Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The planetary pileups of popular solar system orbits

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Some orbits are apparently more popular than others in young solar systems emerging around baby stars - which often results in "planet ...
Monday, March 12, 2012

A Strong Backhand Slap from End of Solar Storm

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The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again. At its peak, it was the most pot...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Solar Storm Blasts Electrons from Earth's Van Allen Belts

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Scientists say they have solved the mystery of why electrically-charged particles intent in radiation belts thousands of kilometers above th...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

"Earth's Twin" May Be in Our Solar System: Saturn's Moon, Titan --Hosts a Layered Atmosphere

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Saturn's moon Titan may be more similar to an Earth-like world than previously thought, possessing a layered atmosphere just like our pl...
Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Scientists find monster black holes, biggest yet

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have found the biggest black holes known to exist — each one 10 billion times the size of our sun. A ...
Monday, November 28, 2011

New Earth-like planet may have water, life

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Scientists claim to have discovered a potentially habitable planet which has an environment much similar to that of the Earth and may contai...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Europa’s “Great Lake”

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In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have discovere...