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Research Team Discover New Tidal Debris from Colliding Galaxies

Astronomers have discovered new tidal debris stripped away from colliding galaxies. The research will be being presented during a press conference at the 214th annual American Astronomical Society meeting ...

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created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0




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Remnant of an explosion with a powerful kick?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by studying the aftermath of their explosions. In its more than twelve years of science operations, NASA's ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Tsunami debris survey launched northwest of Midway

The tsunami that followed on the heels of the March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan produced as much as 25 million tons of debris. Much of this debris was swept into the ocean. What stayed afloat drifted apart ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Waiting for Death Valley's Big Bang: A volcanic explosion crater may have future potential

In California's Death Valley, death is looking just a bit closer. Geologists have determined that the half-mile-wide Ubehebe Crater, formed by a prehistoric volcanic explosion, was created far more recently ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Mysterious flotsam in Gulf of Mexico came from Deepwater Horizon rig, study finds

Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of old-fashioned detective ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Largest bird alters its foraging due to climate change

Paris/ Leipzig. Wandering albatrosses have altered their foraging due to changes in wind fields in the southern hemisphere during the last decades. Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Earliest-yet observation of August SN2011fe supernova nails it: Destroyed star was white dwarf

Last year's discovery of the nearest Type Ia supernova in decades – captured only 11 hours after it exploded – allowed astronomers to finally cinch the identity of the stars behind these explosions, which have become ...

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Fermi telescope explores new energy extremes

(PhysOrg.com) -- After more than three years in space, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is extending its view of the high-energy sky into a largely unexplored electromagnetic range. Today, the Fermi ...

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stricken New Zealand cargo ship breaks up

A cargo ship that caused New Zealand's worst maritime pollution disaster when it ran aground three months ago broke in two in a storm on Sunday, raising fears of a fresh environmental crisis.

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created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Japanese tsunami debris scatters in the Pacific Ocean, possibly heading to US

Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to predictions by NOAA scientists. However, they warn there is still a large amount of uncertainty over ...

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created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Lubricant in metal-on-metal hip implants found to be graphite, not proteins

A team of engineers and physicians have made a surprising discovery that offers a target for designing new materials for hip implants that are less susceptible to the joint's normal wear and tear.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast


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