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A Study of Saturn’s Largest Moon May Offer Insights for Earth

December 3, 2019

Researchers report significant seasonal variation in Titan’s energy budget

Sugar Delivered to Earth from Space

November 21, 2019

First evidence of bio-essential sugars in meteorites

Astronomers Find Evidence of Missing Neutron Star

November 20, 2019

Scientists uncover the relic at the heart of Supernova 1987A that has been hidden for over 30 years

Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space

November 5, 2019

Iowa-led instrument detects plasma density jump, confirming spacecraft has entered the realm of the stars

Satellites Are Key to Monitoring Ocean Carbon

November 4, 2019

Our ability to predict future climate relies upon being able to monitor where our carbon emissions go

Martian Landslides Not Conclusive Evidence of Ice

October 25, 2019

Research findings show for the first time that the unique structures on Martian landslides could have formed at high spe...

Mars Once Had Salt Lakes Similar to Earth

October 21, 2019

Texas A&M researchers found that Mars has undergone wet and dry periods and salt lakes formed similar to some found in So...

Team Unravels Origin, Chemical Makeup of Titan's Dunes

October 18, 2019

Whereas Earth's dunes are made of silicates or the largest class of minerals, imaging studies revealed that Titan's dunes con...

Pressure Runs High at Edge of Solar System

October 11, 2019

This pressure was recently measured by scientists in totality for the first time—and it was found to be greater th...

Not Long Ago, the Center of the Milky Way Exploded

October 9, 2019

Researchers find evidence of a cataclysmic flare that punched so far out of the galaxy its impact was felt 200,000 light year...

New Model Proposes Jets Go Superluminal in Gamma-Ray Bursts

September 25, 2019

Recent study indicates that blasts that create gamma-ray bursts may actually exceed the speed of light in surrounding ga...

Artificial Intelligence Probes Dark Matter in the Universe

September 18, 2019

Scientists aim to improve on standard methods for estimating the dark matter content of the universe through artificial ...

Towering Balloon-Like Features Discovered near Center of the Milky Way

September 12, 2019

Features are likely the result of a phenomenally energetic burst that erupted near the Milky Way's supermassive black ho...

Study Reveals 'Radical' Wrinkle in Forming Complex Carbon Molecules in Space

September 4, 2019

Unique experiments at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source shine a light on a new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in s...

Astronomers Determine Earth's Fingerprint

August 29, 2019

Canadian astronomers determine Earth's fingerprint in hopes of finding habitable planets beyond the Solar System

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