Complex life a 1-in-83 possibility
Decent odds More than one in every hundred stars may have planets capable of supporting complex life, according to a new model.
The research,
Atlantis docks at space station on last mission
Final docking Space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at the International Space Station to deliver a last batch of supplies to the orbiting outpost on th
Dying stars create dusty galaxies
Dust to dust The death throes of giant stars that have gone supernova could be generating the veil of dust that permeates young galaxies, according t
'Tempest from hell' seen on Saturn
Perfect storm Imagine being caught in a thunderstorm as wide as the Earth with discharges of lightning 10,000 times more powerful than here, flashing
Atlantis prepares to rocket into history
Final countdown The space shuttle Atlantis is poised to launch on the final flight of the 30-year program, a journey that marks the end of an era of
Faraway quasar sheds light on early universe
Bright spark Astronomers have snared light from a bright, ancient galaxy with a super-massive black hole at its core, a finding that would help expla
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