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Moon radiation findings may reduce health risks to astronauts
Space scientists report that lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against the radiation hazards faced by astronauts during extended space travel.
June 11, 2013
New, simple theory may explain mysterious dark matter
This proposal, which endows dark matter particles with a rare form of electromagnetism, has been strengthened by a detailed analysis performed by a pair of theoretical physicists.
June 10, 2013
Meteor alert! Possible meteor outburst Tuesday morning
Click here to learn about the mysterious Gamma Delphinid meteor shower, which might produce a good meteor display Tuesday morning, according to clocks in North America.
June 10, 2013
New asteroid moon movie from NASA
NASA scientists have released a new and improved movie clip of near-Earth asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon.
June 7, 2013
Astronomers discover comet factory in distant system Oph-IRS 48
The dust trap provides a safe haven for tiny particles in the disk of this young star, allowing the particles to clump and grow, ultimately to become comets, planets and moons.
June 7, 2013
Study suggests black holes abundant among the earliest stars
The evidence comes from comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky.
June 6, 2013
Brand new Earth-observing microwave radiometer
It's for observing Earth and is designed to overcome pitfalls that have plagued similar instruments in the past.
June 6, 2013
New mosaic from Mars Express: Ancient flood plain on Mars
ESA has released two new images of Kasei Valles, an ancient vast flood plain on Mars. Mars Express spacecraft, launched 10 years ago this week, acquired them.
June 6, 2013
Did comet impacts jump-start life on Earth?
Icy comets that crashed into Earth millions of years ago could have produced life building organic compounds.
June 5, 2013
Life-producing phosphorus was carried to Earth by meteorites
New research from a team of scientists now shows that one key element that produced life on Earth was carried here on meteorites.
June 4, 2013
