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How to turn your smartphone into a cosmic-ray detector

October 21, 2015

How to turn your smartphone into a cosmic-ray detector

Want to study high-energy particles streaming through the cosmos at nearly the speed of light? There's an app for that

Astronomers produce massive image of the Milky Way

October 21, 2015

Astronomers produce massive image of the Milky Way

Astronomers in Germany have compiled the largest astronomical image to date, a picture of the Milky Way that contains a whopping 46 billion pixels and was compiled over five years.

Extraterrestrials on Earth: Scientists find outer space stuff at South Pole

October 21, 2015

Extraterrestrials on Earth: Scientists find outer space stuff at South Pole

Scientists have discovered travelers from beyond our solar system buried under the ice of the South Pole -- not living creatures or space beings but tiny, extra-terrestrial particles known as neutrinos.

How to see a black hole

October 21, 2015

How to see a black hole

Black holes are essentially invisible, but astronomers are developing technology to image the immediate surroundings of these enigmas like never before.

Meteor radar? Solar wind could help predict impacts

October 21, 2015

Meteor radar? Solar wind could help predict impacts

SAN FRANCISCO Space rocks barreling toward Earth could potentially be discovered by detecting changes in streams of plasma and particles known as solar wind, new research suggests

Philae lander detects organic molecules in comet’s atmosphere

October 21, 2015

Philae lander detects organic molecules in comet’s atmosphere

The Philae probe has detected organic molecules on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, according to scientists analyzing data from the lander.

Mars rover Curiosity drills 1st hole into huge Martian mountain

October 21, 2015

Mars rover Curiosity drills 1st hole into huge Martian mountain

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has taken its first bite out of the giant mountain that it crossed interplanetary space to explore.

'Venus Zone' could aid search for Earth-like alien worlds

October 21, 2015

'Venus Zone' could aid search for Earth-like alien worlds

Exoplanet hunters have just made it easier to identify alien Venuses, in the hopes that doing so will lead to the discovery of more alien Earths.

Harvest Moon will shine brightly Monday night

October 21, 2015

Harvest Moon will shine brightly Monday night

When you look up at the sky tonight, you will likely catch the full Harvest Moon. At 9:38 p.m. EST, the final of the three back-to-back “supermoons” will light up the sky for the Northern Hemisphere.

Martian mystery: What is odd cell-like structure in Mars meteorite?

October 21, 2015

Martian mystery: What is odd cell-like structure in Mars meteorite?

Scientists have found a strange structure resembling a microbial cell inside a Martian meteorite, but they're not claiming that it's evidence of Red Planet life.