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Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:03:40 PST

As Next Supercontinent Forms, Arctic Ocean, Caribbean Will Vanish First

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:48:21 PST

Geologists at Yale University have proposed a new theory to describe the formation of supercontinents, the epic process by which Earth’s major continental blocks combine into a single vast landmass. The new model radically challenges the dominant theories of how supercontinents might take shape.

El Nino, La Nina To Become More Dominant in New Zealand With Climate Change

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:41:54 PST

El Niño and La Niña weather patterns will become even more dominant in New Zealand with climate change, according to research from The University of Auckland published in Nature Climate Change.

Subaru Telescope Captures Images of 'Stealth Merger' of Dwarf Galaxies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:40 PST

An international team of scientists led by David Martinez-Delgado (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany) has conducted research that reveals a "stealth merger" of dwarf galaxies, where an in-falling satellite galaxy is nearly undetectable by conventional means yet has a substantial influence on its host galaxy.

Infrared Sounder on NASA's Suomi NPP Starts its Mission

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:12:58 PST

A powerful new infrared instrument, flying on NASA's newest polar-orbiting satellite, designed to give scientists more refined information about Earth's atmosphere and improve weather forecasts and our understanding of climate, has started sending its data back to Earth.

Hidden Secrets of Majestic Nebula Revealed in New Photo

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:06:49 PST

The most detailed image yet of the well-known Carina nebula has been caught by a European telescope, unveiling previously hidden features of an exquisite star nursery.

China Unveils High Resolution Global Moon Map

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:02:16 PST

Chinese scientists have assembled the highest resolution map ever created of the entire Moon and unveiled a series of global Moon images on Monday, Feb. 6.

Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is Feasting on Asteroids with VIDEO

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:55 PST

For the past several years, the Chandra telescope has detected X-ray flares occurring about once a day from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. These flares last a few hours with brightness ranging from a few times to nearly one hundred times that of the black hole’s regular output. What could be causing these unusual, mysterious flares? Scientists have determined that the black hole could be feasting hungrily on asteroids that come too close and vaporizing them, creating the flares.

Hidden Galaxies May Swarm Near Our Own Milky Way

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:48:32 PST

Tantalizing hints of tiny, hard-to-see galaxies on the outskirts of our cosmic neighborhood may help astronomers solve a longstanding mystery.

Classic Portrait of a Barred Spiral Galaxy

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:44:52 PST

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1073, which is found in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster). Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is a similar barred spiral, and the study of galaxies such as NGC 1073 helps astronomers learn more about our celestial home.