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Revived spacecraft spots new asteroid
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 29 Jan 2014
A NASA spacecraft recently bought out of hibernation has spotted a never-before-seen asteroid.!--mo…
Rosetta successfully revived
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 21 Jan 2014
Comet-chaser Rosetta has successfully been revived from its 31 month slumber; its pre-programmed al…
Ground breaking European missions to probe early universe
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 6 Jan 2014
The ESA has announced their next two L-class missions; one to study galaxy and black hole formation…
The planet that ‘shouldn’t exist’
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 4 Dec 2013
Astronomers have weighed an Earth-sized planet orbiting another star and concluded that it shouldn’…
Ultra-compact dwarf galaxy discovered
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 1 Nov 2013
An ultra-compact dwarf galaxy with a density of stars 15,000 times greater than the Milky Way has b…
Magellanic Stream mystery solved by Hubble telescope
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 16 Sep 2013
A 40-year old mystery has been solved by astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. They have…
Solar tsunami used to measure Sun’s magnetic field
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 2 Aug 2013
A solar tsunami has been used to provide the first accurate estimates of the Sun’s magnetic field.!…
Hear a heartbeat in space
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 27 Jul 2013
A new electronic stethoscope designed for NASA could deliver accurate heart and body sounds to doct…
Maths model explains why our Universe is a hologram
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 15 Jul 2013
Researchers have taken a significant step to understanding the physics behind the structure of the …
Doughnut-shaped electromagnetic fields demystify dark matter
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 5 Jul 2013
A pair of physicists say their simple theory may explain dark matter – the mysterious, invisible fo…
Mars – warm, wet and rusty long before Earth
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 4 Jul 2013
New evidence from the NASA Mars rover suggests that the red planet was wet, warm and had oxygen bil…
Einstein’s theory aids planet-hunters
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 24 Jun 2013
A team of astrophysicists have discovered an exoplanet using a new method that relies on Einstein’s…
Universe evolved ability to make black holes
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 19 Jun 2013
The maths underpinning Darwin’s theory of natural selection might explain how the universe may be d…
Modelling the Sun’s magnetic field
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 6 Jun 2013
The important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the …
It’s going pear-shaped for atomic nuclei
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 5 Jun 2013
According to the Standard Model, we shouldn’t even exist – but an international team of physicists …
Young galaxy is surprisingly efficient star-factory
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 13 May 2013
Astronomers have discovered an extremely distant galaxy that has one of the largest star-formation …
Ring rain influences Saturn’s atmosphere
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 8 May 2013
Saturn’s atmosphere is home to more charged water particle “rain” than previously thought suggests …
A scaled-up solar system
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 17 Apr 2013
A team of astrophysicists have made the most detailed examination yet of the atmosphere of a Jupite…
World’s saltiest pond suggests water on Mars
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 25 Mar 2013
A team of geologists led by Brown University have discovered the secrets of a pond in Antarctica wi…
Curiosity finds conditions once suited to life on Mars
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 13 Mar 2013
An ancient network of rivers on Mars could once have supported life according to the latest finding…
