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Scientists Dodge Youthfulness of Saturn Moon Enceladus

August 7, 2013

Planetary scientists have figured out that the geysers of Enceladus vary during its orbit, but seem oddly silent about the question of how long the little moon could remain so active.

Solar System

Cassini Shoots "Blue Dot" of Earth

July 24, 2013

Another epic photo of Earth from space was taken on July 19 of Earth from Saturn by Cassini, and released on July 22. From Mercury, the MESSENGER spacecraft also portrayed Earth as a small dot.

Cell Biology

Parallel Universe of Microbial "Dark Matter" Revealed

July 20, 2013

As scientists continue to find incredible diversity in the smallest of organisms, realizations of all we've been missing are changing conceptions of life.

Solar System

Mystery Moon (and Meteorites, and Stars)

July 17, 2013

One would think astronomers would not be stumped in 2013 by common objects like the moon, meteors and stars. But they are. It's driving them mad.

Astronomy

Extrasolar Planets: Bigger and More Mortal

June 10, 2013

Many of the stars and planets found by the Kepler spacecraft are not earthlike. Also, astronomers have seen planets destroyed by their stars.

Astronomy

Public Invited to Participate in Astrobiology's Future

May 24, 2013

NASA's Astrobiology Program is charting a new roadmap for future projects, and the public is allowed to voice its opinions.

Solar System

Fresh Impacts Viewed on Mars, Moon

May 21, 2013

New impacts observed on the moon and Mars allow space scientists to learn about crater formation in near real time. What conclusions can be drawn?

Dating Methods

Moon Water and Magnetism Mystifies Astronomers

May 12, 2013

Two mysteries from the moon are forcing revisions to textbooks. One concerns water in moon minerals. The other concerns the moon's magnetic field.

Astronomy

Trouble for Mars Lifers

May 8, 2013

Evidence disputes Mars water, let alone life. It's looking like a toxic place. Besides, where would the water come from?

Cosmology

Cosmologists Use Natural Selection to Explain Fine-Tuning of the Universe

May 7, 2013

In a mathematical tour de farce, two Oxford evolutionists have applied Darwinian natural selection to the multiverse to try to explain why it looks designed.

Astronomy

Saturn's Rings Impacted by Meteoroids

April 30, 2013

Cassini has observed clouds of dust from meteoroids hitting the rings. The data will "impact" theories of the rings' origin and age.

Astronomy

Major Cosmic Questions Remain Unanswered

April 28, 2013

Some basic ideas about physics and astronomy remain so mysterious, and their explanations so flexible, they may lead some to question whether they should be called "hard sciences."

Astronomy

Latest Attempt to Explain Homochirality Underscores the Problem

April 23, 2013

Finding that some stars emit circularly polarized light will not help explain why life uses only left-handed amino acids.

Astronomy

SETI, Said He, Isn't Ready, Said She

April 22, 2013

The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence is like a detective story without a body. All those new planets, but no signal—at least not one that most scientists will accept.

Astronomy

What's New in the Primordial Soup?

April 19, 2013

The bubbling froth percolates with ideas about how life "emerged," each new notion trying to outdo the last in vacuity.

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