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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
See this blurry blue dot? It’s the lightest exoplanet imaged so far
The new planet - designated HD 95086 b - has a predicted mass of only four to five times that of Jupiter.
June 3, 2013
New camera at WIYN images an asteroid with a long tail
Using the new wide-field camera at the WIYN 3.5 meter telescope, astronomers have found that the peculiar asteroid P/2010 A2's tail is much longer than previously supposed.
June 3, 2013
Images and video of asteroid 1998 QE2 flyby
No danger ... and yet this asteroid captured the attention of astronomers worldwide.
June 1, 2013
Watch or participate in asteroid 1998 QE2 flyby today
Asteroid 1998 QE2 will pass about 15 times the moon's distance. Several organizations are looking at it, and you can join the fun.
May 31, 2013
