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Researchers Create Coldest Molecules On Earth That Are Colder than Interstellar Space

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 16, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Researchers at MIT have managed to create the coldest stable molecules in the world that are over a million times colder than interstellar space. They made it possible by cooling molecules in a gas of sodium potassium (NaK) to a temperature of 500 nanokelvins, which is just a hair above absolute zero.

Ceres Bright Spots Clear In Images But NASA Still Clueless About Origin

By Peter R - Jun 15, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

Images taken earlier this month by Dawn from an altitude of 2,700 miles above Ceres show the spots in greater detail than before.

Why Distant Supernovae Explosions Outside Galaxies Excite Astronomers

By Peter R - Jun 06, 2015 03:36 PM EDT

Three such stars outside of any galaxy exploded, revealing to astronomers the forces at work in dark space.

Sun To Pause NASA Mars Missions in June

By Peter R - Jun 05, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

Earth and Mars will remain on the opposite sides of the Sun while in their orbits between June 7 and June 21. Sun can garble radio communications between the planets.

Dawn Closer To Ceres But NASA Yet To Unravel Spots Mystery

By Peter R - Jun 01, 2015 04:29 PM EDT

Dawn captured its most detailed ever photo of the dwarf planet from 3,200 miles on May 23.

NASA's Cassini Hopes for a Rare Glimpse of Saturn Moon Hyperion

By Peter R - May 31, 2015 12:22 AM EDT

The moon hurtles through space and the spacecraft has mostly only seen one side of it.

NASA Plans Life Hunting Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa in 2020s

By Peter R - May 28, 2015 02:34 PM EDT

The space agency has announced the payload that a spacecraft would carry during its flybys to the moon.

Antarctica Added 300 Trillion Liters of Water to Oceans Since 2009, Courtesy Global Warming

By Peter R - May 24, 2015 09:52 PM EDT

Glaciers in the Southern Antarctic Peninsula are shedding ice at an increasing rate since 2009.

Hubble Captures Cannabalism in Action, Finds a Rare Nasty Star in Earth's Neighborhood

By Peter R - May 23, 2015 06:25 PM EDT

The NaSt 1 is Wolf-Rayet that is aging rapidly and is being stripped of its exterior hydrogen material.

Is Laser Mankind's Answer to Space Junk? Japanese Researchers Think So

By Peter R - May 19, 2015 03:05 PM EDT

A laser gun mounted atop the ISS could destroy debris orbiting Earth.

This Is The Most Beautiful Psychedelic Multicolor Crayfish Ever Found

By Kamal Nayan - May 19, 2015 01:13 AM EDT

It might look like an animated GIF but it actually exists. For the first time, a researcher has found this blue, pink and white crayfish from Indonesia and described it as a new species.

Earth's Oceans Rising, Ice Melting Faster than Ever, Study

By Peter R - May 12, 2015 04:44 PM EDT

A new study revised earlier estimates to estimate that the rate of sea level rise is faster than earlier calculations.

Sun Sets In Blue on Mars, NASA Curiosity's Stunning Images Show

By Peter R - May 11, 2015 11:07 AM EDT

Curiosity sent images of sunset it captured in April, last week.

Florida Scientists Trigger Lightning to See Thunder

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 05:35 PM EDT

Scientists managed to trigger lightnings to measure and image associated acoustic energy.

Sun's Massive Flare Caught on NASA Camera, Solar Ejections Miss Earth

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 01:58 PM EDT

NASA caught on camera the X 2.7 flare that caused a radio blackout on May 5.

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