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Mars Lake Held as Much Water as Lake Champlain

Scientists have discovered the striking remnants of an ancient lake. Though dry and frigid now, the traces it left behind hint at a water body younger than any other on the planet, and its sediments are a prime target for … Continue reading

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Warp Drive Engine Could Suck Earth Into Black Hole

According to new calculations by Italian physicists, a warp drive could easily create a black hole that would incinerate any passengers on a space craft and then suck Earth into a black hole. In normal physics, nothing can move faster … Continue reading

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Jupiter-like Planet Found Orbiting One Of Smallest Stars

A long-proposed tool for hunting planets has netted its first catch — a Jupiter-like planet orbiting one of the smallest stars known. The technique, called astrometry, was first attempted 50 years ago to search for planets outside our solar system, … Continue reading

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Ring-side view of Saturn

This is Saturn’s northern hemisphere against its nested rings. This view from the Cassini spacecraft looks toward the unilluminated side of the rings from about 30 degrees above the ringplane. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the … Continue reading

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