19, 2014
Men and women adapt differently to spaceflight
A study looks at differences in the ways that men and women's bodies react to time spent in space.
November 19, 2014
Bizarre black hole alignments over billions of light-years
The black holes are central to quasars in the early universe. Researchers say the probability that their aligned spin is the result of chance is less than 1%.
November 19, 2014
Cape Neddick Lighthouse at night
The Milky Way rises behind Cape Neddick Lighthouse (aka Nubble Light) in York, Maine.
November 19, 2014
Carnivorous plants
Faced with lousy soil conditions, some plants came up with a novel solution - eating meat.
November 18, 2014
Asteroid Vesta now has its own geologic maps
Vesta is revealed as a world in space - albeit a little world - in these new maps of its surface. Scientists say the maps of Vesta reveals its history.
November 18, 2014
Sunspot comes back around, produces M5 flare
AR 2192 was the largest sunspot in 24 years. The sun's rotation carried it out of view, but now it's back, renamed, and is still producing solar flares.
November 18, 2014
