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Humongous, 60-million-light-year-long strand of dark matter mapped in 3-D
Since dark matter cannot be seen directly, these filaments are difficult to observe. 10/17/2012 12:52 pm
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Earth-sized planet in Alpha Centauri an alien concept to many Earthlings
The alien planet’s existence suggests that others might lurk farther out from the star, just far enough for liquid water — and possibly life — to exist. 10/17/2012 12:41 pm
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Earth-sized planet too hot for non-asbestos life forms, but ...
Earth-sized planet: With a mass about 1.1 times that of Earth, it is strikingly similar in size. Could the Alpha Centauri B system hold more Earth-sized, but habitable planets? 10/17/2012 08:27 am
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Newfound Earth-sized planet too distant to visit
The exploration of the planet known as Alpha Centauri Bb will require technology not currently in existence, say researchers. But if it has sibling planets in a 'habitable zone' scientists may be encouraged to develop the new technology required to such explore new and distant worlds. 10/16/2012 09:54 pm
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Do Pluto's moons pose risks for NASA spacecraft? (+video)
Scientists are planning a new route for NASA's New Horizons space probe as it approaches a potentially perilous path toward Pluto. They aim to chart a safe, but interesting course. 10/16/2012 08:44 pm
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Critically endangered orangutans depend on unprotected forest corridor (+video)
A new genetic study of the animals has found that deforestation on Sumatra has isolated different groups of the primates, which could lead to inbreeding and further decline. 10/16/2012 01:36 pm
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Water on the moon? Maybe a lot more than we thought ... thanks to the sun.
A new study finds 'an unanticipated, abundant reservoir' of water on the moon, molecules formed on the surfaces of oxygen-bearing rocks bombarded by protons from the solar wind. 10/15/2012 07:19 pm
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Bizarre alien 'Tatooine' orbits two suns, in four-star solar system
The alien planet, called PH1, is a gas giant planet slightly bigger than Neptune. 10/15/2012 03:44 pm
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World's hottest September: Global temperatures tie record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday that September was 1.2 degrees above normal. 10/15/2012 01:23 pm
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Mysterious moon water: Did solar winds create lunar water?
These findings suggest that other airless bodies in the solar system may also possess water on their surfaces, investigators added. 10/15/2012 11:54 am
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Of 25 primates on brink of extinction, a quarter in Madagascar
The report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature was released at the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity being held in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. 10/15/2012 11:42 am
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Giant eyeball mystery solved: Experts say it belonged to swordfish (+video)
Though some had also suggested it came from a deep-sea squid, experts contacted by LiveScience lean toward a swordfish as the likely eyeball owner. 10/15/2012 10:51 am
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Shuttle X-ing: Endeavour spacecraft slowly winds through L.A.
In retirement, it's crawling along the streets of Los Angeles at a sluggish 2 mph, a pace that rush-hour commuters can sympathize with. 10/12/2012 02:58 pm
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Giant eyeball mystery: Softball-sized eyeball washes ashore in Fla. (+video)
State wildlife officials are trying to determine the species of a blue eyeball found by a man Wednesday at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale. 10/12/2012 11:52 am
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Mars rover finds surprising rock, nuzzles it and shoots it with lasers
The rock is not like other rocks seen on Mars. It has more sodium and potassium. 10/12/2012 10:05 am
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Space shuttle Endeavour: A final 2 m.p.h. mission through Los Angeles
The space shuttle Endeavour began its 2-mph crawl through streets of Los Angeles at about 2 a.m. Friday. A retired laser scientist uses Endeavour's terrestrial crawl as a teaching moment for Los Angeles school children. 10/12/2012 08:19 am
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Diamond-studded planet orbits sun-like star (+video)
Resent research found that more than one-third of the newly discovered planet, 55 Cancri e, may be covered in diamonds. This discovery marks the first of a planet so fundamentally different from Earth. 10/11/2012 09:08 pm
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NASA rover Curiosity finds a rock not seen before on Mars (+video)
Using a laser and X-rays, the NASA rover Curiosity identified a rock named Jake as a form of basalt, similar to volcanic rocks found in ocean-island settings on Earth. 10/11/2012 07:57 pm
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Martian black glass meteorite may reveal Red Planet's secrets
Within a Tissint meteorite, scientists found an abundance of black glass that they say may contain traces of Mars' surface, atmosphere and interior. 10/11/2012 02:56 pm
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Bizarre alien super-Earth planet probably made of diamond
The alien planet, a so-called 'super-Earth,' is called 55 Cancri e and was discovered in 2004 around a nearby star in our Milky Way galaxy. 10/11/2012 11:38 am
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