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 | The first images from the Hinode probe showcase the explosive power of the Sun.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: December 31, 2006 |
 | Discovery will aid astronomers' understanding of the large scale structures of the universe.
Provided by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Published: December 29, 2006 |
 | The Very Large Array radio telescope reveals clues to multiple-star system formation.
Provided by NRAO, Socorro, New Mexico
Published: December 24, 2006 |
 | A speck of crystal that fell to Earth in a meteorite has been traced back to a red-giant star.
Bas den Hond
Published: December 22, 2006 |
 | Canadian astronomers brainstorm future space missions. By Andrew Fazekas
Published: December 20, 2006 |
 | Scientists suggest that a gamma-ray burst with some unexplained features signaled the birth of a new black hole.
Provided by the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Published: December 20, 2006 |
 | New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope strongly suggest that infrared light detected in a prior study originated from clumps of the very first objects of the universe.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: December 19, 2006 |
 | Scientists propose calthrate leaking though the ice caps on saturnian moon Enceladus created its water plume.
Provided by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Published: December 15, 2006 |
 | Analysis of the comet samples the Stardust mission returned shows superheated rock, not icy dirt. By David J. Eicher
Published: December 15, 2006 |
 | Venus Express peers through Venus' dense clouds to map a large swath of surface temperatures.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: December 14, 2006 |
 | Nearing their third year of operations, the twin rovers continue to weather Mars' harsh climate and deliver surprising scientific data. By David J. Eicher
Published: December 14, 2006 |
 | Hubble reveals the extraordinary mass of Pismis 24-1 is actually divided among three stars.
Provided by STScI, Baltimore, Maryland
Published: December 14, 2006 |
 | Varying polar layers will serve as a martian "climate clock." By David J. Eicher
Published: December 13, 2006 |
 | Be on the lookout for Geminid meteors Wednesday evening.
Published: December 13, 2006 |
 | The Cassini spacecraft reveals strange cloud formations on Saturn's moon Titan. By David J. Eicher
Published: December 13, 2006 |
 | Scientists announce new finds in what powers aurorae and other effects of space weather near Earth. By David J. Eicher
Published: December 12, 2006 |
Shuttle mission STS-116 will rewire electrical and thermal control systems of the International Space Station.
Katie Neubauer
Published: December 11, 2006 |
 | Images taken several years apart show recent mud flows in gullies on Mars.
Irene Klotz
Published: December 6, 2006 |
 | ASTRON and IBM will collaborate on technology for the SKA.
Provided by IBM
Published: December 6, 2006 |
 | The Mars Reconaissance Orbiter snaps images of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers and the Viking landers.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: December 5, 2006 |
 | Astronomers study the shape of stellar "candles."
Provided by ESO, Garching, Germany
Published: December 4, 2006 |
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