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Saturn X-Rays
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Astronomers using the ESA's XMM-Newton telescope has discovered that observing Jupiter's atmosphere may actually give them an insight in to solar activity on the far side of the Sun.
It was discovered that Jupiter's x-ray glow is due to x-ray photons from the Sun being reflected back o...
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Larry's Outcrop
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A portion of an exposure of bedrock dubbed "Larry's Outcrop" shows little layering in this view, in contrast to nearby outcrops called "Methuselah" and "Jibsheet[img]http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20050524a/SS13_Larrys_FalseColor-...
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Planet Microlensing Event
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Jovian-mass Planet found in Microlensing Event OGLE-2005-BLG-071
For the first time, amateur and professional astronomers have teamed up to discover a new planet circling a distant star. The planet was detected by looking for the effect of its gravitational field on light from a mor...
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Larry's Lookout
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A breathtaking panorama of Mars from Larry's Lookout. The lookout occurs near the peak of Husband Hill in the Columbia Hills.
The summit of Husband Hill is visible 200 metres in the distance toward the centre of the 360-degree near-true-colour picture.
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New Website
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New Scientist has launched a new website focused solely on space and astronomy to capitalise on its growing online audience.
The international weekly science magazine has had a dedicated website, NewScientist.com, for 10 years. The parent site has about 8 million page impressions and 1.8 mill...
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Solar sail
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A solar sail that scientists believe could power missions into deep space has passed its first major test.
A 20-metre square sail was deployed and its orientation controlled in a vacuum chamber designed to mimic space at NASA's Glenn Research Centre in Ohio, by developers ATK Space Systems who ar...
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Cadmium's Role in Carbon Cycle
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University of Saskatchewan Researchers Use Synchrotron to Shed Light on Cadmium's Role in the Carbon Cycle.
An international team that includes two University of Saskatchewan Canada Research Chairs has discovered that the element cadmium, well known for its toxicity to humans and ot...
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Earthquake
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More than 600 tremors reported within 24 hours sets off the alarm in El Salvador and although there have not been any injuries; many families spent the night outdoors.
The chain of tremors began early on Wednesday 4th May, at the Los Naranjos mountain range and remains one of the strongest to affect...
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Hyperion
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Several distinct craters on Saturn's moon Hyperion can be seen here, as well as a protruding feature, perhaps a mountain, near the centre. Hyperion is 266 kilometres (165 miles) across.
The image was taken in visible...
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New cosmodrome
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Russia intends to create a new cosmodrome in its southern Urals region, which will also be available for commercial use (although Moscow has yet to finalise the details)…
Russia will convert the strategic forces militar...
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