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Cosmic Evolution
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The Big Rock Candy Solar System
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
03/29/11 |
| A new study shows that the earliest rocks in our solar system were more like cotton candy than the hard rocks we're familiar with today. The research is providing a better picture of how rocky planets form and could help in the search for habitable worlds around distant stars. |
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The Borderline Between Star and Planet
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
03/23/11 |
| Astronomers have discovered the coldest known star. The unique brown dwarf has properties that are different from any other star and, in some ways, make it more similar to a cold, giant exoplanet. |
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LHC Could Be the First Time Machine
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
03/17/11 |
| A new theory predicts that the Large Hadron Collider could be the first machine capable of causing matter to travel backwards in time. The researchers who originated the theory admit it's a 'long shot', but it still fits within the laws of physics. |
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Assumptions about Exo-Oceans
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
03/04/11 |
| Some estimates indicate that 25% of Sun-like stars have Earth-like planets. A new study now shows that these planets are almost certain to have oceans if they are located in the right temperature zone around their host stars. |
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Planet Formation in Action
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
02/24/11 |
| Astronomers have gathered new data from a disc of material around a young star that is in the early stages of planetary formation. The study can help astrobiologists understand how planets form and where best to search for habitable extrasolar worlds. |
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The Solar Family
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
02/21/11 |
| NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has pieced together the first portrait of the Solar System - from the inside looking out. The image compliments a similar portrait captured by Voyager 1 and taken from the outside of the Solar System looking inward. |
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A Radio Eye's Clear Vision of Our Universe
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
02/21/11 |
| New measurements from astronomy's most precise telescope are expanding our knowledge of many areas of space science, including the search for extrasolar planets. |
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Direct Images of Disks Illuminate Planet Formation
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
02/19/11 |
| Astronomers have directly imaged two young stars that reveal host planets may have formed from their disks. The finding will help scientists understand planet formation, an essential step in determining where to search for habitable, Earth-like worlds. |
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Distortions in the Gravitational Lens
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
02/12/11 |
| New research shows that an optic effect called 'strong gravitational lensing' is distorting the number and shape of the Universe's most distant galaxies. The study could have implications for astrobiologists who are studying the nature of galactic environments in the Universe and the possible locations in which to search for habitable worlds. |
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Planet Provokes a Star's Pulse
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
01/22/11 |
| Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting a delta Scuti pulsating star. The study provides new insight into the types of planetary systems that exist in the universe. |
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