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Study suggests long-ago collisions among Pluto satellites
A new computer model suggests a series of Pluto satellites colliding, breaking to pieces, moving outward and then rebuilding.
October 9, 2013
Planets skimming a star’s surface
If confirmed, these planetary candidates would be among the closest planets to their stars discovered so far.
October 8, 2013
Insights from space rocks left after meteor exploded over Russia
Extensive laboratory studies of the Chelyabinsk meteorites revealed traces of ancient space collisions even more violent than the recent encounter with Earth.
October 8, 2013
Neptune’s innermost moon Naiad: Lost and found!
Voyager spacecraft discovered this moon in 1989, but since then it's been an elusive target. With new techniques to suppress Neptune's glare, Naiad is found again.
October 8, 2013
Backyard astronomers team up with pros to study triple asteroid
A study of triple asteroid (87) Sylvia gave astronomers a way to probe the past history of our solar system, plus learn more about asteroids' internal composition.
October 7, 2013
An asteroid pile-up in the orbit of Mars
The orbit of the planet Mars is host to the remains of an ancient collision that created many of its Trojan asteroids, a new study has concluded.
October 7, 2013
Life may be harder to identify on some exoplanets
High levels of atmospheric oxygen are a promising indicator for life on exoplanets. But some exoplanets may have significant levels of oxygen, even without life.
October 7, 2013
New kind of microscope uses neutrons
Device could open up new areas of research on materials and biological samples at tiny scales.
October 4, 2013
Which neurons fire when this image tricks your brain?
Scientists have pinpointed the brain region responsible for “illusory contours”—when you perceive imaginary shapes and surfaces against a fragmented background.
October 4, 2013
Researchers find that double star Fomalhaut is actually a triple
As seen from Earth, Fomalhaut C appears far from the big, bright star that is Fomalhaut A. The two stars are separated by roughly 11 full moon-diameters in Earth's sky.
October 3, 2013
