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ESA Extends Mission, Rosetta Could Join Philae On Comet 67P

By Peter R - Jun 24, 2015 04:43 PM EDT

ESA announced extension by nine months that will help Rosetta study the comet as it moves away from the Sun.

Polar Winds On Titan Make It Earth-Like

By Peter R - Jun 20, 2015 02:29 PM EDT

Nearly a decade after the phenomenon of polar winds was observed, researchers have explained it is caused by interaction of sunlight with Titan's atmosphere.

Mass Measurement Of Behemoth Black Hole Reveals New Science

By Peter R - Jun 18, 2015 04:32 PM EDT

The black hole powering NGC 1097 is 140 million times the mass of sun. Researchers used distribution and movement two molecules to estimate the mass of the black hole.

Jennifer Aniston had to Stage a Tanning Intervention for Herself

By Cheri Cheng - Jun 11, 2015 03:25 PM EDT

Jennifer Aniston stated that she will no longer sun-tan anymore.

Sun To Pause NASA Mars Missions in June

By Peter R - Jun 05, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

Earth and Mars will remain on the opposite sides of the Sun while in their orbits between June 7 and June 21. Sun can garble radio communications between the planets.

Florida Man Burns Skin By Juicing Lime Under Sun

By Peter R - Jun 04, 2015 03:32 PM EDT

The condition that makes lime juice and sun toxic for the body is called Phytophotodermatitis which is somewhat rare in Florida but doctors see many cases in summer.

Hubble Captures Cannabalism in Action, Finds a Rare Nasty Star in Earth's Neighborhood

By Peter R - May 23, 2015 06:25 PM EDT

The NaSt 1 is Wolf-Rayet that is aging rapidly and is being stripped of its exterior hydrogen material.

Astrophysicists Find The Brightest Galaxy Of The Universe, As Bright As 300 Trillion Suns

By Kamal Nayan - May 23, 2015 12:29 PM EDT

In a breakthrough discovery, astrophysicists at NASA have found the most luminous galaxy of the universe that is as bright as 300 trillion suns. The galaxy was located using data whipped up by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.

Carl Sagan's Sails to Catch Solar Winds on May 20

By Peter R - May 11, 2015 03:33 PM EDT

If successfully, solar sailing could make space travel lighter and affordable.

Sun Sets In Blue on Mars, NASA Curiosity's Stunning Images Show

By Peter R - May 11, 2015 11:07 AM EDT

Curiosity sent images of sunset it captured in April, last week.

Sun's Massive Flare Caught on NASA Camera, Solar Ejections Miss Earth

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 01:58 PM EDT

NASA caught on camera the X 2.7 flare that caused a radio blackout on May 5.

Teenagers Edge Scientists to Make a Rare Pulsar Discovery

By Peter R - May 04, 2015 10:17 AM EDT

Two high school students spotted a pulsar-neutron star binary in 2012, which is now considered a rare find.

NASA's Mercury Orbiter Messenger Crashes Leaving a Massive Crater

By Peter R - May 01, 2015 02:15 PM EDT

The probe crashed into Mercury on Thursday ending a 11-year journey that began in 2004.

Sun Came Later In The Milky Way Star Nursery, New Study Says

By Kamal Nayan - Apr 10, 2015 09:04 AM EDT

Out sun arrived little late in the early days of the Milky Way, according to a new study. The study added that it only formed when the stellar version of a "baby boom" had almost fizzled out.

Life-forming Cyanide Molecules Discovered Swirling Juvenile Star

By Peter R - Apr 09, 2015 04:18 PM EDT

Researchers spotted cyanide found in a gas disk around a star are in similar proportions in comets circling the sun.

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