More than one way to explode a star
New observations confirm two leading theories of type 1a supernova production
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Spacecraft observations redraw astronomers’ ideas about the local stellar environment
View ArticleStellar superflares' trigger challenged
A 'hot Jupiter' may not be needed for huge eruptions on sunlike stars
View ArticleAn interview with alien hunter Jill Tarter
Director of Center for SETI Research retires to focus on finding funds to continue the hunt for extraterrestrial life
View ArticleDeleted Scenes: Alien hunter redirects her search to Earth-based funding
SETI scientist Jill Tarter retires from research to focus on raising funds to continue search for extraterrestrial life
View ArticleCuriosity to look for habitable environs
Mars mission will probe Red Planet’s past, present
View ArticleOn the Scene: BLOG: Mission control before the party
Days before Curiosity's planned Martian landing, Nadia Drake checks out JPL's space central
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Nadia Drake speaks with the lab head days before the Mars Science Laboratory’s scheduled landing
View ArticleWheels down, Mars rover takes in the view
Curiosity lands safely, begins transmitting images
View ArticleOn the Scene: Weird pulsars debut at Beijing astronomy meeting
Newfound oddities challenge researchers’ imaginations
View ArticleBlack hole’s annual feast begins
Astronomers offer explanations for source of light around object with an unusual yearly behavior
View ArticleNews in Brief: Highlights from the IAU Meeting
A collection of reports from the 28th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, Beijing
View ArticleAnother potentially habitable world emerges
Planet orbits a common dwarf star, suggesting more may be out there
View ArticleVoyager chasing solar system's edge
On 35th anniversary of spacecraft’s launch, scientists ponder when it will move beyond the sun’s reach
View ArticleTeam glimpses black hole’s secrets
Observations in M87 suggest promise of budding telescope network
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