Space
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Mysterious isolated object investigated by astronomers | Tomasz Nowakowski
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This artist’s impression shows the free-floating planet CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/P. Delorme/R. Saito/VVV Consortium. March 13, 2017 (Phys.org) -- An international team of as ...
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Temperate earth-sized worlds found in extraordinarily rich planetary system | PhysOrg
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This artist's impression shows the view from the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. At least seven planets orbit this ultra cool dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth and they are ...
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Europe's New Mars Mission Bringing NASA Radios Along | NASA
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The European Space Agency's ExoMars 2016 mission, combining the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli landing demonstrator, launched on March 14, 2106, atop a Proton launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cos ...
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'Dark matter' not as dark as first thought: Scientists find it interacts with forces other than just gravity | Steve Connor
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Hubble telescope enables first view of the cosmic entity "interacting with itself." April 15, 2015 (Independent.co.uk) -- Dark matter may not be so dark after all, after scientists witnessed the myst ...
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Brightest Galaxy In The Universe Found | Mike Wall
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This artist's concept depicts the most luminous galaxy known in the universe. The object, which was discovered by NASA’s WISE space telescope, is called WISE J224607.57-052635.0 Credit: NASA/JPL-Calt ...
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The Big Bang Is Going Down | Rick Rosner
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Black hole. Credit: BoingBoing.net The Big Bang is about to collapse catastrophically, and that's a good thing March 30, 2015 (BoingBoing.net) -- First postulated in 1931, the Big Bang has been the s ...
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No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning
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This is an artist's concept of the metric expansion of space, where space (including hypothetical non-observable portions of the universe) is represented at each time by the circular sections. Note o ...
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NASA Releases Images of 1st Notable Solar Flare of 2015 | Karen C. Fox
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Jan. 13, 2015 (NASA) -- The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m. EST on Jan. 12, 2015. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of ...
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Not Written in the Stars | John Michael Greer
Read more...Aug. 7, 2013 (Archdruid Report) -- When Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed the death of God -- in less metaphorical terms, the collapse of the Christian faith that had provided the foundations for Europe ...
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40 Million Stars Mapped In New Night Sky Census | Space.com
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Color-composite image of FSR 1735. The cluster is the circular regions of stars and enhanced brightness in the center of the image. North is up and East is to the left. CREDIT: Henri Boffin, ESO June ...
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Scientists Closing in on Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy | Clara Moskowitz
Read more...Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. CREDIT: Alain R. | Wikimedia Commons Apr. 6, 2012 (SPACE.com) -- Though scientists have suspected for a while that a giant black ...
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