Space
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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Crystals may be possible in time as well as space
A theory proposes that objects in their lowest energy state can loop through the fourth dimension forever, much as atoms arrange themselves periodically in matter.
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Visible echoes reprise 19th century spectacle
By capturing light that arrived from a stellar eruption more than 150 years ago, astronomers gain clues to its cause.
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Proposed type of solar neutrino spotted
The existence of these long-sought particles confirms theories about the fusion reactions that power the sun.
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Super-Earth spotted in life-friendly zone
The latest exoplanet entry creeps closer to long-sought goal of finding habitable worlds elsewhere.
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Spacecraft captures dust from interstellar wind
Measurements of the particles reveal clues about the composition of space beyond the solar system.
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More like Faux-malhaut b
The Spitzer Space Telescope fails to find a visible planet circling where Hubble saw one four years ago.
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Molten blobs create moon flashes
Mysterious lunar lights are the superhot remains of meteorites pelting the surface.
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String theorists squeeze nine dimensions into three
A supercomputer simulation of the Big Bang’s immediate aftermath may explain why space has three directions.
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Planets as common as stars in Milky Way
A new analysis suggests the galaxy is riddled with worlds.
