A Coffee Drinkers Nightmare: Caffeine Loses It's Kick

Tags: Medicine

Coffee might not be making you more alert; instead, it might just be staving off your withdrawal symptoms.

Star: om nom nom! Planet: Aieee!

Tags: Astronomy

An exoplanet discovered last year appears to be in the process of being eaten by its parent star.

A 'great day' for the future of commercial space

Tags: Space

The company SpaceX successfully launches the Falcon 9, a rocket powerful enough to carry manned capsules, into orbit.

Jupiter Just Got Smacked, Again

Tags: Astronomy

The same astronomer that observed an impact on Jupiter in 2009 manages to observe another one.

Astronomers Discover a New Type of Supernova

Tags: Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered a new type of exploding star that spews huge quantities of calcium and defies the two known categories of supernovae.

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