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Watery Alien Planets Might Be Stripped Dry by Gravity
Alien planets might experience tidal forces powerful enough to remove all their water.
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Mercury Crater Exhibits 'Artistic' Bright Rays: Big Pic
A recent image of Mercury features a brightly-rayed crater that's held on to its youth.
3 Questions: Exoplanets [VIDEO]
What does it take to find a planet 63 light years from Earth?
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How to Observe Gemini, the Heavenly Twin Constellation
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Gemini is a constellation high in the winter sky and can be easily seen this week after dark. Read more
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Watery Alien Planets Might Be Stripped Dry by Gravity
Posted Sat Feb 11, 2012 05:28 PM ET | 0
Alien planets might experience tidal forces powerful enough to remove all their water. Read more
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Hunting Black Holes Through a Gravitational Lens
Posted by Ian O'Neill Sat Feb 11, 2012 06:09 AM ET | 0
Need a powerful cosmic magnifying lens to detect that black hole? No problem! All you need is a galaxy and a quirk of Einstein's theory of general relativity. Read more
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Mercury Crater Exhibits 'Artistic' Bright Rays: Big Pic
Posted Fri Feb 10, 2012 04:07 PM ET | 0
A recent image from NASA's MESSENGER Mercury satellite features a brightly-rayed crater that's held on to its youth. Read more
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NASA to Mars-Bound Rover: We'll Fix Your Glitch
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:51 AM ET | 0
Did the "Mars Curse" try to knock out NASA's flagship rover mission to the Red Planet? Read more
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On the Hunt for Black Holes
Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:26 AM ET | 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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How to Put Out a Fire In Space
Posted by Eric Niiler Fri Feb 10, 2012 07:05 AM ET | 0
In space, flames burn like blobs instead of teardrops and it can be hard to find the source. Read more
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Blown Away by Jules Verne's Space Cannon G Forces
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Feb 9, 2012 04:36 PM ET | 0
To celebrate Jules Verne's birthday, take a look at his science fiction method for blasting astronauts to the moon. Realistic? No. Inspiring? Yes. Read more
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Large Meteorite Likely Found in Druid Burial Site
Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 04:01 PM ET | 0
Britain's largest space rock -- excavated 200 years ago by an archaeological dig -- was also preserved by the Ice Age. Read more
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Alien Technology Found on Mars -- Ours!
Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:33 AM ET | 0
Look! Down on the ground. See that small speck at the lower left corner on this picture of Mars? It's alien technology... Read more
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Hungry Black Hole Snacking on Asteroids?
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 8, 2012 06:06 PM ET | 0
A massive swarm of asteroids may be getting swallowed by the black hole. Read more
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'Real-Time' Space Station Flight Up The East Coast: Video
Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 02:26 PM ET | 0
A time-lapse video from the ISS takes us on a night tour of the Gulf of Mexico and the US East Coast... in near real-time! Read more
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Perpetrator of Galactic Hit-and-Run Found
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 8, 2012 01:42 PM ET | 0
Scientists have discovered why an irregularly shaped and hydrogen-shrouded starburst galaxy looks so weird. Read more
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Cancer Claims Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 8, 2012 03:38 AM ET | 0
Former astronaut Janice Voss, one of only six women to make five forays into space, died Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Read more
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NASA Puts Out Call for Space Taxis
Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Feb 7, 2012 04:26 PM ET | 0
The U.S. investment in commercial space taxis will soon double. Read more
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