| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Saturn reveals largest known planetary ring; telescope detects dust band 200 times planet's diameter. |
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Nov 7, 2009 |
358 |
| Europa's oxygen-filled ocean. |
Brief article |
Nov 7, 2009 |
190 |
| Moon crash delivers puny plume; signs of iron and mercury, but not yet frozen water, found. |
Brief article |
Nov 7, 2009 |
260 |
| Icy asteroid. |
Brief article |
Nov 7, 2009 |
84 |
| The rock that fell to Earth. |
|
Nov 7, 2009 |
162 |
| The damp moon: team finds water on lunar surface: interior volcanic rocks also hold more [H.sub.2]O than thought. |
|
Oct 24, 2009 |
563 |
| Flyby details mercury's unobserved terrain. |
Brief article |
Oct 24, 2009 |
90 |
| Hubble's new finds go the distance: galaxies discovered nearly 13.1 billion light-years from Earth. |
|
Oct 10, 2009 |
528 |
| Rock solid planet. |
Brief article |
Oct 10, 2009 |
169 |
| Human spaceflight program needs additional $30 billion, panel finds: Augustine committee recommends two exploration plans. |
|
Oct 10, 2009 |
418 |
| Windows on the universe: astronomy's multiwavelength revolution paints a more complete picture of the cosmos. |
|
Oct 10, 2009 |
2458 |
| Decay patterns at B factory could challenge physics' standard model: tentative evidence hints at new massive elementary particle. |
|
Sep 26, 2009 |
521 |
| Seeing again through Hubble's eyes. |
Brief article |
Sep 26, 2009 |
166 |
| Flurry of planets found at full tilt: violent interactions may have shaped extrasolar systems. |
|
Sep 12, 2009 |
528 |
| Green peas produce a lot of stars: compact galaxies could shed light on more distant systems. |
|
Aug 29, 2009 |
456 |
| Jupiter takes it on the chin. |
Brief article |
Aug 29, 2009 |
131 |
| Stars go kaboom spilling cosmic secrets: astronomers hope type 1a supernovas will help in quest to explain dark energy. |
|
Aug 15, 2009 |
2522 |
| First stars not all so lonely: simulations suggest cosmic partnerships. |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2009 |
307 |
| Study sizes up extra dimensions: small, old black hole places new limit on hidden spaces. |
|
Aug 1, 2009 |
364 |
| Team finds abundant heavy nuclei in the highest-energy cosmic rays: iron's presence deepens puzzle about rare particles' origins. |
|
Jul 18, 2009 |
551 |
| Team spots odd stellar explosion: Supernova 2005E doesn't match any known classes. |
|
Jul 18, 2009 |
464 |
| New model bears a baby Milky Way: state-of-the-art simulation shows galaxy formation in high-res. |
Brief article |
Jul 18, 2009 |
158 |
| Giant black holes in nearby galaxies may be more massive than thought: Simulations, observations may resolve long-standing puzzle. |
|
Jul 4, 2009 |
991 |
| Astrometry nabs its first exoplanet: method provides more precision for mass measurements. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
212 |
| Betelgeuse shrinks. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
125 |
| Alien visitor from afar. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
105 |
| Dead stars could help astronomers detect subtle ripples in spacetime: gravitational waves would disrupt pulsar's radio emissions. |
|
Jun 6, 2009 |
481 |
| Exoplanets keep getting smaller: object orbiting red dwarf may be as light as 2 Earths. |
Brief article |
May 23, 2009 |
332 |
| Monster blob on a feeding frenzy: body may be early galaxy caught in the act of forming. |
Brief article |
May 23, 2009 |
296 |
| Beyond Galileo's universe: astronomers grapple with cosmic puzzles both dark and light. |
|
May 23, 2009 |
3230 |
| Heavyweights spotted in the early universe: newfound massive galaxies may force theorist to revisit leading formation model. |
|
Apr 25, 2009 |
1095 |
| Moons are icy all the way through: bodies likely chipped from Haumea in cataclysmic event. |
|
Apr 25, 2009 |
509 |
