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60-Second Space

Scientific American

Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of astronomy and space exploration

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1:19

Comet Spacecraft Wakes from Slumber

60-Second Space ·

2014/01/23

On January 20th the European Space Agency woke its Rosetta probe after two-and-a-half years in hibernation, in preparation for its final approach to a comet

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1:17

Astronomers Cluster at Massive Meeting Conjunction

60-Second Space ·

2014/01/15

More than 3,000 astronomers assembled last week for the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Weird Supernovae Spin Faster Than Blender Blades

60-Second Space ·

2013/12/30

Two recently found supernovae are much farther away and brighter than almost any star explosion ever seen, perhaps because they wound up as rapidly spinning magnetars. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Asteroid-Hunting Satellite Returns from Dead

60-Second Space ·

2013/12/23

The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite that went into hibernation in 2011 has been brought to life as an asteroid lookout. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Preadolescent Astronomer Spots Supernova

60-Second Space ·

2013/12/17

Ten-year-old Nathan Gray of Nova Scotia officially becomes the youngest person ever to identify a new supernova. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Say I Saw ISON

60-Second Space ·

2013/11/25

Don't miss viewing Comet ISON, visible in the east before dawn, with a tail now as long as the bowl of the Big Dipper. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:32

India Targets Red Planet

60-Second Space ·

2013/11/18

India aims to become the fourth entity to send a mission to Mars with its launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission, aka Mangalyaan. Clara Moskowitz reports.

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1:33

Astronaut Sounds Alarm On Asteroids

60-Second Space ·

2013/11/04

At a symposium on the danger of asteroid impacts, Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart said it's time for the planet to develop a strategy should a big rock come our way. Clara Moskowitz reports.

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1:17

System Has Multiple Planets Off Kilter

60-Second Space ·

2013/10/21

Two of the three known planets around the star Kepler 56 orbit their host out of line with the star's equator. Clara Moskowitz reports.

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1:24

Voyager 1 Is Officially out There

60-Second Space ·

2013/09/16

Voyager 1's own record of the plasma vibrations in its vicinity conclusively show that it has reached the space between the stars. John Matson reports

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1:15

Home PCs Help Pinpoint Pulsars

60-Second Space ·

2013/09/04

The distributed computing project Einstein@Home uses home computers to search through years of telescope data to find pulsars. John Matson reports.

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1:16

Sky Map Satellite Becomes Asteroid Hunter

60-Second Space ·

2013/08/26

NASA's WISE satellite surveyed the universe before being mothballed in 2011. Now it's being resurrected as a near-Earth asteroid scanner.

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1:15

Kepler Exoplanet Hunter Limps Into Sunset

60-Second Space ·

2013/08/21

Although the Kepler space telescope's stabilization system is beyond repair, it has produced reams of data that have yet to be fully searched for exoplanets. John Matson reports.

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1:16

Solar Magnetic Field Flip Poses No Problem

60-Second Space ·

2013/08/15

The only issue related to the flip of the sun's magnetic field is that it corresponds with the peak of the sunspot cycle, when the sun is prone to launch flares and bursts of plasma into space that can effect satellites and power grids. John Matson reports.

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1:16

Curiosity Celebrates an Earth Year on Mars

60-Second Space ·

2013/08/06

Since it landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, the Curiosity rover has done photography, geology and roamed a good kilometer. John Matson reports

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1:15

Milky Way Black Hole Had Hungry Past

60-Second Space ·

2013/07/29

A huge cloud of plasma south of our galactic black hole could be evidence of a past feeding frenzy. John Matson reports

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1:16

Neutrino Identity Switch Confirmed

60-Second Space ·

2013/07/22

Theory said that muon neutrinos could transform into electron neutrinos. A neutrino detector confirms this by catching many more electron neutrinos than it should have otherwise. John Matson reports

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1:16

Giant Black Hole May Be Fugitive

60-Second Space ·

2013/07/15

The black hole in galaxy NGC 1277 is way more massive than usual. Astronomers hypothesize it was ejected from another galaxy before settling in its new home. John Matson reports

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1:18

Flare Star Goes Wild in Minutes

60-Second Space ·

2013/07/08

The star WX UMa went from 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit to 30,000 degrees F in less than three minutes. Chris Crockett reports

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1:16

Frigid Space Speeds Chemical Reaction

60-Second Space ·

2013/07/01

A reaction between two common molecules occurs much faster at frosty interstellar temperatures than on our toasty Earth due to a cold-stabilized transition and quantum tunneling. John Matson reports

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