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A magnetar at the heart of our Milky Way
Radio astronomers are using a pulsar with a strong magnetic field to investigate a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
August 14, 2013
Dwarf galaxy caught ramming into a large spiral
X-ray observations have revealed a giant cloud of superheated gas in a galaxy about 60 million light-years from Earth.
August 14, 2013
Scientists look into Earth’s past to predict future effects of climate change
Looking back, there were big changes at the end of major climate change periods, such as the end of the last Ice Age when large herbivores went extinct.
August 13, 2013
Study finds novel worm community affecting methane release in ocean
"One of the first and best examples of a direct link between a food web and the dynamics that control greenhouse gas emissions from the ocean,” - Andrew R. Thurber
August 13, 2013
NASA satellites capture Super-typhoon Utor before and after landfall
A large number of warnings in remain effect today, Aug. 12, as Typhoon Utor moves through the South China Sea and away from the Philippines.
August 12, 2013
Cancer cells change while moving throughout the body
A major focus of contemporary cancer research is on how to stop or fight metastasis - the spread of a cancer from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part.
August 12, 2013
Gemini’s much-anticipated infrared instrument goes on-sky
Gemini Observatory’s latest instrument, a powerful infrared camera and spectrograph at Gemini South, reveals its potential in a series of striking on-sky commissioning images.
August 9, 2013
Predicting zebra migrations from space
Using satellite rain and vegetation data, researchers track when and where arid lands begin to green, and anticipate if zebras will make the trek.
August 8, 2013
Hubble Space Telescope solves a 40-year mystery
What is the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long ribbon of gas stretching nearly halfway around our Milky Way galaxy? Now we know.
August 8, 2013
If we landed on Jupiter’s moon Europa, what would we want to know?
So far, scientists have seen a fractured, ice-covered world with tantalizing signs of a liquid water ocean - a possible home for microbial life - under its surface.
August 8, 2013
