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Dung Fungus Provides New Evidence in Mammoth Extinction Case

The latest evidence in the disappearance of the mammoths, and nine other North American species weighing over a ton, comes from fossilized dung fungus. But despite their lowly origin, if the new findings hold, they point away from human causes and ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of Wisconsin,  Christopher Johnson

LHC to Finally Start Next Week, Again

The LHC has had a rough time since it first started up in September last year. Just a week after it started up, an electrical problem shut it down again. The first down-time estimate was a day or so, then it became months. And when the repair was just ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  13 Nov 2009

T. Rex Finally Has a Buyer, We Just Don’t Know Who

The Tyrannosaurus rex that was featured in a Las Vegas auction in October finally has a home. We just can’t tell you where. Now the auction house says it has a new owner, but won’t reveal who that is just yet. “Bonhams & Butterfields was very pleased ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  12 Nov 2009

Underdog Planet: Why We Love Pluto

For such a small member of the solar system, about which relatively little is known, Pluto has an impressive following. When the news that the ninth planet had been stripped of its planethood got out, the public outcry was immediate. From school ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Clyde Tombaugh,  California Institute of Technology,  Mike Brown

Out of the Blue: Islands Seen From Space

Islands are some of the most beautiful, peaceful, violent, desolate and unique places on Earth. While experiencing a tropical island from its sandy beaches, or a volcanic island from its towering peaks is wonderful, experiencing them from above can be ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  5 Nov 2009

Hubble’s New Camera Delivers Another Stunner

The Hubble Space Telescope’s new camera is returning incredibly detailed, stunning images of space. This close-up view of an area near the core of the iconic Southern Pinwheel galaxy, or M83, shows very rapid star birth. The image to the right of the ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  5 Nov 2009

Space Junk Could Be Tracked Like Vultures

Dangerous debris near rocket launches could be tracked in real time by combining tricks from particle colliders, moon landings and vulture tracking, a new study finds. In a paper to be published in Acta Astronautica, physicist Philip Metzger of NASA’s ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NASA

Share Your Stars: New Wired Science DIY Astronomy Flickr Group

We have been amazed by the astrophotos our reader and followers have been sharing with us. So to facilitate our ongoing amazement, and in keeping with our belief that there can never be too many space photos, we have created a new Flickr group for you ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  29 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Flickr

Slick NASA iPhone App Puts Space in Your Pocket

Can there ever be too many space photos? Here at Wired Science, we believe the answer is no, there can never be too many, or even enough, space photos. And now NASA is aiding our addiction by putting its huge collection of mind-blowing space photos in ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: NASA TV,  Google Inc.,  Twitter Inc

Farthest Galaxy Cluster Ever Detected

Captured by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory and combined with data from infrared and optical telescopes, this image shows the farthest galaxy cluster ever detected. Designated JKCS041, the cluster is located 10.2 billion light-years from Earth, ...

From BETSY MASON, Wired,  22 Oct 2009
Related Topics: NASA

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