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'Pac-Man' spotted on Saturn's moons
Pop culture references continue to pop up on the subject of Saturn's moons, where scientists have spotted — not once, but twice — what appears to be the videogame character Pac-Man.
'Rogue planet' found wandering through space
A rogue planet wandering through the cosmos apparently without a star to orbit has been identified by an international team using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Hawaii's Mauna Kea and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.
Human Intelligence Peaked Thousands of Years Ago: StudyIs the human species doomed to intellectual decline? Will our intelligence ebb away in centuries to come leaving our descendants incapable of using the technology their ancestors invented? In short: will Homo be left without his sapiens?
Alaska ice tested as possible new energy source
A half mile below the ground at Prudhoe Bay, above the vast oil field that helped trigger construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, a drill rig has tapped what might one day be the next big energy source.
Nearby 'diamond planet' twice the size of Earth
It’s a celestial revelation that could give Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry collection a run for its money. Researchers from the U.S. and France believe they’ve discovered a planet made largely out of diamond.
Men on the mind: Study finds male DNA in women's brainsMale DNA is commonly found in the brains of women, most likely derived from prior pregnancy with a male fetus, according to first-of-its-kind research conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. While the medical implications of male DNA and male
NASA's Dawn spacecraft heads to dwarf planet Ceres
After spending a year gazing at Vesta, NASA's Dawn spacecraft was set to cruise toward the most massive space rock in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — a voyage that will take nearly three years.
Mysterious 'Poodle Moth' has the web buzzing
It’s the image that launched one thousand quips: A fuzzy, winged creature with golden horns and a set of eyelashes out to there sits with its hands (paws?) clasped on a surface of indeterminate size.
'This is not a pipe': Curious dark nebula seen as never before
(Phys.org) -- Just as René Magritte wrote “This is not a pipe” on his famous painting, this is also not a pipe. It is however a picture of part of a vast dark cloud of interstellar dust called the Pipe Nebula. This new and very detailed image of what is a
Solar particle dip hints at Voyager's exit from solar system
Scientists who have for years been closely following Voyager 1's slow drift into the interstellar region of the Milky Way had a false alarm last month when the 35-year-old spacecraft measured a drop in solar particles that they were sure was a sign it had
Cuddly kitty or cold-blooded killer?
Researchers discover that domesticated cats kill their prey more often than previously thought – almost one-third studied averaged two animals a week. And there’s more on their list than birds
Palm trees 'grew on Antarctica'
A massive scientific drilling mission off Antarctica's eastern coast turns up evidence of palm trees during a warm period 53 million years ago.
Parallel solar system discovered
Researchers have detected a solar system 10,000 light years away that is very much like our own, with planets that have aligned orbits close to a parent star.
Saskatchewan researchers find meteor crater in Arctic
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan along with the Geological Survey of Canada have discovered the country's 30th meteor impact crater — a 25-kilometre astrobleme created more than 100 million years ago in the Arctic.
A decade has gone into building Canada’s contribution to the biggest space telescope ever made, all finished now except for shipping it to NASA.
The James Webb Space Telescope will replace the aging Hubble. It’s scheduled for launch in 2018.
Earliest spiral galaxy found
Astronomers in Toronto and the U.S. have discovered a large spiral galaxy, like the Milky Way, that was around 10.7 billion years ago, much earlier in the life of the universe than others of its type.
Coming solar storm not likely to affect power grid
A solar storm that began with a massive flare on the sun's surface Thursday is due to slam into Earth's magnetic field Saturday morning, but scientists say it won't affect power grids or air traffic control.
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