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Astronomers Detect First Organic Molecule on an Exoplanet

A team of astronomers led by Mark Swain of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting another star. The breakthrough, made with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is an important step in eventually identifying signs of life on a planet outside our solar system.
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Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust

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Science news // 19 March, 2008 08:33:00
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings, made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation, will appear in the March 21 issue of the journal Science.

Spring is Aurora Season

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Astronomy news // 18 March, 2008 09:11:00
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Spring is aurora season. For reasons not fully understood by scientists, the weeks around the vernal equinox are prone to Northern Lights. Canadians walking their dogs after dinner, Scandinavians popping out to the sauna, Alaskan Huskies on the Iditarod trail—all they have to do is look up and behold, green curtains of light dancing across the night sky.

The Vanishing Rings of Saturn

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Astronomy news // 18 March, 2008 08:03:43
 Saturn: jewel of the solar system, taker of breaths, ringed beauty. Even veteran astronomers can't help but gasp when they see her through a small telescope.

Spitzer Finds Organics and Water Where New Planets May Grow

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Astronomy news // 17 March, 2008 08:03:12
 Researchers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered large amounts of simple organic gases and water vapor in a possible planet-forming region around an infant star, along with evidence that these molecules were created there. They've also found water in the same zone around two other young stars.

New silent, microchip-sized computer "fan" has no moving parts

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Technology news // 17 March, 2008 01:03:35
 Engineers harnessing the same physical property that drives silent household air purifiers have created a miniaturized device that is now ready for testing as a silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low maintenance cooling system for laptop computers and other electronic devices.

Wheat killer detected in Iran

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Science news // 16 March, 2008 11:03:37
 A new and virulent wheat fungus, previously found in East Africa and Yemen, has moved to major wheat growing areas in Iran, FAO reported today. The fungus is capable of wreaking havoc to wheat production by destroying entire fields.

Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world

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News // 13 March, 2008 08:39:00
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A new mathematical object was revealed today during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a third degree transcendental L-function. These L-functions encode deep underlying connections between many different areas of mathematics.

Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world

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Science news // 13 March, 2008 08:03:30
 A new mathematical object was revealed today during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a third degree transcendental L-function. These L-functions encode deep underlying connections between many different areas of mathematics.

Software gets it's own Big Brother

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News // 13 March, 2008 11:40:00
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Researchers create next-generation software to identify complex cyber network attacks.

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