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Cassini scientists: Mystery of Saturn’s jet streams solved
The debate was whether Saturn's own internal heat - or energy from the sun - drives Saturn's jet streams.
June 26, 2012
Planetrise as seen from closest two-planet system yet found
When the two worlds are closest, say astronomers, the co-orbiting gas giant planetrise Kepler-36c would span three times more than a full moon does from Earth.
June 26, 2012
Video Voyager 1 at the edge of interstellar space
A NASA Video Voyager 1 is reporting a sharp increase in cosmic rays that may herald its final push out of the heliosphere - into the realm of the stars.
June 25, 2012
Colliding galaxies become hotbeds of star formation
These Ultra Luminous InfraRed Galaxies emit a trillion suns worth of infrared light, driven by bursts of star formation in colliding galaxies.
June 24, 2012
Desert on Mars: vastly more interior water than previously thought
Inside Mars, the amount of water may be vastly greater than previous estimates. Mars' interior - or desert on Mars - might have as much as - or more - water than Earth.
June 23, 2012
Melody made with real stars (the kind in the sky)
Researchers use star data from the Kepler Telescope to create a musical melody. Listen to the melody made with real stars.
June 20, 2012
Solar flares effects due today
Active Region 1504 rotated into view on the sun earlier this week ripe for a solar flare and produced several M-class flares and at least two CMEs.
June 16, 2012
Cool image of two overlapping galaxies
A Hubble image of a pair of overlapping galaxies. They look as if they're colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions of light-years.
June 15, 2012
Watch online as huge asteroid hurtles past Earth on June 14, 2012
Links and information to watch online viewing of close-passing asteroid 2012 LZ1. This evening for U.S. Tomorrow morning (June 15) for Asia.
June 14, 2012
Did comets bring water to Earth?
The idea that comets brought water to Earth gained momentum late last year, when astronomers announced ocean-like water in Comet Hartley 2.
June 13, 2012
