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New 'Super-Earth': A Potentially Habitable Planet?In an improbable spot, scientists say they've discovered a world like our own where water and biology might exist
Sharpest telescope everA new system provides all the clarity of stargazing from space and none of the challenges
U.S.-China Solar War: Tariffs on Imports Spark DebateTariffs on Chinese imports is a feel-good solution that could do a lot of harm
Happy Birthday, Opportunity! Mars Rover Turns 8Since 2004, the interplanetary car has been trundling across the Martian surface
Climate Change: Why It's Time to Focus on FarmingThe fact that the climate is already changing, and will continue to change, means we need to start adapting agriculture to a warmer world immediately
The 'Choking Game': 1 in 7 College Kids Has Tried ItThe potentially lethal Choking Game, which involves cutting off the blood supply to the brain, appears to be popular with some college students who think it's not as dangerous as using illicit drugs
New Mexico Is Stretching, Slowly but SurelyThe driving distance between Phoenix and Dallas is getting farther. It's a minuscule difference -- not even a millimeter a year -- but it's a tangible phenomenon, and you can blame on the middleman: New Mexico
The Milky Way's Babies: Why Can't We See More of Them?Our galaxy ought to have a lot more company -- so where is it?
Gravitational Lensing: The Optical Illusion That Explains the CosmosYou may never have heard of gravitational lensing, but it's redrawing the very map of space
NASA's Lunar Orbiter Finds the Moon's Wetter RegionsThe darkest, least habitable spots on the lunar surface turn out to be the wettest too
