Andrea Thompson is an associate editor at Scientific American, where she covers sustainability, energy and the environment. Prior to that, she was a senior writer covering climate science at Climate Central and a reporter and editor at Live Science, where she primarily covered Earth science and the environment. She holds a graduate degree in science health and environmental reporting from New York University, as well as a bachelor of science and and masters of science in atmospheric chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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SELENE (Kaguya) observations help explain difference's between Moon's far side and nearside.

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VLT Adaptive Optics shows stellar nurseries, black hole at center of nearby galaxy.

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Fermi telescope finds gamma-ray only pulsars, redraws models of the spinning stars.

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Computer simulation solves mystery of how massive stars form without blowing off the gas that feeds them.

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Plumes of methane gas detected on Mars could point to active geology or possibly even biology.

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Ground-based telescope detect thermal emission from exoplanet atmosphere.

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Relationships between globular cluster mass and number of binary star systems points to stellar cannibalism as source of 'blue stragglers'.
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The roar is from the distant cosmos. Nobody knows what causes it.

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New Hubble images reveal 14 young, runaway stars.

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Observations show black holes once more massive than galactic bulges, likely came first.

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Studies of asteroids around dead stars spawn new hope that Earth-like planets are plentiful.

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Our home galaxy is about as massive as Andromeda. And it spins faster than thought.

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Discovery of proto-stars near galactic center show stars can form near black hole.
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The International Year of Astronomy aims to get more people involved in astronomy.
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Phoenix, MRO, and rovers studied Mars' surface looking for signs of water and potential habitability.

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Evidence of carbonates points to areas on Mars where water may have remained benign enough for life.
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New telescope system will look for asteroids, comets that could hit Earth.

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Solar particles penetrate Earth's magnetosphere at different points, in different ways and in greater amounts than though.

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Satellite observations who atmosphere expands and contracts in unexpected short time periods.
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Phoenix scientists analyzing the mounds of data generated during the lander's stint on Mars.

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New observations of hot-Jupiter exoplanet confirm suspicions that atmosphere has water vapor.

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MSL rover's delay could impact other programs, is symptom of NASA budget overruns.

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Layering of rock outcrops on Mars point to climate cycles caused by changes in Mars' tilt.
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