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Chandra Sees Runaway Pulsar Creating an Extraordinary Jet

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has seen a fast-moving pulsar escaping from a supernova remnant while spewing out a record-breaking jet – the longest of any object in the Milky Way…

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Video of February 12th Storm Blanketing U.S.

Much of the eastern United States was shut down due to a significant snow storm on February 12-13 2014. As you watch this video you can see the entire eastern…

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Mars Jelly Doughnut Rock Mystery Solved

(NASA) – Researchers have determined the now-infamous Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut, dubbed Pinnacle Island, is a piece of a larger rock broken and moved by the wheel of…

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Geomagnetic Storm (G2) Predicted, Auroras as low as New York

Update 2/14/14 – A series of CMEs will be hitting earths protective magnetic field an may put on a good show for Aurora watchers. NOAA forecasters estimate a 75% chance…

Mars Rover Dune Drive

Watch Mars Rover Dune Buggy Over Martian Hill

It may not be a modified VW Bug but there is no other car in the universe equipped to traverse a Martian sand dune like the Mars Curiosity Rover. The…

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Wobbly Planet found by Kepler 2300 light years away

Imagine living on a planet with seasons so erratic you would hardly know whether to wear Bermuda shorts or a heavy overcoat. That is the situation on a weird, wobbly…

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Astronomers find one of the most distant galaxies known to date

NASA – An international team led by astronomers from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and La Laguna University (ULL) has just released the first analysis of the observations…

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Mars Curiosity Rover Snaps Picture of Earth and Moon

New images from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover show Earth shining brighter than any star in the Martian night sky. The rover’s view of its original home planet even includes our moon,…