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Scientists pinpoint the 'edge of space'

Scientists pinpoint the 'edge of space'

Where does space begin? Scientists at the University of Calgary have created a new instrument that is able to track the transition between the relatively gentle winds of Earth's atmosphere and the…
A young pulsar shows its hand

A young pulsar shows its hand

A small, dense object only twelve miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years. At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is…
Young women warned of lung cancer risks

Young women warned of lung cancer risks

Seventeen people are still dying from lung cancer each week in Northern Ireland despite a small improvement in survival rates for the disease. The figures are revealed by a report launched today by…
Dissecting a stellar explosion

Dissecting a stellar explosion

Integral has captured one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever seen. A meticulous analysis of the data has allowed astronomers to investigate the initial phases of this giant stellar explosion,…
JHU researcher discovers brain cells have 'memory'

JHU researcher discovers brain cells have 'memory'

As we look at the world around us, images flicker into our brains like so many disparate pixels on a computer screen that change every time our eyes move, which is several times a second. Yet we don'…