Hubble reveals the ring nebula's true shape
(Phys.org) —The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an ...
18 hours ago from Phys.org
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Citizen science measures up
VOLUNTEER FORCE: Citizen scientists have helped solve a decades-old puzzle by assisting astronomers to make the most accurate distance measurements yet for an important star system.
14 hours ago from ABC Science
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ScienceShot: How the White Tiger Got Its Coat
Scientists find gene behind striking coloration
21 hours ago from Science Now
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Bacterium from Canadian High Arctic and life on Mars
(Phys.org) —The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic is nearly as cold as that of the surface of Mars. So the recent discovery by a McGill University ...
Thu 23 May 13 from Phys.org
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Galactic crash solves cosmic mystery
GALACTIC MISSING LINK: Astronomers have captured the rare merger of two ancient galaxies crashing into each other, igniting the birth of more than 2000 stars a year.
Wed 22 May 13 from ABC Science
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Scientists work out way to use pulsars to provide self navigation to spacecraft in solar system
(Phys.org) —A trio of German space scientists has worked out a way to use pulsars as navigation aids for space vehicles traveling in the solar system. As they describe in their paper uploaded ...
60 minutes ago from Phys.org
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NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season
Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season.
18 hours ago from Phys.org
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Prototype BBC radio rewrites scripts on the fly to reflect local conditions
Radio plays can transport listeners to far away exotic settings but the BBC's prototype Perceptive Radio aims to give listeners a more localized experience. Shown to the public recently at the ...
7 hours ago from Gizmag
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Physicists suggest possible existence of other kinds of dark matter
(Phys.org) —A team of Harvard University physicists has proposed the possible existence of a type of dark matter not described by current physics models. In their paper published in the journal ...
30 minutes ago from Phys.org
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Stephen Hawking gets superhero treatment in new comic
Living legend Stephen Hawking has already achieved superhero status in the eyes of many science geeks, and now his ideas are being honored in comic book form
2 hours ago from FOXNews
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