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Strange new 'species' of ultra-red galaxy discovered
In the distant reaches of the universe, almost 13 billion light-years from Earth, a strange species of galaxy lay hidden. Cloaked in dust and dimmed by the intervening distance, even the Hubble Space Telescope couldn't spy it. It took the revealing power of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to uncover not one, but four remarkably red galaxies. And while astronomers can describe the members of this new 'species,' they can't explain what makes them so ruddy…
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New NASA missions to investigate how Mars turned hostile
Maybe because it appears as a speck of blood in the sky, the planet Mars was named after the Roman god of war. From the point…NASA's Hubble confirms that galaxies are the ultimate recyclers
New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are expanding astronomers' understanding of the ways in which galaxies…
Cassini chronicles life of Saturn's giant storm
New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that…
Scientists find evidence for 'great lake' on Europa
In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere…Popular
The rose-red glow of star formation
The object dominating this image may resemble a pool of spilled blood, but rather than being associated with death, such…Hot topics
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