| Mars may host salty reservoirs: brines could force physicists to rethink planet's history. |
Report |
Apr 11, 2009 |
438 |
| Planck by Planck: mapping the earliest moments of time. |
Cover story |
Apr 11, 2009 |
2843 |
| And then there were 61. |
Brief article |
Mar 28, 2009 |
102 |
| About-face: the farside exposed: mission provides gravity map of moon's hidden half. |
|
Mar 14, 2009 |
353 |
| Two satellites collide in Earth orbit; impact generated more debris than any other in recent years. |
Brief article |
Mar 14, 2009 |
206 |
| Astronomers discover the smallest known transiting extrasolar planet: finding could provide clues to composition and structure. |
Brief article |
Feb 28, 2009 |
322 |
| Galaxy bulges in its middle: new evidence suggests growth from the inside out. |
Brief article |
Feb 28, 2009 |
290 |
| Plumes of Martian methane hint at possible underground microbial life: but emissions could just be signs of geochemical processes. |
|
Feb 14, 2009 |
649 |
| The solar system's big bang: finding signs of a lost beginning. |
|
Feb 14, 2009 |
2336 |
| Milky Way puts on weight: new estimate makes galaxy comparable to Andromeda. |
|
Jan 31, 2009 |
456 |
| Core of the galaxy in high-res. |
Brief article |
Jan 31, 2009 |
127 |
| Tuned in to new noise from the sky: radio static could be from earliest stars or black holes. |
|
Jan 31, 2009 |
327 |
| Fermi opens new window on high-energy universe: gamma-ray telescope detects bursts and pulsars. |
|
Jan 17, 2009 |
1137 |
| An exoplanet with some fizz: C[O.sub.2] detection bolsters search for signs of life. |
|
Jan 3, 2009 |
351 |
| Stairways to climate stability. |
Brief article |
Jan 3, 2009 |
165 |
| Data from galaxy clusters suggest dark energy is constant over time: density value may resemble Einstein's cosmological constant. |
|
Jan 3, 2009 |
547 |
| Sizing up the galaxy's black hole. |
Brief article |
Jan 3, 2009 |
114 |
| Fermi finds gamma-ray pulsars. |
Brief article |
Jan 3, 2009 |
102 |
| Mars conceals buried icy treasure; frozen water reserves discovered in mid-latitude regions. |
|
Dec 20, 2008 |
661 |
| Standard model gets right answer; calculation of nucleon mass supports quark-gluon theory. |
Brief article |
Dec 20, 2008 |
296 |
| The hunt for habitable planets: here and now, a new suite of small telescopes are poised to look for Earthlike planets beyond the solar system. |
|
Dec 20, 2008 |
2552 |
| Exoplanets make pictorial debut: first images of a planetary trio circling a star are released. |
Cover story |
Dec 6, 2008 |
801 |
| Physicists find muons bemusing: puzzling results may signify mystery particle or new force. |
Brief article |
Dec 6, 2008 |
217 |
| Double the rubble: neighboring star system hosts two asteroid belts: Epsilon Eridani may shed light on youthful solar system. |
|
Nov 22, 2008 |
582 |
| Other side of Mercury. |
Brief article |
Nov 8, 2008 |
194 |
| Superstorms swirl at Saturn's poles: Cassini images offer closer look at ringed planet's cyclones. |
|
Nov 8, 2008 |
341 |
| So near, so far away. |
Brief article |
Nov 8, 2008 |
75 |
| A comet doubleheader. |
Brief article |
Nov 8, 2008 |
67 |
| Sniping at Jupiter. |
Brief article |
Nov 8, 2008 |
74 |
| More clues to Martian chemistry: Phoenix Lander data reveal mineral interactions with water. |
Brief article |
Oct 25, 2008 |
297 |
| Get the lowdown on the solar wind: long decline in sun's activity drops barrier to cosmic rays. |
Brief article |
Oct 25, 2008 |
172 |
| With a twinkle, pulsating stars could deliver signals from ET: neutrino beams may turn Cepheids into messengers. |
|
Oct 11, 2008 |
886 |
| Astronomers snap extrasolar image: shot may be the first of an exoplanet orbiting a sunlike star. |
|
Oct 11, 2008 |
417 |
| Around the ring. |
Brief article |
Oct 11, 2008 |
153 |
| Pamela spots the dark stuff, maybe: orbiting observatory records excessive positron production. |
|
Sep 27, 2008 |
