Science

LROC Images Copernicus Central Peak

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Copernicus crater central peak casts a long shadow to the west over a crater floor that was flooded with impact melt that...

Hubble Sees Red Giant Blow a Bubble

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Nailing Down the Elusive Higgs Boson

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Illustration of two protons beams colliding in the Large Haldron Collider. Experiments similar to this...

The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Dust

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This artist's concept illustrates a dusty planet-forming disk, similar to the one that vanished around the star...

Mars Panorama: Next Best Thing to Being There

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This full-circle scene combines 817 images taken by the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover...

A geyser of hot gas flowing from a star

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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of Herbig-Haro 110, a geyser of hot gas flowing from a newborn...

Solar Fireworks on July 2

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This view of the July 2, 2012 M5.6 class solar flare was captured by the Solar Dynamic...

In McNeil's Nebula, a Young Star Flaunts its X-ray Spots

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The protostar V1647 Orionis resides at the tip of a conical glow...