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TreeHugger:
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsIt was assumed that sea stars, also known as star fish, where at the mercy of the sun during periods of low tide. A new study, however, has uncovered a secret adaptation, one that has never before been seen in the animal kingdom, which allows sea stars to regulate their temperature in the chan (Read More)
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Universe Today:
Looking at a galaxy edge-on provides astronomers the opportunity to study different aspects of galaxies than a face-on view offers. This Hubble image of NGC 4710 is part of a survey conducted to provide more information about the puzzling bulges that form around the middle of some galaxies. Have these galaxies been "eatin (Read More)
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CNN:
I had read that this meteor shower would compare and rival a massive shower back in 1833 when the sky was filled with thousands of shooting stars. So I studied up on how to capture an image of this celestial event, set my camera to the proper settings, got my tripod out, stayed up late and got up early, snapping what I am (Read More)
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Universe Today:
The first attempt to send a rocket to the Moon via balloon hit a snag on Monday. The first test of the Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association's (ARCA) balloon-launched rocket (or "rockoon") ended in failure when the "inflation arms" used to fill the balloon became entangled in the balloon itself. The arms had to (Read More)
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PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news:
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly revolutionized our understanding of the early cosmos. Developed and built at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., COBE precisely measured and mapped the oldest light in the universe -- the co (Read More)
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Universe Today:
Every now and then, the Moon destroys the Sun. Okay, not destroys, covers. Well, not really covers, but from here on Earth, sitting inside the shadow of the Moon, that's what it sure looks like. These events are called eclipses, or more precisely, transits and occultations. They occur whenever one object passes in front of (Read More)
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Universe Today:
(Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is in Florida for Universe Today covering the launch of Atlantis.) Space Shuttle Atlantis and her six person crew roared into space on Monday precisely as planned at 2:28 PM EST from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The yellow exhaust flames grew into a nearly blinding intensity as Atlantis as (Read More)
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PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news:
(PhysOrg.com) -- "One of the major problems in modern astrophysics is the fact that we still do not know exactly what kinds of stellar system explode as a Type Ia supernova," says Patrick Woudt, from the University of Cape Town and lead author of the paper reporting the results. "As these supernovae play a crucial role in s (Read More)
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CNN:
The Twilight movie craze continues, with i't's sequel New Moon. Fans went crazy at the premiere in Westwood, California hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars.... wishing they too, could be amongst the red carpet list of invites. This dream came true for Jessica Wellman, as two unidentified people went into the crowd and p (Read More)
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My curiosity got the best of me. After interviewing people, who had been camped out for days to be at the premiere of New Moon, I felt compelled to see it for myself. The Twilight saga has reached a cult status, clearly with a cult following. I am guessing they have been bitten! This was one of the largest premiere's and i (Read More)
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National Geographic:
So the moon has water, we now know. But how did it get there? Scientists have three key theories—and one wild one.
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PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news:
Scientists with NASA`s IceBite project are heading this week for University Valley, a hanging valley perched more than 1600 feet (more than 1 mile) above sea level in Antarctica`s McMurdo Dry Valleys. Their objective: to test a set of ice-penetrating drills and select one for use on a future mission to the martian polar nor (Read More)
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