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Cosmic ‘barcode’ from distant galaxy confirms Nature’s constancy 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2016
Astronomers have precisely measured the strength of a fundamental force of Nature in a galaxy seen eight billion years in the past.

By David Aragorn
Icy surprises at Rosetta’s comet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 19, 2016
As Rosetta’s comet approached its most active period last year, the spacecraft spotted carbon dioxide ice – never before seen on a comet – followed by the emergence of two unusually large patches of water ice.

By David Aragorn
Trump Space Reform May Force NASA To Ditch SLS Rocket And Orion Spacecraft 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 19, 2016
Donald Trump wants to take a giant leap forward in the public-private partnership in outer space and may tell NASA to ditch their own launch vehicles in favor of using commercial spacecraft on a contract basis.

By David Aragorn
Quantum Physicists Probe Fabric of Spacetime to Solve Mystery of Dark Energy 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 19, 2016
One of the great mysteries of the cosmos is why it is expanding at an apparently accelerating rate.

By David Aragorn
China’s Shenzhou 11 manned space capsule returns to Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 18, 2016
China’s Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed safely in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday with two astronauts aboard, state media said, completing the country’s longest manned space mission to date.

By David Aragorn
China’s deep spacecraft will be guided by X-ray pulses from distant stars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 18, 2016
The country is launching the first satellite in the world that won’t be guided from Earth.

By David Aragorn
Mars’ Mega-Drought Revealed in Meteorite Rust 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 17, 2016
NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has been used to measure the weathering of meteorites on the Red Planet, revealing just how little water there is on the surface.

By David Aragorn
A funnel on Mars could be a place to look for life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 15, 2016
A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study.

By David Aragorn
THE BIGGEST FULL MOON IN ALMOST 70 YEARS:0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 14, 2016
Today on Monday night, Nov. 14th, there’s going to be a full Moon–the biggest and brightest in almost 70 years.

By David Aragorn
Dark energy could force the universe to gradually unzip itself 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 12, 2016
THE end of the universe is about to get interesting. Most data favours a slow fade into a silent, frozen oblivion. But a new analysis suggests the cosmos could gradually tear itself apart, galaxy from galaxy and atom from atom. Or at least, we can’t rule it out.

By David Aragorn