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• Mysterious source of high-energy cosmic radiation discovered

  The finding was made with a balloon-borne instrument over Antartica.

• Black holes are the rhythm at the heart of galaxies

  Recent finding helps to explain a decades-long paradox of the existence of large amounts of warm gas around certain galaxies.

• Gamma-ray evidence suggests ancient Mars had oceans

  Using Odyssey's Gamma Ray Spectrometer, scientists are discovering a liquid past on the Red Planet.

• XMM-Newton and Integral find clues on magnetic powerhouses

  This is the first time the orbiters tested the physical processes of magnetars.

• NASA tests lunar rovers and oxygen production technology

  These new technologies could teach astronauts how to make oxygen from lunar rocks.