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- Space
Not too soon to announce possible earliest galaxies known
BLOG: Press briefing fails to announce preliminary findings of what could be the most distant galaxies seen yet.
- Space
Comets don’t all start out on the fringe
A new model suggests that comets also come from the inner Oort Cloud and offers a way to resolve a massive problem about the early solar system.
- Space
Hubble goes deep and wide for new view of galaxies
A newly released multiwavelength image portrays 12 billion years of cosmic history, depicting the assembly of galaxies in unprecedented detail.
- Health & Medicine
Celebrex combats skin cancer in vulnerable group
Anti-inflammatory drug limits number of tumors in patients with hereditary condition
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Charles Bolden on moon landings
Ron Cowen reports from the American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington, D.C.
- Space
Parting Eta Carinae’s clouds reveals more clouds
New images show the nearby star system's inner beauty.
- Humans
Pet tarantulas can pose a hairy threat
A new medical case report reaffirms why even largely non-venomous tarantulas can make questionable pets. Some respond to stress by expelling a cloud of barbed hairs that can lodge in especially vulnerable tissues. Like your eyeball.
- Space
Plenty of black holes do-si-do
Team finds 33 merging galaxies with 'waltzing' black-hole pairs, suggesting the phenomenon is more common than thought.
- Space
Kepler space telescope finds its first extrasolar planets
The NASA mission uncovers one Neptune-like and four Jupiter-like bodies.
- Space
New-found galaxies may be farthest back in time and space yet
Potential finding uses data that push limits of current technology.
- Earth
Age of solar system needs a fresh look
Honed measurements show age overshot by amount significant to earliest stage of formation.
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On the Fringe
Astronomers look to the Kuiper belt for clues to the solar system’s history.
