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Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peaks Early January 3

By Staff Writers on January 3, 2013

2012 Quadrantid meteors over the Mojave Desert (Credits: Wally Pacholka/TWAN). The first meteor shower of 2013 is expected to peak late January... Read more →

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Why Do Astronauts Grow Taller in Space?

By Staff Writers on January 3, 2013

Source: NASA The ISS Spinal Ultrasound Investigation studies the impact of astronauts' spinal elongation (Credits: iStockphoto/S.... Read more →

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JAXA Schedules New Asteroid Sampling Mission for 2014

By Matteo Emanuelli on January 3, 2013

Artist's illustration of Hayabusa2 probe after the device's explosion on 1999 JU3(Credits: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita). The Japan Aerospace... Read more →

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Missed Times Square? Get Curiosity New Years Greeting from Home

By Staff Writers on January 2, 2013

New Years revelers at New York's Times Square this year were treated to an interplanetary holiday greeting. The message below was projected from the... Read more →

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Study Suggests Enhanced Alzheimer’s Risk for Spacefarers

By Merryl Azriel on January 2, 2013

Plaques between neurons is one of the indicators of Alzheimer's Disease and seem to be increased with GCR exposure (Credits: Alzheimer's Disease... Read more →

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Reanalysis of 1883 Observations Suggests a Billion-Ton Comet Buzzed Earth

By Hubert Foy on January 2, 2013

On 12 August 1883 at 8:00 a.m., Mexico’s Zacatecas Observatory's boss Jose A. Bonilla was preparing to study the Sun’s corona when he observed an... Read more →