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Giant stars’ birth makes cosmic hourglass
The birth throes of high-mass stars have been shrouded in mystery. While penetrating the mystery, astronomers working in Chile discovered a vast cosmic hourglass.
September 9, 2015
One of Saturn’s rings is different
A study suggests particles in a section of Saturn's rings are denser than elsewhere, which could mean that ring is much younger than the rest.
September 9, 2015
Super stonehenge found below ground
Archaeologists have found evidence for a circle of 90 huge standing stones buried near Stonehenge.
September 9, 2015
Send your name to Mars: Deadline Tuesday
Your name can ride along on a mission to Mars. It's easy, quick and free to make that happen. Details here.
September 7, 2015
Andromeda galaxy yields star birth secrets
Are the same percentages of stars with gargantuan mass, low mass and intermediate mass born everywhere throughout space?
September 7, 2015
Is the pronoun ‘I’ becoming obsolete?
Thinking of plants and animals - including humans - as independent individuals might be an oversimplification, according to modern thinking in microbiology.
September 6, 2015
New Hubble image: Spiral galaxy M96
In this image, the galaxy resembles a whirlpool of glowing gas, rippled with dark dust that swirls inwards towards the galactic nucleus or core.
September 5, 2015
Giant sea scorpion was ancient sea predator
Scientists have discovered a person-sized sea scorpion that lived 467 million years ago.
September 4, 2015
What is the Yellowstone supervolcano?
Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies a volcanic hotspot. The most recent enormous eruption occurred 640,000 years ago. What's going on now?
September 4, 2015
Aryan Mishra invites teens to astronomy
Asteroid discoverer Aryan Mishra wants to open teens' eyes to the beautiful and amazing possibilities that cosmos has in store.
September 3, 2015
