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Nature’s Ultra-Rare Isotopes Can’t Hide from this New Particle Accelerator
A new particle accelerator at Michigan State University is producing long-awaited results. It's called the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams,…
The International Space Station Gets a Clean Bill of Health. Despite a Few Opportunistic Microbes, the Station is “Safe” for Astronauts
In a recent study published in Microbiome, a team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted a five-year…
These Antarctic Research Photos Look Like Exploration on Another Planet
Some day, human explorers will land a spacecraft on the surface of Europa, Enceladus, Titan, or some other icy world…
New Scripps Research Ship Will Honor Astronaut Sally Ride
Dr. Sally K. Ride, physicist, NASA astronaut, and first American woman to fly in space, will be honored with a…
The Sun Doesn’t Cause Earthquakes
If that title seems like an obvious statement to you, it's ok... it seems pretty obvious to me too. But…
Galactic Gas Cloud Could Help Spot Hidden Black Holes
The heart of our Milky Way galaxy is an exotic place. It's swarming with gigantic stars, showered by lethal blasts…
The Most Remote Workplace on Earth
ESA's Proba-1 satellite imaged the French-Italian Concordia base on November 21, 2012 (ESA) Located in one of the loneliest locations on…
Final Push: Help Uwingu Create a New Concept for Funding Space Exploration and Astronomy
We've written about Uwingu previously, and this creative new concept for creating funding for space exploration and astronomy is now…
Sonic-Powered Levitation Allows for Zero-G Drug Research
It's not special effects: researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois have developed a way…
A Creative New Concept for Funding Space Exploration and Astronomy
An impressive group of individuals from the space and astronomy community have teamed up to create an innovative, out-of-the-box concept…