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Dynamic Pluto revealed in images
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the icy dwarf planet Pluto undergoes dramatic seasonal changes.
Fri 5 Feb 10 from BBC News
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Solar Dynamics Observatory: The 'Variable Sun' Mission
For some years now, an unorthodox idea has been gaining favor among astronomers. It contradicts old teachings and unsettles thoughtful observers, especially climatologists.
Fri 5 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Today's Spiral Galaxies Were Once the Ugly Ducklings
Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have created a census of galaxy types and shapes.
14 hours ago from SPACE.com
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The Real Story Of Gravity
Ironically, it was Aristarchus of Samos (310BC -230 BC), who lived after Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), who was the first person in recorded history to come up with the idea of a heliocentric ...
Sun 7 Feb 10 from Scientific Blogging
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Exoplanet gases spied from Earth
The atmospheric composition of an extra-solar planet has been determined using a ground-based telescope for the first time.
Wed 3 Feb 10 from BBC News
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The Stars behind the Curtain (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESO is releasing a magnificent VLT image of the giant stellar nursery surrounding NGC 3603, in which stars are continuously being born. Embedded in this scenic nebula is one ...
Wed 3 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Merging galaxies create a binary quasar (w/ Video)
Astronomers have found the first clear evidence of a binary quasar within a pair of actively merging galaxies. Quasars are the extremely bright centers of galaxies surrounding super-massive ...
Wed 3 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Astronomers spot asteroid collision
Astronomers have found a comet-like object they believe was created by the collision of two asteroids, and may be linked to the rogue rock blamed for wiping out the dinosaurs.
Tue 2 Feb 10 from ABC Science
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New Space Telescopes Could Spot Dangerous Asteroids
NASA's effort to spot asteroids that could threaten Earth may be starved for funding, but two new space telescopes could be enough to help safeguard the planet.
Thu 4 Feb 10 from SPACE.com
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Four ORNL Researchers Receive DOE's New Early Career Research Grant
Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are among the 69 scientists that will receive five-year research grants as part of the Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program. ...
Thu 4 Feb 10 from AZoNano
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