New Supernova, ‘There Are No Black Holes’ and More
Last week Stephen Hawking declared "there are no black holes" in a new paper, trailblazing rover Opportunity celebrated 10 years on Mars, and astronomers were dazzled with the discovery of a new supernova. See the best stories from last week here.
FIRST STOP: Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes
Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes
On reading a new paper by Stephen Hawking that appeared online this week, you would have been forgiven in thinking the world-renowned British physicist was spoofing us. Hawking's unpublished work — titled "Information Preservation and Weather Forecasting for Black Holes" and uploaded to the arXiv preprint service — declares that "there are no black holes."
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NEXT: Ancient Mars May Have Been Habitable for Hundreds of Millions of Years
Ancient Mars May Have Been Habitable for Hundreds of Millions of Years
NASA’s Opportunity rover has found evidence that Mars could have supported microbial life billions of years ago.
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NEXT: Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)
Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)
A mystery rock on Mars that suddenly appeared in front of NASA's Opportunity rover may look like a tasty donut, but it is like nothing ever seen on the Martian surface before, scientists say.
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NEXT: Private Dream Chaser Space Plane to Launch 1st Orbital Flight in 2016
Private Dream Chaser Space Plane to Launch 1st Orbital Flight in 2016
A new private space plane expected to eventually deliver astronauts into orbit has a launch date and a rocket to launch it into space.
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NEXT: Water Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres, May Erupt from Ice Volcanoes
Water Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres, May Erupt from Ice Volcanoes
The giant asteroid Ceres may spout water vapor from ice volcanoes or sublimation, measurements of H2O suggest.
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NEXT: Trailblazing Mars Rover Celebrates 10 Years on Red Planet
Trailblazing Mars Rover Celebrates 10 Years on Red Planet
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover celebrates 10 years of Red Planet exploration today.
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NEXT: Exploding Star: New Supernova Discovery Is Closest in Years
Exploding Star: New Supernova Discovery Is Closest in Years
An exploding star has suddenly appeared in the night sky, dazzling astronomers who haven't seen a supernova this close to our solar system in years.
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NEXT: Evidence for Universe Inflation Theory May Lurk in New Data
Evidence for Universe Inflation Theory May Lurk in New Data
Scientists hope to soon get confirmation of whether accelerated expansion of the universe did indeed take place in the first fleeting moments after the Big Bang.
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NEXT:Dark Matter Mystery Could Be Solved in Next 10 Years
Dark Matter Mystery Could Be Solved in Next 10 Years
Scientists have been hunting for dark matter for quite some time, with detectors on Earth and in space, and researchers are confident that the elusive stuff that makes up most matter in the universe will show its face in the coming decade.
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NEXT: NASA Launches Next-Generation Relay Satellite Into Orbit
NASA Launches Next-Generation Relay Satellite Into Orbit
NASA launched another tracking and data-relay satellite tonight, a next-generation spacecraft that will help agency researchers stay connected with their science and exploration missions around the solar system.
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NEXT: Sleeping Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes Up for Historic Comet Rendezvous and Landing
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