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Jun 03

Harsh space winds diminish hopes for life on red-dwarf planets

By Talia Mindich

Space winds in the habitable zones of the most common star in the galaxy may be too severe to harbor life, a new study finds.

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May 07

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Simulating 13 billion years of the universe

By Ellen Rolfes

A team at MIT has created a simulation that traces the evolution of dark matter, dark energy gas and dust, as well as stars, galaxies and black holes -- beginning around 12 million years after the Big Bang.

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Apr 17

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Kepler telescope spots a planet that seems a lot like home

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NASA scientists say the Kepler space telescope may have discovered the most “Earth-like” planet yet. Circling a star about 500 light-years away, planet Kepler 186-F may be the right temperature to allow liquid water to flow on its surface. Hari…

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Apr 06

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New report shows water on Saturn’s moon

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Mar 27

Comet ‘Siding Spring’ will make close approach to Mars

By Justin Scuiletti

Comet C/2013 A1 will be making a trip through Mars’ neighborhood in October. The comet, also called Siding Spring, will be knocking on the Red Planet’s door, in the astronomical sense, as it passes by Mars at a distance of…

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Mar 18

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‘Ripples’ of the Big Bang reveal the beginning of the universe

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Update, 10:52 a.m. Mar. 18 EDT: Video by Stanford University shows Professor Andrei Linde and his wife’s surprise when they are told for the first time there is evidence supporting cosmic inflation theory. “It just overwhelms,” Mr. Linde said.

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Mar 17

Scientists find ‘smoking gun’ evidence from the creation of the universe

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Scientists believe that less than a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, the universe began to rapidly expand as fast as the speed of light. With a radio telescope at the South Pole, scientists followed gravitational waves which…

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Jul 12

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Astronomy, Art and Education Collide in ‘African Cosmos’

Astronomy, Art and Education Collide in "African Cosmos."…

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Jun 04

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Venus Transit: Explaining a Rare Phenomenon

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Jun 01

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Viewing the Venus Transit: What’s the Safest Way?

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