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Huge US satellite launches aboard European rocketA European Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana with both one of the largest American communication satellites ever built. The rocket is also carrying a European weather-tracking satellite.
Mars rover beams amazing panorama back to EarthNASA's Mars Opportunity Rover has sent us a postcard, a stunning panorama view of the Red Planet, stitched together from 817 different images taken over six months.
Could the Higgs boson teach us anything about dark matter?If the existence of the Higgs boson is confirmed, it would complete the Standard Model of particle physics. But does that bring us any closer to understanding a mysterious substance thought to account for more than four fifths of the total mass of the universe?
Higgs boson: It appears to be there, but what is it?Even if the newly discovered 'God particle' is not the Higgs boson as it was originally conceived, the implications of the new finding for science are still significant. The discovery is likely to provide the whole field of particle physics with a burst of momentum.
Can small volcanic eruptions affect global climate?New research suggests that assessments of climate variability should take volcanic activity into account.
Cosmic scaffolding uncovered? Scientists find thread of dark matter.Scientists have long thought that threads of dark matter provide the underlying architecture upon which galaxies in the universe are distributed. A new study now verifies that theory.
So what exactly is this Higgs boson thing anyway?Why do some call it the 'God particle'? And what, exactly, does it do?
The Higgs boson by the numbersWant to know more about the Higgs boson and the Large Hadron Collider? Here are the numbers.
How did an entire star system's worth of dust just vanish? Scientists baffled.An accretion disk around a young star has suddenly disappeared, leaving astronomers wondering where all the dust went.
Mermaids don't exist, says US governmentThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has attempted to put an end to the mermaid myth by denying the existence of the fabled aquatic creature.
Higgs boson discovery could usher in 'new, wonderful technologies,' says physicistWichita State University physics director Nickolas Solomey, who spent seven years at CERN, says the discovery of the Higgs could take a long time to fully understand, but that it could lead to groundbreaking technologies.
Vanishing space dust baffles scientistsThe protoplanetary disk circling a young star has suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a big mystery.
- Giant filament of dark matter connects galaxy clusters, say astronomers
For the first time, astronomers say they spotted a string of dark matter via gravitational lensing.
Particle physics field excited by potential Higgs boson discoveryPhysicists around the world are thrilled at Wednesdays announcement of the discovery of a Higgs boson-like particle, which could complete the Standard Model of particle physics.
- Scientists may have found Higgs boson. What next?
Physicists working at CERN's Large Hadron Collider say it's possible they've discovered the long-sought 'God particle'. The Higgs boson could lead to 'new physics', they add.
How do you find a Higgs boson? A crash course.Scientists are using the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider in their search for the Higgs boson. Understanding how it works explains why it has proven so hard to find the Higgs boson.
Are bees able to rejuvenate their brains?A team of scientists from Arizona State University and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences found out that by returning to the nest some aging bees could learn new things.
Search for missing Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage begins in HonoluluOn the 75th anniversary of the aviator's disappearance somewhere over the Pacific, a team of scientists and historians hope to find out what really happened to Amelia Earhart.
How exactly would a Higgs boson give a particle mass?Scientists say that they are close to proving the existence of the elusive Higgs boson, a theoretical particle that imputes matter with the property of mass. How does that work anyway?
Alan Poindexter dies: Space community mourns NASA astronautAlan Poindexter dies: NASA and astronauts around the world remember the former US Navy Captain and NASA astronaut as a man who 'proudly served his country for 26 years'.
