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A Darker Milky Way

David Wilder
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The first results from a dark matter detector indicate that the universe could have a dark side, complete with its own unique force. (more)

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Where To Find Life Outside Earth

David Wilder
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Dying stars are good bets for hosting life, which we could detect within the next decade. (more)

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Birth of a Black Hole

Sarah Nicholls
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A strange supernova explosion indicates a baby black hole in the Milky Way.

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Planet with Four Suns

Andrew Cameron
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Our picture of the universe has become a fraction clearer following the first ever sighting of a planet in a quadruple star system. (more)

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Planet with Four Suns

Andrew Cameron
starandrewre.jpgOur picture of the universe has become a fraction clearer following the first ever sighting of a planet in a quadruple star system. (more)
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Origins of Life

Jeffrey Fish
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Micro-organisms riding on fragments of planetary debris might have been the first life to populate earth. (more)

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Black Hole Planets

Hildemar
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Could planets form amongst the chaos surrounding a black hole? (more)

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Loner Planets

Chris Kaplan
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A newly discovered class of free-floating planets may be more common than stars. (more)

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Two Suns

Stella Osorojos
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Heliocentrism is the model of our universe, with the sun at the center and all the planets revolving around it. Almost all of the cells in our body mimic that model. If our skies present the image of two suns for even a brief period of time, it will shake the very foundations of our world view.  (more)

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In the Beginning was the Number

Gaspar Pedro Gonzàlez
mayathumb.jpgWithout telescopes, satellites, or any modern instruments of science,  Mayan people managed to train their minds to know intimately the movement of time and space, and the effects that cause everything concerning the beings and elements of the Earth.  (more)
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Universal Light

Ashley Noack
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Astronomers have discovered that our universe is 90% larger than previously thought. (more)

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Our Evolving Solar System: Plasma, Polar Reversals, and 2012

Mark Heley
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The year 2012 coincides with the next predicted solar sunspot maximum. A dramatic increase in cosmic radiation is likely to affect Earth's magnetic fields and the atmosphere of the planet in unpredictable ways. The question is to what extent and how these changes will manifest. (more)

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Celebrating Our Cosmic Journey

James Eggert
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Every once in a while it is helpful to experience a true sense of place -- even on a galactic scale. Who hasn't felt a shiver down their spine contemplating the creation, the vastness of the cosmos? (more)

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Earth-like Planet Discovered

Bill M
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The first rocky, Earth-like planet outside of our solar system has been discovered.

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