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Astronomers witness birth of Milky Way’s most massive star
Scientists have observed in unprecedented detail the birth of a massive star within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light years from Earth.
July 10, 2013
Update on sunspot group 11 times as wide as Earth
AR1785 and AR1787 comprise one of biggest sunspot groupings of Solar Cycle 24. So far, though, the grouping has been surprisingly quiet.
July 9, 2013
Cosmochemist discovers potential solution to meteorite mystery
Chondrules may have formed from high-pressure collisions in early solar system.
July 8, 2013
Video: Mars rover watches Mars moon Phobos passing overhead
If you were standing on planet Mars, how would it look to see a Mars moon move across the sky? Well, here's how.
July 8, 2013
Space weather forecast study turns table of effective predictions on its head
A comparison of solar flare forecasting systems has turned the performance table of apparently effective prediction methods on its head.
July 5, 2013
Flashes in the sky: Cosmic radio bursts point to cataclysmic origins in the distant universe
They appear to have originated from billions of light-years away and have left scientists pondering what might have caused them.
July 4, 2013
Possible explanation for mysterious radio flashes
Mysterious bright radio flashes that appear for only a brief moment on the sky and do not repeat could be the final farewell of a massive star collapsing into a black hole.
July 4, 2013
New knowledge about early galaxies
Researchers have studied an early galaxy in unprecedented detail and determined a number of important properties such as size, mass, content of elements and have determined how quickly the galaxy forms new stars.
July 3, 2013
This date in science: Happy birthday, Harrison Schmitt
Born July 3, 1935, Harrison "Jack" Schmitt is the only trained scientist to have walked on the moon, so far.
July 3, 2013
Cluster spacecraft detects elusive space wind
A new study provides the first conclusive proof of the existence of a space wind first proposed theoretically over 20 years ago.
July 2, 2013
