Astronomy
astronaut equipment
“Odds and ends” from the trip to the moon
Widow finds bag used by Neil Armstrong during his trip to the moon
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COLLECTIONS
Recapturing scientific treasures
Small teams struggle to protect historical scientific objects
Eta Carinae
New mystery of Eta Carinae
Smaller star might be responsible for alterations in the system
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ASTRONOMY AND GEOSCIENCES
Standing on a solid past
Researchers work together to improve our understanding of the Earth
universe
Galactic disks
Current galaxies are a product of repeated collisions, specialists say
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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
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Zero gravity
Ethanol and liquid oxygen are used to fuel suborbital rocket
Giant Magellan Telescope
Time on the megatelescope
São Paulo will take part in one of the world's main telescopes
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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
Sun
Watching the sun for 2,300 years
Remains of astronomy observation site discovered in Peru
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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
Yucatan Peninsula
The scars of a crash
Underwater cliff apparently hides remnants of meteor impact
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