Science News
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Headline News from NASA Science
August 12, 2009
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Get the latest news in earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics and planetary science from NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
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First Black Holes Kept to a Strict Diet, Study Shows
August 12, 2009
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A new supercomputer simulation designed to track the fate of the universe's first black holes finds that, counter to expectations, they couldn't efficiently gorge themselves on nearby gas.
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Stars Choose the Life Around Them
August 12, 2009
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New research shows that stars of varying ages could have profound consequences for the development of emerging life forms. Newly formed stars spin faster than midde-aged stars, generating strong magnetic fields and emitting more intense radiation. This could have a dramatic effect on any life developing is such systems.
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Biggest Exoplanet Yet Orbits the Wrong Way
August 12, 2009
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Planet hunters from the UK have discovered the largest exoplanet yet, and its uniqueness doesn't end there. Dubbed WASP-17, this extra large world is twice the size of Jupiter but is super-lightweight, "as dense as expanded polystyrene" one astronomer said.
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Meteorite Found on Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past
August 12, 2009
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NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing researchers more details about the Red Planet's environmental history.
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Slow-Moving Typhoon Morakot Inundates Taiwan
August 11, 2009
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Though its winds were not particularly powerful when it made landfall in Tawian, slow-moving Typhoon Morakot soaked the southern part of the island with heavy rain between August 3 and 9, 2009.
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Stream of Craters
August 11, 2009
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String of secondary craters formed by debris thrown out from a larger impact, most likely Giordano Bruno.
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Into the Mouth of a Volcano
August 11, 2009
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NASA scientists are using high-tech 'spider' robots to monitor volcanoes on Earth. The low-cost sensors provide real-time monitoring of one of Earth's most challenging environments. The technology will help scientists studying processes on Earth - and could be used in locations beyond our own planet.
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Planet Smash-Up Sends Vaporized Rock, Hot Lava Flying
August 11, 2009
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Spitzer has found evidence of a high-speed collision between two burgeoning planets -- one as least as big as our moon and the other at least as big as Mercury -- slammed into each other within the last few thousand years or so.
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2009 Perseid Meteor Shower – Double Peaks This Year!
August 10, 2009
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Are you ready for this year's Perseid Meteor Shower? What will be the best place to watch and when will be the best date to see the most "shooting stars"?