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Crowdsourcing the Search For E.T.
The SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute is asking the public to join in its hunt for signals from...
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New Twist in Antimatter Mystery
Physicists have taken a step forward in their efforts to understand why the Universe is dominated by matter, and...
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Violent History Preserved in Asteroid Grains
The world’s first asteroid sample return mission is providing some stunning insights to the evolution of the primordial pieces...
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Cosmic Hurricane: Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH Winds
Scientists have measured the fastest winds yet observed from a stellar-mass black hole, shedding light on the behavior of...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Kinship With the Cosmos
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson relates his personal story of how he became a scientist and his peak spiritual experiences...
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Supermassive Black Holes Are Cannibals
Astronomers have found black holes and supermassive black holes. But the discovery of a mid-size black hole could support...
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President’s 2013 Budget Hits Planetary Science Hard
The president’s 2013 budget asks for modest increases for some federal science agencies but trims funding to NASA. The...
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What Makes a Planet Livable? Five Things Scientists Look For
Since 1995, astronomers have been hunting in earnest for possible havens for life outside the solar system. So far,...
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Black Hole in Milky Way Seen Snacking on Asteroids?
Our Milky Way galaxy’s supermassive black hole is apparently dining on all-you-can-eat asteroids, according to a new study. Dubbed...
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Habitable Zones Around Alien Suns May Depend on Chemistry
Trace elements in stars may influence the evolution of habitable zones around them where life as we know it...