Star Distance I
Astronomers use a concept called parallax to calculate the distance to the nearest stars.
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How to calculate the distance of stars, new uses for old rocks in the fight against global warming, and why video games might actually be good for your vision.
Space Ornithology
Finding better ways to track migrating animals could help predict and slow the spread of disease.
C02 in Space
Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide on a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
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Astronomers discover carbon dioxide on a planet outside our solar system, clothes that could save your life, and bees on a buzz.
Undergrad Galaxy
University of Wisconsin undergraduates discover a new galaxy during an astronomy class.
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Blue bananas hide in plain sight, life spurred earth's mineral diversity, boats sport manatee alarms, and more.
Space Ship Gravity
Spinning spaceships could create artificial gravity in principle but not in practice.
Mineral Evolution
Earth's diverse array of inorganic minerals is the result of biological evolution.
Bears in Space Roundup
An amazing animal can survive the extreme conditions of space.
Lake on Titan
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a large, liquid lake on Saturn's moon Titan.
Weighing Black Holes
A new technique helps scientists measure the mass of giant black holes.
Molecular Space Cloud
Scientists are looking for organic molecules floating in our Milky Way.
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GENES AND GENETICS: Are the building blocks of life from outer space? Resurrecting genes of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, and an evolutionary explanation for homosexuality.
Seeing in STEREO
Solar physicists see the sun in 3-D with NASA's STEREO Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory.
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NEWS FROM SPACE: Deflecting asteroids, catching a supernova in the act, capturing the sun in 3-D, and new names for old planets.
Nucleobases from Space
Key components of DNA and RNA appear to have come to Earth from space.
Space Names Roundup
Pluto may have lost its status as a planet, but it's inspired a whole new category for planetoids.
Asteroid Deflection
A new research center will look for ways to deflect incoming asteroids.
Supernova Sighting
Scientists have witnessed the beginning of a supernova, or exploding star, for the first time.
GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope)
A new space telescope will give astronomers an unprecedented view of the universe.
Satellite Archaeology
Satellite images are helping scientists measure the influence of an ancient Mexican civilization.
Lunar Dust
Moon dust not only gets into space suits, it could jeopardize the health of future astronauts.