Astronomers find giant planet around very young star
In contradiction to the long-standing idea that larger planets take longer to form, astronomers have reported the discovery of a giant planet in close orbit around a star so young that it still reta ... more
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A look beyond the horizon of events
In principle, nothing that enters a black hole can leave the black hole. This has considerably complicated the study of these mysterious bodies on which generations of physicists have debated ever s ... more
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China advances its earth observation capabilities with new satellite launch
Oldest evidence of Earth's magnetic field discovered by researchers
Satellite Monitoring Highlights Soil Sealing Challenges in the Mediterranean
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NASA Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap
Scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet's north polar ice cap. The new results agree w ... more
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Russia Helps Guatemalan Man Become His Country's First Cosmonaut
Vinicio Montoya de Leon, a 49-year old native of Guatemala, is set to become the first Central American astronaut in history by late 2018 - early 2019. The chain of events that led an ordinary Guate ... more
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Close encounters of a tidal kind could lead to cracks on icy moons
A new model developed by University of Rochester researchers could offer a new explanation as to how cracks on icy moons, such as Pluto's Charon, formed. Until now, it was thought that the cracks we ... more
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ISS Astronauts Enjoy Dish Cooked Up by Students from Hampton, Virginia
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently feasted on a spicy Jamaican rice and beans with coconut milk entree cooked up by a team of culinary students from Phoebus High School in Ha ... more
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NASA Chief: Congress Should Revise US-China Space Cooperation Law
NASA says the U.S. can someday cooperate with China as it did with the Soviet Union on the Apollo-Soyuz joint project in 1975. Responding to questions Monday at an event hosted by the Mitchell Insti ... more
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