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On the Hunt for Black Holes
Posted by Irene Klotz 11 HOURS AGO | 0
By aiming a new telescope at the highest-energy X-ray light, astronomers hope to see where black holes are hiding. Read more
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Gold-Flecked Stars Give Hint to Past Lives
Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Nov 28, 2011 09:00 AM ET | 0
Ancient stars inherited their gold from an earlier generation. Read more
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NASA Solves 2,000-Year Supernova Mystery
Posted Tue Oct 25, 2011 01:52 PM ET | 0
New NASA observations answer a 2,000 year old mystery regarding the first supernova ever recorded. Read more
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Weekly News Wrap
Posted Fri Sep 30, 2011 02:07 PM ET
We come across some seriously weird, wonderful stuff during the week. Make sure you don't miss them -- read this week's news wrap. Read more
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US Report Spreads Blame for BP Oil Spill
Posted Thu Sep 15, 2011 08:45 AM ET | 0
A key US government report spreads the blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, citing a bad cement job, poor management by BP and its subcontractors and risky shortcuts. Read more
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French Nuclear Plant Blast Kills One, Injures Four
Posted Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:13 PM ET | 0
At least one person was killed and four injured in a blast at a nuclear site in the south of France on Monday. Read more
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Using Supernovae to Measure the Cosmos
Posted by Mark Thompson Sat Aug 27, 2011 03:59 AM ET | 0
How do astronomers know how far away that galaxy is? For starters, it would help if a star would explode. Read more
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Japan to Set Up New Nuclear Watchdog
Posted Fri Aug 12, 2011 06:31 AM ET | 0
Japan will set up a new nuclear regulator under the environment ministry in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, in a bid to give the watchdog more teeth. Read more
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World Remembers Chernobyl in Shadow of Japan
Posted Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:45 AM ET | 0
Despite the severity of the crisis in Japan, Chernobyl remains the most devastating nuclear accident in history. Read more
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Wide Angle: The BP Oil Spill One Year Later
Posted Wed Apr 20, 2011 03:40 PM ET
Find out where things stand one year after the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more
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Drifters Could Monitor Ocean Radiation From Japan
Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Apr 14, 2011 08:34 AM ET | 0
The ocean-going floats could track radioactive material as it approaches Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Read more
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Japan Raises Nuclear Disaster to Chernobyl Level
Posted Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:24 AM ET | 0
Japan upgraded its month-old nuclear crisis to a maximum seven on the international scale of atomic disasters Tuesday, placing it on a par with Chernobyl. Read more
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Whale, Dolphin Deaths in Gulf Spill Underestimated
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Mar 30, 2011 09:50 AM ET | 0
The death toll of animals from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be 50 times higher than originally reported. Read more
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Reactor Breach Feared at Nuclear Power Plant
Posted Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:29 AM ET | 0
As workers continue efforts to control a steady radiation leak, the death toll from the disaster tops 10,000. Read more
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Japan Nuclear Plant Workers Rushed to Hospital
Posted Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:13 AM ET | 0
As fire and army crews race to prevent catastrophe, the disaster takes its toll on three workers. Read more
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