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Recent evidence of quasars contradicts popular theory of black holes in favor of MECOs (Magnetospheric Eternally Collapsing Objects), as black holes cannot have magnetic fields. This article from New Scientist gives a summary.
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The official site of Japan's aerospace agency. JAXA recently gained a lot of attention by announcing plans to build a base on the moon by 2030.
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GRavitational lEnsing Accuracy Testing 2008 (GREAT08) Challenge. Visit www.great08challenge.info for the latest information.
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The Nobel Prize-winning physicist Charles H. Townes talks about various aspects of our galaxy, and discusses new methods in astronomy and astrophysics that make possible explorations deep into the heart of the Milky Way.
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A false-color mosaic picture from the Mars Odyssey orbiter of the Melas Chasma, which is being considered as a landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory rover.
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Happily for human spaceflight, Dava Newman and her students enjoy working in such laboratories as NASA’s “Vomit Comet.” Newman’s work aims to provide a better understanding of how humans can withstand the rigors of space missions.
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