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• From a million miles away, NASA camera shows moon crossing face of Earth
• Astronomers unveil a distant protogalaxy connected to the cosmic web
• Why the long face? Horses and humans share facial expressions
• Molecular trick alters rules of attraction for non-magnetic metals
• New deep-sea anglerfish discovered in Gulf of Mexico

From a million miles away, NASA camera shows moon crossing face of Earth Posted: 05 Aug 2015 04:17 PM PDT A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite captured a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. The series of test images shows the fully illuminated 'dark side' of the moon that is never visible from Earth.

Astronomers unveil a distant protogalaxy connected to the cosmic web Posted: 05 Aug 2015 12:20 PM PDT Astronomers have discovered a giant swirling disk of gas 10 billion light-years away -- a galaxy-in-the-making that is actively being fed cool primordial gas tracing back to the Big Bang. The finding provides the strongest observational support yet for what is known as the cold-flow model of galaxy formation.

Why the long face? Horses and humans share facial expressions Posted: 05 Aug 2015 11:48 AM PDT Horses and humans use similar facial expressions to communicate, according to new research.

Molecular trick alters rules of attraction for non-magnetic metals Posted: 05 Aug 2015 11:02 AM PDT Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how to generate magnetism in metals that aren't naturally magnetic, which could end our reliance on some rare and toxic elements currently used. Researchers detail a way of altering the quantum interactions of matter in order to 'fiddle the numbers' in a mathematical equation that determines whether elements are magnetic, called the Stoner Criterion.

New deep-sea anglerfish discovered in Gulf of Mexico Posted: 05 Aug 2015 08:03 AM PDT They are some of the most interesting and unique creatures in the oceans -- deep-sea life. Most people can identify a shark or sea turtle or whale, but many are shocked to see what a lanternfish or oarfish looks like. Deep-sea creatures can be down-right scary looking. Adding to the list of deep-sea creatures, marine biologists recently found a never-before seen species from the deep waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.

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