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Digging Up the Early Universe
Cosmologists are uncovering relics from the dawn of time, letting them look back almost all the way to the...
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New Evidence Supports Impact Theory of Moon’s Creation
It’s long been theorized that the moon was created when a Mars-sized proto-planet slammed into the Earth. Unfortunately, though,...
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New Type of Cosmic Ray Discovered
Using the European X-ray astronomy satellite XMM-Newton, researchers have discovered a new source of cosmic rays. In the vicinity...
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Giant Strand of Elusive Dark Matter Seen in 3D
Astronomers have taken their first 3D look at a gigantic filament of dark matter, an invisible cosmic structure that...
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New Planet Is Closest Yet: Earth-Size Lava World a Space “Landmark”
Alpha Centauri—the star system closest to our sun and the inspiration for legions of science fiction writers—harbors at least...
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Tiniest Alien Solar System Discovered: 5 Packed Planets
The most crowded alien planetary system found yet possesses five worlds all orbiting a star at least 12 times...
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Apollo Rocks Analysis: Solar Wind Made Moon Water
Analyzing grains of soil collected from three Apollo lunar missions, geochemists have figured out that the hydrogen in trace...
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Scientists Observe Quantum Effects in Cold Chemistry
At very low temperatures, close to absolute zero, chemical reactions may proceed at a much higher rate than classical...
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Black-Hole Laser Edges Closer to Testing Hawking
In a laboratory in Scotland, a revolutionary kind of laser is taking shape – the first one to be...
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Freshest Mars Rock Contains Evidence for Water
A meteorite that fell in Morocco last year might contain the freshest evidence for water on Mars, according to...