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‘Archaeological Site’ On Mars Spotted In NASA Mars Photo 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 6, 2017
Possibly a ‘Archaeological Site’ spotted in NASA “Global Mars Surveyor Mission” photo.

By David Aragorn
Data suggest black holes swallow stellar debris in bursts 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 6, 2017
In the center of a distant galaxy, almost 300 million light years from Earth, scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole that is “choking” on a sudden influx of stellar debris.

By David Aragorn
More Unusual Light Curves from Kepler 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 5, 2017
Twenty-three new objects have been added to the growing collection of stars observed to have unusual dips in their light curves. A recent study examines these stars and the potential causes of their strange behavior.

By David Aragorn
Solar Probe Plus Will ‘Touch’ The Sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 4, 2017
NASA’s Solar Probe Plus will enter the sun’s corona to understand space weather using a Faraday cup developed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Draper.

By David Aragorn
Future of asteroid intercept mission depends on Congress 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 4, 2017
Plans to continue a NASA mission to intercept a small asteroid will depend on a decision due by the end of April on NASA’s 2017 budget, an agency official said March 20.

By David Aragorn
‘Super potato’ grown in Mars-like conditions may benefit Earth’s arid areas 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 4, 2017
Scientists in Peru conducted experiments reminiscent of the 2015 Matt Damon film the Martian, creating similar conditions on Earth

By David Aragorn
Most of Mars’ air was ‘lost to space’0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 3, 2017
It is clear now that a big fraction of the atmosphere of Mars was stripped away to space early in its history.

By David Aragorn
Voyager Probe Badly Damaged After Smashing Into End Of Universe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 1, 2017
Voyager 1 has reached the end, ladies and gentlemen.

By David Aragorn
Nineteen Miles Up, Experiment Reveals Earth Microbes’ Likely Fate on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 1, 2017
Understanding the limits on what microbial life can endure is important for preventing contamination of the Red Planet with terrestrial microbes when our human and robotic explorers arrive.

By David Aragorn
Gravitational wave kicks monster black hole out of galactic core 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 31, 2017
Astronomers have uncovered a supermassive black hole that has been propelled out of the center of a distant galaxy by what could be the awesome power of gravitational waves.

By David Aragorn