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Black Hole Punch Can Launch a Planet
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Alpha Centauri Aliens Would Have Rhythm
Life in the nearby binary star system might develop two circadian rhythms.3 Questions: Exoplanets [VIDEO]
What does it take to find a planet 63 light years from Earth?
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Black Hole Punch Can Launch a Planet
Posted by Irene Klotz 17 HOURS AGO | 0Punched by the gravitational fist of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole that lives at the center of our galaxy, a planet could be hurled through space at speeds of up to 30 million miles per hour. Read more
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Aliens on Planet With Two Suns Need Rhythm
Posted by Ray Villard 18 HOURS AGO | 1Life on a planet here would need to evolve to the rhythm of two stars -- not just one. Read more
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Huge 'UFO Fragment' Discovered in Siberia
Posted 19 HOURS AGO | 7Residents discovered the large object in a village near Siberia. Read more 
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Gravitational Lensing: Mother Nature's Telescope
Posted by Mark Thompson Fri Mar 23, 2012 07:00 AM ET | 4Astronomer Mark Thompson explains why the most powerful 'scopes aren't manmade. Read more 
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Europe's Huge Robotic Space Station Cargo Ship Launches
Posted Fri Mar 23, 2012 03:10 AM ET | 0ESA's third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) has successfully blasted off from South America. Read more 
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Mercury Not Too Hot For Polar Water Ice?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Mar 22, 2012 04:17 PM ET | 6Mercury is the closest planet to the sun; it is therefore the least likely place to find a reservoir of water ice. It seems surprising, then, that water ice may be present inside its shady craters. Read more
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Is That a Rectangular (Borg-like) Galaxy?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Mar 22, 2012 03:28 AM ET | 1A fascinating discovery may be two stacked galaxies 21 megaparsecs from Earth (and probably not the Borg's home galaxy). Read more
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Ron Garan: 'I Hope the Heat Shield and Parachutes Work'
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Mar 21, 2012 04:37 PM ET | 2A NASA astronaut joins Reddit. He then asks the community if they had any questions for him. The result is pure social media gold. Read more
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Mercury Makes Precise Measurement of the Sun
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Mar 21, 2012 01:40 PM ET | 2The smallest planet in the solar system has helped us precisely measure the width of the sun. Read more 
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Mystery Rising Within Mercury
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:58 AM ET | 3Mercury's iron core also has an iron shield, an extra solid layer most likely formed as the planet cooled. Read more 
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Real 'Flying Saucer' Plans Date Back to 19th Century
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Wed Mar 21, 2012 03:35 AM ET | 1An obscure patent granted in 1898 appears to show a saucer-shaped aircraft design -- sadly, it appears physics prevented the machine from leaving the ground. Read more
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Neutrino Beam Sends Message Through Solid Rock
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Tue Mar 20, 2012 05:00 PM ET | 0A Fermilab team have made use of a pulsed neutrino beam to transmit a coded digital message to a detector located about a kilometer away. Read more
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'Beam Me To The Stars, Scotty!'
Posted by Ray Villard Tue Mar 20, 2012 02:24 PM ET | 4Directed energy beaming is the only method of rapid interstellar flight that has no physics issues. Read more
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'Dude, Where's My Spaceship?' Ashton Kutcher To Launch
Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Mar 20, 2012 03:35 AM ET | 3The A-list celebrity will be Virgin Galactic's 500th space tourist customer -- a decision that is already generating a buzz. Read more
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Satellite Views Reveal Early Human Settlements
Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Mar 20, 2012 02:18 AM ET | 4Scientists have unveiled a new satellite observation technique for mapping early human settlements in Mesopotamia, the so-called "cradle of civilization." Read more
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