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 | The origin of high-energy emission from the Crab Nebula has been identified.
Provided by the University of South Hampton, England
Published: August 29, 2008 |
 | Cluster catches oxygen, hydogen, and helium leaving our planet.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: August 29, 2008 |
 | The Mars rover climbs from the crater after almost a year.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: August 28, 2008 |
 | This collision provides another clue to dark matter.
Provided by the Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: August 28, 2008 |
 | A team of astronomers is assembling the most massive galaxies in the universe.
Provided by ESO, Garching, Germany
Published: August 27, 2008 |
 | The lander digs deeper as its third month on Mars comes to an end.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: August 27, 2008 |
 | The variable star reaches 9th magnitude and should get brighter. By Glenn Chaple
Published: August 26, 2008 |
 | The orbiting observatory has found the most massive cluster of galaxies.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: August 26, 2008 |
 | A new Spitzer image showcases cosmic cloud W5.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: August 25, 2008 |
 | Astrophysicists discover formations come from gas cloud remnants.
Provided by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, United Kingdom
Published: August 22, 2008 |
 | The Phoenix Mars Lander will heat the sample to look for ice and determine the soil's properties.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: August 22, 2008 |
 | Hubble images the strong magnetic field around galaxy NGC 1275.
Provided by Hubble ESA, Garching, Germany
Published: August 21, 2008 |
 | Black holes might come only in small and large.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: August 21, 2008 |
 | Astronomers find an unusual new denizen of the solar system.
Provided by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Published: August 19, 2008 |
 | A new map reveals a complicated outer halo in our galaxy.
Provided by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Published: August 18, 2008 |
 | Phoenix's microscope captures the small particle for the first time.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: August 15, 2008 |
 | Cassini has pinpointed the site of eruption on Saturn's moon.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: August 15, 2008 |
 | New analysis makes it possible to 'know our enemy.'
Provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston
Published: August 14, 2008 |
 | The spacecraft has begun sending data back from Saturn's moon.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: August 13, 2008 |
 | Scientists will gather Thursday to argue what makes a planet a planet.
Provided by the Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona
Published: August 12, 2008 |
 | The lander collected enough soil to begin analysis at the lander site.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: August 12, 2008 |
 | The spacecraft prepares for a close encounter with Saturn's geyser-spewing moon.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: August 11, 2008 |
 | This image commemorates the telescope's 100,000 orbit.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: August 11, 2008 |
 | The particle accelerator will attempt to recreate conditions similar to those of the universe just after the Big Bang.
Provided by CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Published: August 7, 2008 |
 | Galaxyzoo.org team members believe the gaseous object is the "light echo" of a quasar.
Provided by Oxford Univeristy, United Kindgtom
Published: August 7, 2008 |
 | Studies will focus on the influence of space radiation on astronaut health.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: August 6, 2008 |
 | Study shows development is more efficient closer to the dense center of Virgo's cluster of galaxies.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: August 5, 2008 |
 | The Phoenix lander confirms the existence of martian water.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: August 1, 2008 |
 | NASA brings the total solar eclipse to North America.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: August 1, 2008 |
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