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Best Science Pictures of 2011?
A spiny cucumber and a nanotube "city" feature among the winners of the 2011 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
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New "Super Earth" Found
The likely rocky planet orbits squarely in its star's habitable zone, making it a prime candidate for life, astronomers report.
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"Alien" Particles Detected
For the first time, a NASA spacecraft has directly observed particles that came from beyond our solar system, astronomers announced.
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Big Solar Storm Hits Earth
A massive flare on the sun has sparked the most intense solar storm since 2005, raising the odds of seeing auroras in the coming nights.
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Dog DNA Pictures
Scientists have found the secret recipe behind the spectacular variety of dog shapes and sizes, and it could help unravel the complexity of human genetic disease.
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