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How to Keep Lonely Exoplanets Snug – Just Add Dark Matter!
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
06/23/11 |
| Dark matter, inferred to exist from its gravitational effects on the universe, is still a mystery to scientists. But a new study says that dark matter could help life evolve and survive on distant worlds outside of our solar system. |
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A Neutrino-Flavored Universe
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
06/20/11 |
| Scientists may have taken a step in discovering why matter trumped antimatter at the time of the Big Bang. |
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Scientists Trap AntiMatter for 1,000 Seconds
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
06/07/11 |
| Scientists have managed to trap antimatter for more than 16 minutes. Soon, the team believes they will be able to perform experiments on the antiatoms. |
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Star Gazing, Twenty-First Century Style
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
06/05/11 |
| Modern space telescopes and ground-based telescopes provide a wealth of data for astronomers. Like Galileo discovering Jupiter's moons, scientists today hunt the skies for new and mysterious objects. |
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How Typical is the Milky Way?
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
06/01/11 |
| New research shows that only four percent of galaxies are similar to the Milky Way. |
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Twitter for Space Geeks
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
05/30/11 |
| Astrobiology Magazine's twitter feed (http://twitter.com/#!/astrobiologymag) has been selected as one of the 20 best twitter feeds for true space geeks by www.bestcollegesonline.net/. |
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Surveying Spectral Signatures
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
05/28/11 |
| New research is providing a better understanding of unidentified matter in deep space. |
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How to Learn a Star's True Age
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
05/25/11 |
| As a star grows older, its rotation slows down steadily. Now, astronomers have discovered how to use this principle to determine the age of stars. The research could ultimately help astrobiologists understand the nature of planets and the stars they orbit. |
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Free-Floating Planets May be More Common Than Stars
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
05/22/11 |
| Astronomers have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star. The finding adds to the catalog of the potential types of planets that exist in the Universe. |
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