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Why Higgs Discovery Deserves the Hype
July 5, 2012 | Physicists using the Large Hadron Collider announced yesterday their discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson. The find was expected, but it’s still a big deal. > read more
Baby Star’s Hot Birthmarks
July 6, 2012 | Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of high-energy X-rays coming from a baby star. > read more
Dark-Matter Thread Revealed
July 4, 2012 | Scientists have found a dark-matter filament, a strand of the cosmic web that connects clusters of galaxies. It’s the first time an individual filament has been detected and is among our first observational glimpses of the universe’s largest structures. > read more
Titan’s Latest Twist: A Hidden Ocean
July 3, 2012 | Saturn’s biggest moon already boasts a dense atmosphere, vast dune fields, and lakes full of hydrocarbons. Now scientists have evidence for a deep ocean beneath its icy crust. > read more
Waves Might Heat Solar Atmosphere
July 4, 2012 | Astronomers are working to unravel the mystery of the Sun’s superhot corona, but new work implicating magnetic waves isn’t the final word on the matter. > read more
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Tour July’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
May 30, 2012 | This month, you can see a pair of planets before sunrise and another pair after sunset. In each case, one of them is situated near a bright star. > read more
Predawn Treats for Early Risers
July 6, 2012 | If you can get yourself out of bed early, spectacular predawn vistas await your eyes, binoculars, and telescope over the next two weeks. > read more
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
July 6, 2012 | Mars speeds toward Saturn and Spica in the evening sky. Jupiter and Venus rise into prominence in the dawn. > read more
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