Astronomy

universe

Galactic disks

Current galaxies are a product of repeated collisions, specialists say

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low cost

India reaches Mars

India's space probe reaches the planet Mars

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high resolution

Topography revealed

Nasa will publish Earth's topographic images from 2000

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international consortia

Chile wants more

Until 2020, Chile will hold 70% of the world's telescopes

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Cosmology

Cosmic magnifying lenses

Researchers studies the distribution of matter and energy in the Universe

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Astronomy

Molecules in space

Life precursor molecules are found in space

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mission to Mars

Rocket to Mars

NASA will flight test rocket until November 2018

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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Zero gravity

Ethanol and liquid oxygen are used to fuel suborbital rocket

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ASTROBIOLOGY

Molecule Smasher

Cosmic rays disintegrate formic acid

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MEMORY

Controversial Popularization

Publicizing scientific research sparked controversies in the 19th century

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Giant Magellan Telescope

Time on the megatelescope

São Paulo will take part in one of the world's main telescopes

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Astrophysics

Nebula in 3D

3D model highlights irregularities around the star Eta Carinae

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ASTRONOMY

Why Mars is so small

Theory proposed by Brazilian researchers explains the size of Mars

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Sofia

Funding for Telescope

Telescope receives US funding in 2015

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Awards

Research Receives Award in the USA

Brazilian astronomer Marcelle Soares-Santos received the Alvin Tollestrup Award

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Physics

Storms in a vacuum

Energy in empty space could destroy stars and reveal the nature of dark matter

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Sun

Watching the sun for 2,300 years

Remains of astronomy observation site discovered in Peru

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Astronomy

Turbulent gestations

Magnetic forces complicate the birth of stars and planets

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Physics

At a new frequency

Telescope will detect solar flares from a stratospheric balloon

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European Space Agency

To find other planets

New observatory will start in 2024 search for explanets

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Space Geophysics

Under the Moon’s influence

Moon's gravitational force causes perturbations in the Earth's atmosphere

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Yucatan Peninsula

The scars of a crash

Underwater cliff apparently hides remnants of meteor impact

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Satellite

Brazil wants to move up CBERS-4 launch

Brazil and China discuss earlier assembly and launching of CBERS-4

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Astrophysics

More nitrogen in a cluster

Stars of different ages form the oldest collections of matter in galaxies

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More precise measuring

A yardstick for the universe

Distances between galaxy clusters throw light on dark energy

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Mars

Double layer

Image shows dunes formed out of two types of sediment

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Universe

A changing constant

Gravitational constant measurement brings back time issue

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Comets

Amino acid source

Collision with a rocky planet may have generated the first amino acids

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Lunar atmosphere

In Search of Moon Dust

NASA plans to send manned missions to the Moon to collect data

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movement of Mercury

Coincidences on Mercury

Astronomers explain Mercury's celestial movement

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