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Novel Nova: Stellar Blast Powered by Helium May Leave a Tantalizing Remnant
A stellar explosion known as a nova that was detected in 2000 formed a two-lobed shell of material ejected from the star. Shaped like a bow tie, it continues to swell at great velocity. But, curiously, the coat of ejecta flowing outward from the star lacks hydrogen, the most common gas in the universe.
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Spirit rover's first dash for freedom is a short one
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Atlantis lifts off as space shuttle program continues to wind down
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LCROSS impact plumes contained moon water, NASA says
NASA prepares effort to free stuck Spirit Mars rover
Next shuttle mission will carry butterflies to space for classroom science experiments
Planets May Affect the Chemistry of Their Stars
Solar sail concept, like a phoenix, may rise again
Colliding White Dwarfs May Mimic Supernovae Used to Gauge Astronomical Distances
NASA-funded monkey-radiation experiment raises hackles
Tweak Gravity: What If There Is No Dark Matter?
Stellar deal: NASA awards $2 million to X PRIZE winners for helping develop a lunar lander
Emission Impossible?: Is Dark Matter Behind the Hazy Radiation at the Milky Way's Center?
Spirit rover's first dash for freedom is a short one
How to Get More Bicyclists on the Road
Why would a chimpanzee attack a human?
Sundance Channel Presents: Green Porno [Video]
Emission Impossible?: Is Dark Matter Behind the Hazy Radiation at the Milky Way's Center?
NASA's mission to bomb the Moon
Qapla'! Christie's Star Trek auction [Re-Post]
Tweak Gravity: What If There Is No Dark Matter?
Splitting Time from Space—New Quantum Theory Topples Einstein's Spacetime
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Conditional Consciousness: Predicting Recovery from the Vegetative State
Crack Research: Good news about knuckle cracking.
The Double Life of ATP in Humans
Piercing the Plasma: Ideas to Beat the Communications Blackout of Reentry
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