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Apr 18, 2013 04:32 AM EDT

ALMA Captures more than 100 Ancient Star-Forming Galaxies

With the help of the new Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope a team of astronomers have pinpointed locations of over 100 of most fertile star forming galaxies in the early universe.

Apr 18, 2013 03:49 AM EDT

Next Breakthrough in Cosmology will Come from the Dark Side: Stephen Hawking

The world famous cosmologist Stephen Hawking addressed huge gathering at California in which he stated the next breakthrough in cosmology will come from the dark side of the universe.

Apr 03, 2013 02:00 PM EDT

Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Production: The Future of Renewable Energy in Plants

The future of renewable energy may be here. Researchers have made a breakthrough when it comes to hydrogen fuel production, extracting vast quantities of the material from plants.

Mar 30, 2013 07:41 AM EDT

Scientists Uncover Mystery of Green Meteorite, State it is from Mercury

Scientists discovered that the strange green rock discovered last year in Morocco may be from the closest planet to the sun, stating that it is the first meteorite from Mercury.

Mar 23, 2013 07:25 PM EDT

What Is The Lawson Criteria, Or How to Make Fusion Power Viable

The magic figure to ignite a sustained fusion fire is a triple product of three crucial parameters, greater than 5 x 1021 m-3s keV . In its high power experiments of 1997 JET achieved around one fifth of that value.

Meteorites Bought Life Producing Reactive Phosphorus to Earth 3.5 billion Years Ago

Mar 23, 2013 03:07 AM EDT

Bright Meteor Streaks Through Sky Over East Coast

A bright flash of light streaked across the early evening sky over several northeast and mid-Atlantic cities, which according to the experts is a meteor. The incident occurred on Friday evening 22 March 2013, close to 8:00 p.m. EDT.

Mar 21, 2013 08:49 PM EDT

New ‘Big Bang’ Map Reveals Cosmos Millions of Years Older than Previously Thought

Astronomers from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite released the most detailed map of the universe ever created, one that showed it to be 80 million to 100 million years older, as well as showing some interesting anomalies that scientists can't yet explain.

New Bacteria in Lake Vostok is Actually a Contamination: New Reports

Mar 12, 2013 07:51 AM EDT

New Bacteria in Lake Vostok Actually a Contamination: Reports

Last week, Russian scientists announced the discovery of a new type of bacterial life found in the water samples collected from the ancient Lake Vostok, but on 11 March the lab confirmed that it was not the bacteria but the contamination that generated the signal.

NASA Puts Curiosity Put on Standby After Solar Flare

Mar 08, 2013 07:29 AM EST

NASA Puts Curiosity on Standby after Solar Flare

Curiosity, which was designed to withstand the harsh Martian weather conditions, including solar outbursts, was put on standby as a precaution since the rover has just recovered from last week's computer glitch.

Mar 06, 2013 07:15 AM EST

Curiosity Back to Active Status: NASA

NASA announced Monday that its Mars rover Curiosity has recovered from last week's computer glitch and has transitioned from safe mode to active status. The officials hope that the rover will resume its operations by next week.

Study: Fetal Alcohol Exposure Affects Brain Structure in Children

Mar 04, 2013 10:37 AM EST

Alcohol Consumption Third Leading Cause of Disease and Injury Worldwide

According to a recent study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, reports show that alcohol is now the third leading cause of burden of disease and injury worldwide, despite the fact that many adults--worldwide--abstain from drinking.