Bjorn Carey
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If NASA's Satellite Falls on Your Home, Who Pays for Repairs?
By Bjorn Carey published
It's unlikely that NASA's falling satellite will touch down on land, but the agency would be responsible for any damage compensation.

The Slow Sound of a Scream on Mars
By Bjorn Carey published
New simulation reveals sound waves don't travel as far on Mars as on Earth.

Backyard Approach Finds Extrasolar Planet
By Bjorn Carey published
Three years of scouring the skies with a "homemade" telescope fashioned from commercially available parts has finally paid off for astronomer Peter McCullough.

Big Meteorite Creates Big Mysteries
By Bjorn Carey published
The meteorite has a chemical composition unlike anything ever seen.

Cosmic 'DNA': Double Helix Spotted in Space
By Bjorn Carey published
Magnetic forces at the center of the galaxy have twisted a nebula into the shape of DNA, a new study reveals.

Newfound Ice World Alters Perceptions of Planetary Systems
By Bjorn Carey published
The distant planet is similar in composition to Earth, but inhospitable as Uranus.

Stardust Mission Yields Ancient Comet Dust
By Bjorn Carey published
After a seven-year wait, scientists have finally been able to analyze the cometary and stellar dust particles captured by the NASA Stardust spacecraft.

Astronomers Discover Peek-A-Boo Stars
By Bjorn Carey published
Though fleeting, these new stars are some of the brightest objects in the sky.

Galactic Collisions Fast and Frequent
By Bjorn Carey published
New observations of cannibalistic galaxies show how the universe got started.

Astronomers Measure Distance to Milky Way's Spiral Arm
By Bjorn Carey published
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New View of Titan: Strong Winds, Soft Ground and Lightning
By Bjorn Carey published
A new series of reports from Huygens reveals more of Titan's secrets.

Water Could Stay Liquid on Mars
By Bjorn Carey published
So far liquid water has remained hidden, possibly because it may not exist for more than a fleeting second.

Astronomers Determine Trigger of Massive Star Formation
By Bjorn Carey published
Scientists present the most complete image of how massive stars trigger the formation of new massive stars.

Gravity-Powered Asteroid Tractor Proposed to Thwart Impact
By Bjorn Carey published
Concept spacecraft could move asteroids with the equivalent force of lifting a coffee cup.

Space Adventures Announces Next Private Space Explorer
By Bjorn Carey published
Space Adventures will make Daisuke Enomoto the first Japanese space tourist.

Hubble Snaps Photos of Giant Martian Dust Storm
By Bjorn Carey published
New Hubble images detail a Martian dust storm bigger than Texas.

Neutron Star Found Where a Black Hole was Expected
By Bjorn Carey published
New evidence shows the death of a massive star can create a neutron star.

Martian Dust Major Risk to Manned Mission
By Bjorn Carey published
According to a NASA report that evaluates the risks of sending a manned mission to Mars, Martian dust poses as one of the biggest potential problems.

New Mars Map: Similarities to Earth Revealed
By Bjorn Carey published
A new high-resolution map of Mars's magnetic field indicates that the red planet's crust once moved like present-day Earth's.

Venus and Earth: Worlds Apart
By Bjorn Carey published
Venus is commonly known as Earth's "twin sister," but when it comes to being alike, these two are more like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito than Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Hubble Searches for Oxygen on the Moon
By Bjorn Carey published
This summer, scientists pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at the Moon to take a closer look at its soil.
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