Although not designed to map changes in Earth’s gravity over time, ESA’s GOCE satellite has…
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U.S., India to collaborate on Mars exploration, Earth-observing mission
In a meeting Sept. 30, 2014 in Toronto, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan,…
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Rosetta to deploy lander on November 12
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission will deploy its lander, Philae, to the surface of…
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Cold Atom Laboratory chills atoms to new lows
NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) mission has succeeded in producing a state of matter known…
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Aral Sea loses its eastern lobe — first time in modern history, NASA’s Terra satellite shows
Summer 2014 marked another milestone for the Aral Sea, the once-extensive lake in Central Asia…
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CDC and Texas Health Department confirm first Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed today, through laboratory tests, the first…
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NASA’s Swift mission observes mega flares from nearby red dwarf star
On April 23, NASA’s Swift satellite detected the strongest, hottest, and longest-lasting sequence of stellar…
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Improving babies’ language skills before they’re even old enough to speak
In the first months of life, when babies begin to distinguish sounds that make up…
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Blades of grass inspire advance in organic solar cells
Using a bio-mimicking analog of one of nature’s most efficient light-harvesting structures, blades of grass,…
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Study uncovers important process for immune system development
Immunologists reveals new information about how our immune system functions, shedding light on a vital…