Diamond planet: A super-high pressure of the new planet, which orbits a rapidly pulsing neutron star, has likely caused the carbon within it to crystallize into an actual diamond, a new study suggests.
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- Hurricane Irene: Why Aug. 20 is an important date for hurricane watchers
- Hurricane Irene video by NASA astronaut
- Climate change: Species climbing higher and migrating north, study says
- Solar storms: Two breakthroughs could lead to better warnings
- Why Pierre de Fermat is the patron saint of unfinished business
- Fine art of hurricane tracking: Push is on for the 7-day forecast
- Are we all extraterrestrials? Scientists discover traces of DNA in space.
- A trick to catch Perseid meteor shower 2011 in spite of a full moon
- Jodie Foster helps in search for alien civilizations
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Pitch black: The mystery of a darkest planet ever seen
Darkest planet ever discovered is a gas giant but reflects only 1 percent of the light falling on it. Scientists speculate an unknown chemical or gas is absorbing light.
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Pregnant fossil found in Kentucky
Pregnant fossil: The remains of a plesiosaur, who was carrying a baby, have been found in the midwestern US. The pregnant fossil was over 15 feet long.
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Pentagon loses contact with unmanned glider moving at Mach 20
The Pentagon tested its hypersonic Falcon HTV-2 vehicle Thursday, losing contact with the craft as it hurtled over the Pacific Ocean.
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Perseid meteor shower: Tips for watching the biggest shower of the year
Perseid meteor shower watchers will be dodging a full moon at the shower's peak on Friday and Saturday. Here are some tips for watching the Perseid meteor shower.
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Solar storms: New solar flare is largest in years
Solar storms have been picking up since 2008. A new flare Tuesday is the biggest in several years and is part of a pattern of solar storms scheduled to last until 2020.
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Perseid meteor shower: Best times to see the 'shooting stars'
Perseid meteor shower fans should go out Wednesday and Thursday a.m. to avoid the glare from the moon. The Perseid meteor shower peak is Aug. 13.
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'Next stop, Jupiter': NASA's mission to the giant planet blasts off
NASA launches Juno, its newest planetary explorer, on a 1.7 billion-mile, five-year voyage to Jupiter. Scientists hope to pierce Jupiter's cloudy veil and fill in the blanks on the origins of the oldest planet.
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Lego figures to Jupiter on Juno spacecraft. Why send toys into space?
Lego figures to Jupiter project is an attempt to inspire children to be interested in science, math, engineering and technology.
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What NASA hopes to learn from Juno spacecraft on Jupiter mission
Jupiter, perhaps more than any object in the solar system, is thought to hold the key to understanding planet formation. On Friday, NASA sends the Juno spacecraft hurtling toward Jupiter to probe the planet's constituent parts.
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Scientists find 'best evidence' yet for liquid water now on Mars
NASA's ongoing quest to 'follow the water,' in hopes of finding hints of life on Mars, has uncovered seasonally-appearing dark streaks that researchers call 'the best evidence we have to date of liquid water occurring today' – that is, not in the ancient past – 'on Mars.'
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