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Citizen Scientists Discover Yellow "Space Balls"
April 9, 2015Citizen scientists scanning images from a NASA observatory have found "yellow balls" in space that may hold important clues to the mysteries of starbirth.Total Eclipse of the Moon
March 30, 2015On Saturday morning, April 4th, sky watchers in the USA can see a brief but beautiful total eclipse of the Moon.The Mystery of Nanoflares
March 19, 2015Tiny solar flares on the sun seem to be having an outsized effect on the temperature of the sun's atmosphere. A NASA telescope designed to study black holes may be able to crack the mystery of "nanoflares."NASA to Investigate Magnetic Explosions
March 10, 2015NASA is about to launch a fleet of spacecraft to investigate the mystery of "magnetic reconnection," which is making things explode across the cosmos.Dawn's Breakfast with Ceres
March 5, 2015Mark your calendar. On Friday, March 6th, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will enter orbit around Ceres, becoming the first spacecraft from Earth to visit a dwarf planet.Subtracting Gravity from Alzheimer's
March 4, 2015The key to unraveling the mysterious cause of Alzheimer’s disease may not lie in the recesses of the human brain, but rather in the weightless expanse of space.'Bright Spot' on Ceres Has Dimmer Companion
Feb. 27, 2015Dwarf planet Ceres continues to puzzle scientists as NASA's Dawn spacecraft gets closer to being captured into orbit around the object. The latest images from Dawn, taken nearly 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers) from Ceres, reveal that a bright spot that stands out in previous images lies close to yet another bright area.Puzzling Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Feb. 27, 2015Cruising through the asteroid belt, NASA Dawn spacecraft is approaching dwarf planet Ceres, and some puzzling features are coming into focus. Researchers are especially mystified by a pair of bright spots.An Edge-On Close Encounter with Jupiter
Feb. 6, 2015Jupiter is having a close encounter with Earth, unusual because it is edge-on.Mud Matters
Feb. 6, 2015NASA has launched a new satellite to study water, not in oceans or lakes but in the soil beneath our feet.
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