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- Hubble view: A hungry starburst galaxy
- Hardy little space travelers could colonize Mars, space station research shows that
- Cassini spies the ice-giant planet Uranus beyond Saturn's rings
- Students devise concept for Star Wars-style deflector shields
| Hubble view: A hungry starburst galaxy Posted: 02 May 2014 09:09 AM PDT A new Hubble picture is the sharpest ever image of the core of spiral galaxy Messier 61. Taken using the High Resolution Channel of Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, the central part of the galaxy is shown in striking detail. |
| Hardy little space travelers could colonize Mars, space station research shows that Posted: 02 May 2014 09:02 AM PDT In the movies, humans often fear invaders from Mars. These days, scientists are more concerned about invaders to Mars, in the form of micro-organisms from Earth. Three recent scientific papers examined the risks of interplanetary exchange of organisms using research from the International Space Station. |
| Cassini spies the ice-giant planet Uranus beyond Saturn's rings Posted: 02 May 2014 08:57 AM PDT NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured its first-ever image of the pale blue ice-giant planet Uranus in the distance beyond Saturn's rings. |
| Students devise concept for Star Wars-style deflector shields Posted: 30 Apr 2014 06:14 AM PDT If you have often imagined yourself piloting your X-Wing fighter on an attack run on the Death Star, you'll be reassured that University of Leicester students have demonstrated that your shields could take whatever the Imperial fleet can throw at you. |
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