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Vaporizing the Earth
Simulations of vaporizing the Earth or other planets tell planet-hunting astronomers what to look for in the atmospheres of candidate super-Earths.
August 2, 2012
Curiosity mission could reveal Mars’ deepest secrets
Clues to Mars’ hidden past and what may have happened to its long-ago vanished rivers, and perhaps even oceans may be revealed when NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars.
August 2, 2012
Dartmouth theoretical physicists probe the Majorana mystery
While headlines proclaim the discovery of the Higgs boson particle, Dartmouth physicists delve into another enigmatic particle.
August 1, 2012
William Shatner and Wil Wheaton narrate new NASA Mars Curiosity rover video
As NASA prepares for the Curiosity rover landing on Mars, William Shatner and Wil Wheaton share this story of NASA's mission to date.
July 31, 2012
Solar system: The faraway Kepler-30 system
Researchers measure the orientation of a multiplanet system - the faraway system Kepler-30 - and find it very similar to our own solar system.
July 26, 2012
NASA and university researchers on how life turned left
NASA researchers analyzing meteorite fragments in Canada have developed an explanation for a strong preference of left-handed over right-handed amino acids in meteorites.
July 25, 2012
Two solar system puzzles solved
Comets and asteroids preserve the building blocks of our solar system and should help explain its origin. But there are unsolved puzzles.
July 25, 2012
New recruits in the fight against disease
Scientists have discovered the structure and operating procedures of a powerful anti-bacterial killing machine that could become an alternative to antibiotics.
July 24, 2012
Antioxidants may be potent Parkinson’s treatment
A new and powerful class of antioxidants could one day be a potent treatment for Parkinson’s disease, researchers report.
July 23, 2012
Hubble space telescope finds earliest spiral galaxy
Astronomers using the Hubble space telescope have witnessed a spiral galaxy in the early universe, billions of years before many other spiral galaxies formed.
July 20, 2012
