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New "Super-Earth" discovered only 22 light years away
An international team of scientists led by Professors Guillem Anglada-Escudé and Paul Butler from the Carnegie Institution for Science in the U.S. has discovered a potentially habitable ...
Sun 5 Feb 12 from Gizmag
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In the dark abyss, a slightly warped mirror on the Milky Way
There is just something wonderful when Hubble points to nearby spiral ...
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Discover Magazine
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ScienceShot: Braking a Dead Star's Wild Spin
Magnetic fields may tame the most extreme pulsars
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Science Now
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Do black holes help stars form?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The center of just about every galaxy is thought to host a black hole, some with masses of thousands of millions of Suns and consequently strong gravitational pulls that disrupt ...
Fri 3 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Hubble zooms in on a magnified galaxy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the presence of a natural "zoom lens" in space, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got a uniquely close-up look at the brightest "magnified" galaxy yet discovered.
Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Suriname reduces malaria cases by 82 per cent in five years
An integrated control programme means Suriname is close to becoming the first Amazonian country to eliminate malaria.
13 hours ago from SciDev.Net
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Remnant of an explosion with a powerful kick?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by studying the aftermath of their explosions. In its more than twelve years of science operations, ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Help astronomers measure the solar system
As the bright Mars-crossing asteroid 433 Eros makes its closest approach to Earth since 1975, astronomers around the globe are taking the opportunity to measure its position in the sky, thereby ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Spacecraft probes gas cloud swaddling the solar system
A cloud of interstellar matter envelops the solar system – new observations reveal just how alien it is
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Newscientist
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Early Universe May Have Abounded With Dark Matter-Powered Stars
Stars driven by dark matter may not be able to hide much longer.
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Livescience
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