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Friday, February 22, 2013

Astronomical News

There is a phantom in the machinery of the universe, and it evades even the best "ghost hunters" of physics.
A new votive candle is designed to smell like space.
What do you get when you combine a galaxy, its central super-massive black hole and some cool astronomical techniques?
Mars rover Curiosity has successfully placed a tablespoon of powder drilled from inside a rock into a scoop for analysis by its on board laboratory.
Could 3D printed food provide astronauts with the meals of the future?
Although launching food in space is a necessity, it doesn't mean it has to be boring.
When it's setting up a powerful shockwave in space made up of high-speed particles accelerated to nearly the speed of light, that's when!
Kepler-37b is the definition of "tiny." But how tiny is tiny?

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