Spacecraft Completes Biggest Maneuver
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft successfully refined its flight path Wednesday with the biggest maneuver planned for the mission's journey between Earth and Mars.
When Galaxy Clusters Collide
A UC Davis graduate student who is leading a study of the collision of galaxy clusters 5 billion light years away will discuss the team's findings today, Jan. 10, in a press briefing at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas.
Scientists Discover a Saturn-Like Ring System Eclipsing a Sun-Like Star
ROCHESTER, New York-A team of astrophysicists from the University of Rochester and Europe has discovered a ring system in the constellation Centaurus that invites comparisons to Saturn.
Prehistoric Predators with Supersized Teeth Had Beefier Arm Bones
The toothiest prehistoric predators also had beefier arm bones, according to results of a study published today in the journal Paleobiology.