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November 12, 2013

NASA's GRAIL Mission Puts a New Face on the Moon
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 11, 2013
Scientists using data from the lunar-orbiting twins of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission are gaining new insight into how the face of the moon received its rugged good looks. A report on the asymmetric distribution of lunar impact basins is published in this week's edition of the journal Science. "Since time immemorial, humanity has looked up and wondered what made the man in the moon," said Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of ... read more

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When is a comet not a comet? Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed a unique and baffling object in the asteroid belt that looks like a rotating lawn sprinkler or badminton shuttlecock. While this o ... more		Hubble catches stellar explosions in NGC 6984 Supernovae are intensely bright objects. They are formed when a star reaches the end of its life with a dramatic explosion, expelling most of its material out into space. The subject of this new Hub ... more		Quantum 'sealed envelope' system enables 'perfectly secure' information storage A breakthrough in quantum cryptography demonstrates that information can be encrypted and then decrypted with complete security using the combined power of quantum theory and relativity - allowing t ... more
				Highly stable quantum light source for applications in quantum information systems Physicists at the University of Basel have been successful in generating photons - the quantum particles of light - with only one color. This is useful for quantum information. The scientists ... more		Dartmouth researchers shed new light on dark energy, cosmic speed-up In a new study, Dartmouth researchers rule out a controversial theory that the accelerating expansion of the universe is an illusion. While the findings don't explain the cosmic speed-up, they ... more

'Freakish' asteroid discovered, resembles rotating lawn sprinkler Astronomers have discovered a "weird and freakish object" resembling a rotating lawn sprinkler in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The find, reported online in the Nov. 7 issue of the Ast ... more		Solar activity playing a minimal role in global warming Changes in solar activity have contributed no more than 10 per cent to global warming in the twentieth century, a new study has found. The findings, made by Professor Terry Sloan at the University o ... more		Denmark closes airspace to civilian drones amid rise in sightings Top diplomats of North Korea, China agree to oppose 'hegemonism' What is the high seas treaty?		GOCE gives in to gravity Close to 01:00 CET on Monday 11 November, ESA's GOCE satellite reentered Earth's atmosphere on a descending orbit pass that extended across Siberia, the western Pacific Ocean, the eastern Indian Oce ... more
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Study: Humble clays may have been birthplace of life on Earth

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Astronomers answer key question: How common are habitable planets?

One in five Sun-like stars may have Earth-like planets

Frugal Mars mission launchpad for India in global space market

India Mars mission back on track after engine glitch: scientists

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NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space

India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears

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NASA Kepler Results Usher in a New Era of Astronomy		Astronomers answer key question: How common are habitable planets?		Chelyabinsk asteroid measured 12,000 tonnes		Global IT spending set to recover in 2014		New material for quantum computing discovered out of the blue

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Life, but not as we know it

Quantum reality more complex than previously thought

Dawn Enjoying Smooth Travels Deep In The Main Asteroid Belt

Hubble's New Shot of Proxima Centauri, our Nearest Neighbor

Astronomer, with International Team, Identifies Earliest Galaxy Ever Detected

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Galaxy Growth Examined Like Rings of a Tree

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First results from LUX dark matter detector rule out some candidates

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Google boss says US data spying is "outrageous"

Yes, There is Activity in the Darkness of Space

Mystery World Baffles Astronomers

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Unique Chemical Composition Surrounding Supermassive Black Hole

Scientists announce first results from LUX dark matter detector

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