426 |
| Black hole, in detail. |
Brief article |
Sep 27, 2008 |
171 |
| Last call: the final mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, set for early October, could radically transform the observatory, but the crew faces some special challenges. |
Cover story |
Sep 27, 2008 |
1901 |
| Multiverse hosts stellar diversity: different laws still allow for stars, simulation suggests. |
|
Sep 13, 2008 |
438 |
| Icy rock takes long way home: cometlike body traveling back to inner Oort Cloud. |
Brief article |
Sep 13, 2008 |
265 |
| Ancient gadget charts game time: antikythera mechanism kept a calendar of the Olympics. |
|
Aug 30, 2008 |
460 |
| More hints of ocean on Enceladus. |
Brief article |
Aug 30, 2008 |
152 |
| Messages from Mercury: flyby reveals clues to volcanism, magnetism. |
Brief article |
Aug 2, 2008 |
208 |
| Voyager 2 reports from the edge: bubble surrounding solar system seems to be lopsided. |
|
Aug 2, 2008 |
387 |
| Apollo rocks show traces of water: study may shed light on moon formation and evolution. |
|
Aug 2, 2008 |
414 |
| Lander hints at water, nutrients on Red Planet: Phoenix continues to dig and analyze soil samples. |
|
Jul 19, 2008 |
422 |
| E (14 trillion electron-volts) = m (?) [c (close to the speed light).sup.2]: this fall, the massive Large Hadron Collider beneath France and Switzerland will switch on. Protons moving at almost the speed of light will collide with energies high enough, physicists hope, to solve matter's biggest mysteries. |
Cover story |
Jul 19, 2008 |
2828 |
| Astronomers find distant star with a whole set of superEarths: total count of extrasolar planets now exceeds 300. |
|
Jul 5, 2008 |
460 |
| Extrasolar: three new projects aim to capture a first: an image of a planet orbiting a star outside the solar system. |
Cover story |
Jul 5, 2008 |
2233 |
| The Phoenix has landed: safe on Mars, craft seeks signs of subsurface ice. |
|
Jun 21, 2008 |
411 |
| Astronomers remap Milky Way: two spiral arms not so bright, new observations show. |
Brief article |
Jun 21, 2008 |
239 |
| Sizing up black holes. |
Brief article |
Jun 21, 2008 |
130 |
| Small world phenomenon. |
Brief article |
Jun 21, 2008 |
123 |
| A special place in the universe: scientists propose tests of Copernican principle. |
|
Jun 7, 2008 |
617 |
| Lines in the ice suggest massive flip on Europa. |
Brief article |
Jun 7, 2008 |
169 |
| Searching for habitability on Red Planet: Phoenix will dredge the Martian landscape with its robotic arm and onboard instruments. |
|
May 24, 2008 |
1048 |
| Supermassive black hole says sayonara to its galaxy: evidence supports simulations suggesting that gravitational recoil can trigger ejection. |
|
May 24, 2008 |
438 |
| Flooring the cosmic accelerator: new measure of dark energy suggests 'Big Rip' for universe. |
Brief article |
May 24, 2008 |
159 |
| Black hole once glowed brightly: fluorescing clouds provide clues to its former glory. |
Brief article |
May 10, 2008 |
322 |
| Battle over WIMPs goes another round: claimed dark matter find remains controversial. |
|
May 10, 2008 |
724 |
| Searching for superEarths: mass and radius may help identify places like home. |
Brief article |
May 10, 2008 |
272 |
| Solving a cosmic ray conundrum. |
Brief article |
Apr 12, 2008 |
293 |
| Caught in the act? Images may reveal planetary birth. |
|
Apr 5, 2008 |
538 |
| Titan may harbor underground ocean. |
Brief article |
Mar 29, 2008 |
266 |
| In the beginning: more early clues for life at home, out there. |
|
Mar 22, 2008 |
609 |
| From dark matter to light: new models of galaxy formation show the gastro in physics. |
|
Mar 22, 2008 |
1994 |
| State of the universe: microwave glow powers cosmic insights. |
Table |
Mar 15, 2008 |
550 |
| Too speedy for gravity? |
Brief article |
Mar 15, 2008 |
281 |
| Supernova outbreak: X rays signal earliest alert. |
|
Mar 8, 2008 |
479 |
