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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Telescope Captures Closest Cluster of Superstars to Earth (Image)

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It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s a super star cluster! NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope has imaged a star cluster that is “super” in every way. Westerlund 1 is super big, super massive, super young, super close – and it’s creating stars at a super fast rate. Westerlund 1 is about 13,000 light-years away from … Read more

The rotation of the Earth’s inner core slows down and reverses direction. What does this mean for the planet?

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LOS ANGELOS – Earth’s inner core, a solid sphere of iron located deep within our planet, has slowed its rotation, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Southern California say their discovery challenges previous notions about the behavior of the inner core and raises intriguing questions about its influence on Earth’s dynamics. The … Read more