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In the April 14 SN: Killer heat, mass insect migrations, the latest Saturn updates, rethinking the Nobel Prize, tectonics on Venus, the science of mass shootings, ancient tool trends and more.
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The Newtonian physics (or not) of Angry Birds Space
Experts weigh in on the basic principles featured in the game’s universe. - News
Life’s building blocks grow close to home
Chemical reactions in the early solar system create complex organic molecules. - News
Vesta seems more planet than asteroid
Spacecraft explorations reveal a layered, beat-up celestial body. - News
Smallest planet yields big surprises
Spacecraft images reveal Mercury has a complicated inside and an active geologic past. - On the Scene
Proposed cuts in planetary science take center stage
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Titan's haze is dropping
Change in elevation of cloudy layer suggests seasonal cycles on Saturn’s moon. - News
Ancient impact may explain moon’s magnetic mystery
Anomalies near crater suggest scattering of iron-rich debris. - News
Galactic smashup leaves dark matter debris
Find in ‘train wreck’ cluster forces astronomers to re-think theories about relationship between mysterious dark matter and galaxies. - News
Water not so squishy under pressure
In planets' cores, molecules may not compress tightly. - News
Aura of life captured in Earthshine
Light from Earth reflected off the moon contains the kind of information that could prove useful in the characterization of faraway exoplanets.