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Study suggests large galaxies stopped growing 7 billion years ago
Brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) appear not to have tripled in size, as conventional models predicted for large galaxies.
April 18, 2011
Jupiter-like worlds have shocking environments
Clues that other Jupiter-like worlds have a protective magnetosphere like Earth's is a big step in looking for zones that could support life.
April 18, 2011
Little Ice Age caused by other factors than quiet sun
Factors other than low sunspot activity must have contributed to the Little Ice Age that began in the 17th century, according to a new study.
April 15, 2011
Big Bang still possible to deduce in the future
We could still find evidence of the Big Bang and an expanding universe a trillion years from now, even with no galaxies visible in the night sky.
April 15, 2011
Warped space-time visualized by physicists
Stretching and twisting lines can visually portray the warping of space-time and solve a mystery surrounding merged black holes.
April 13, 2011
Honoring Yuri Gagarin on 50th anniversary of human space flight
The voyage of Yuri Gagarin lasted 108 minutes, 89 minutes of which were in space. He orbited the Earth once in his Vostok 1 capsule.
April 12, 2011
To celebrate Yuri, first space-Earth duet
NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman and Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson perform the first space-Earth duet celebrating Yuri.
April 12, 2011
Galaxy collision causing black holes to merge and devour nearby stars
A galaxy collision and black holes merge, the resulting monster black holes may go on a rampage, devouring nearby stars.
April 9, 2011
Comet Wild-2 has evidence for liquid water on the surface
The first convincing evidence of liquid water on a comet comes from analysis of a sample of Comet Wild-2, returned to Earth by NASA’s Stardust space mission.
April 7, 2011
Two small asteroids pass within moon’s distance today
The moon is our closest neighbor in space, but today two asteroids come closer. One passed through the Earth/moon system this morning - and the other minutes ago.
April 6, 2011
