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Asteroid - Comet Hybrid Chiron Sports Rings

By Peter R - Mar 17, 2015 06:19 AM EDT

The finding suggests that planets are not the only bodies to sport rings.

Scientists Beam Energy Sans Wires Using Microwaves

By Peter R - Mar 16, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

The breakthrough is expected to pave way for solar energy transmission to Earth from space.

Sun Targets Earth with a Massive Solar Flare

By Peter R - Mar 13, 2015 12:01 PM EDT

NASA assures that the flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere.

Giant Planet Part of a Four-Star System Discovered

By Peter R - Mar 05, 2015 01:29 PM EST

The planet is 10 times more massive than Jupiter.

Sun Could Cause Cancer For Four Hours Even In The Dark

By R. Siva Kumar - Feb 20, 2015 06:35 PM EST

New research shows that exposure to sunlight could cause cancer even after you move away from it.

Red Dwarf Scholz Closest to Cruise Through Solar System 70,000 Years Ago

By Peter R - Feb 18, 2015 10:33 AM EST

The star came closer than the closest-known star to Sun.

Multi-Star System 800 Light Years Away from Earth Excites Astronomers

By Peter R - Feb 12, 2015 02:42 PM EST

The system is the youngest of its kind to be observed and astronomers hope it can explain multiple star systems in great detail.

Recipe for Habitable Planets Revealed in New Study

By Peter R - Jan 30, 2015 04:10 PM EST

A new study shows that two important space activities perpetuated by M dwarfs, tidal force and stellar activity, can turn Neptune-like planets into Earth-like planets.

Kepler Discovers an Ancient 11-Billion Year Planetary System

By Peter R - Jan 28, 2015 09:25 AM EST

The system has five planets orbiting a star 25 percent smaller than the Sun.

Super Saturn With Massive Rings Eclipses its Sun

By Peter R - Jan 27, 2015 10:33 AM EST

A new planet discovered has rings so massive that it can eclipse the system's star.

With the Power of Million Suns, Unusual Radio Burst from Deep Space Excite Astronomers

By Peter R - Jan 19, 2015 03:33 PM EST

Astronomers across the world are now glued to identifying the source behind the unusual radio burst that is said to have happened 5.5 billion light years.

Two More Dwarf Planets Likely In Our Solar Systems Orbiting Sun

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 17, 2015 11:10 AM EST

At least a couple of new planets larger than Earth might be present in our solar system beyond Pluto, orbiting sun, according to a new analysis.

Radiation Emitting Pulsar in Far Space Spins Out of View, To Emerge 160 Years Later

By Peter R - Jan 10, 2015 06:47 AM EST

A pulsar which was under observation for the last five years has suddenly disappeared as it entered a space-time warp.

Why is Sun's Corona Hotter Than its Surface? NASA's NuSTAR X-Ray Telescope May Have the Answer

By Peter R - Dec 24, 2014 12:52 PM EST

NuSTAR has for the first time captured X-rays from the Sun, which scientists hope can help answer many puzzles.

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