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Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century

(Source NOAA) - For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will…

12 years ago

NASA Kepler hints at over 250 new potentially habitable worlds

NASA Kepler released last month 18,406 planet-like detection events from its last three year mission to search for exoplanets (Kepler…

12 years ago

Video from Chandra, Nutron Star Ejecting Jets of Particles

The hero of this Chandra movie is the Vela pulsar, a neutron star that was formed when a massive star…

12 years ago

Solar Flare Ballet 12-31-12

A solar eruption gracefully rose up from the sun on December 31, 2012, twisting and turning. Magnetic forces drove the…

12 years ago

The Potentially Habitable Universe Around Us

More exoplanets than expected in the first year of the Habitable Exoplanets Catalog. The first confirmed extrasolar planets, or exoplanets,…

12 years ago

Two Nearby Habitable Candidate Worlds found at Tau Ceti

An international group of scientist led by Mikko Toumi, from the University of Hertfordshire, announced the potential discovery of five…

12 years ago

Lakes on Titan Images Compared After Years Pass

Titan's Lake District, One Season Later These images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show Titan's stable northern lake district. Cassini's…

12 years ago

A Christmas Present From Saturn. Stunning Image taken by Cassini

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has delivered a glorious view of Saturn, taken while the spacecraft was in Saturn's shadow. The cameras…

12 years ago