 Eclipsing pulsar promises clues to crushed matter - August 18
Astronomers have found the first fast X-ray pulsar to be eclipsed by its companion star. Further studies of this unique stellar system will shed light on some of the most compressed matter in the universe and test a key prediction of Einstein's relativity theory....Read More
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Cassini bags Enceladus'Tigers' - August 17
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its flyby over the"tiger stripes"in the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus and has sent back images of its passage. The spacecraft also targeted the moon Tethys....Read More
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Astronaut muscles waste in space: Safety for future Mars missions questioned - August 18
Astronaut muscles waste away on long space flights, reducing their capacity for physical work by more than 40 percent, according to new research. This is the equivalent of a 30- to 50-year-old crew member's muscles deteriorating to that of an 80-year-old. The destructive effects of extended weightlessness to skeletal muscle -- despite in-flight exercise -- pose a significant safety risk for future human missions to Mars and elsewhere in the universe....Read More
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Raising mountains on Saturn's moon Titan - August 17
Saturn's moon Titan ripples with mountains, and scientists have been trying to figure out how they form. The best explanation, it turns out, is that Titan is shrinking as it cools, wrinkling up the moon's surface like a raisin....Read More
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