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Scientists Trap AntiMatter for 1,000 Seconds
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
06/07/11 |
| Summary: 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 |
| Summary: 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 |
| Summary: 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 |
| Summary: 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 |
| Summary: 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 |
| Summary: 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 |
| Summary: 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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Doppler Effect: From Galaxies to Molecules
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
05/15/11 |
| Summary: For the first time, scientists have demonstrated a version of the Doppler effect at an extremely small level - the rotation of an individual molecule. Rotational Doppler effect is used to determine the rotational velocity of planets and could now help study the properties of molecules. |
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Krotite: an Early Solar System Mineral
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
05/10/11 |
| Summary: Scientists have discovered a new mineral, krotite, which is one of hte earliest minerals formed in our solar system. The finding could help astrobiologists understand how the Solar System formed and evolved, leading to conditions for a habitable Earth. |
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An Epic Space-Time Experiment
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
05/06/11 |
| Summary: Results of the NASA's Gravity Probe B indicate that there is a space-time vortex around Earth and that its shape precisely matches the predictions of Einstein's theory of gravity. |
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