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Boulder-sized Asteroid Will Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere Tonight

Oct 07, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (11) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A tiny asteroid discovered just hours ago at an Arizona observatory will enter Earth's atmosphere harmlessly at approximately 10:46 p.m. Eastern time tonight (2:46 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time). ...

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A faraway planet intrigues: Exoplanet with extremely tilted orbit raises new interest in stellar astronomy

Space & Earth / Astronomy

5 hours ago | 5 / 5 (5) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two teams of astronomers have found a planet outside the solar system that might be orbiting backwards compared to its star's rotation, a discovery that could shed light on how unique the ...

Early life on Earth may have developed more quickly than thought

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

21 hours ago | 4.9 / 5 (14) | 0

The Earth's climate was far cooler -- perhaps more than 50 degrees -- billions of years ago, which could mean conditions for life all over the planet were more conducive than previously believed, according ...

California's Ancient Kelp Forest

Biology / Ecology

Nov 10, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The kelp forests off southern California are considered to be some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on the planet, yet a new study indicates that today's kelp beds are less extensive and lush ...

Commercialization of new solar technology to boost solar efficiency

Technology / Energy

Nov 09, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (8) | 1

A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with U.K.-based start-up QuantaSol for the development ...

Kepler Mission Update

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 06, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kepler completed another science data download over October 18-19. In this download, a month's worth of science data was transmitted through the NASA Deep Space Network and into the Science ...

Life's Ancient Island in the Ice

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Oct 29, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (12) | 3

During the last ice age, massive glaciers covered much of our planet. However, a region of Alaska, Siberia and the Canadian Yukon remained ice-free. This region, known as Beringia, supported unique organisms ...

Statistics experts reject global cooling claims

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Oct 26, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (92) | 23

(AP) -- Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book.

Latvian experts say meteorite crater was hoax (Update)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 26, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revealed it was a hoax.

A long night falls over Saturn's rings

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 24, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 4

As Saturn's rings orbit the planet, a section is typically in the planet's shadow, experiencing a brief night lasting from 6 to 14 hours. However, once approximately every 15 years, night falls over the entire ...