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Probing Exoplanets from the Ground: A Little Telescope Goes a Long Way
NASA astronomers have
successfully demonstrated
that a David of a telescope
can tackle Goliath-size
questions in the quest to
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The Stars Behind the Curtain
Astronomers have obtained a
new image of the giant
stellar nursery surrounding
NGC 3603, in which stars are
continuously being born.
Embedded in this scenic
nebula is one of the most
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NASA, GM Take Giant Leap in Robotic Technology
Engineers and scientists
from NASA and GM are working
together to build a new
humanoid robot capable of
working side by side with
people. Using leading edge
... > full story
Instruments to Study Space Weather Set for NASA Launch
A $32 million instrument
package set for launch Feb.
9 by NASA should help
scientists better understand
the violent effects of the
sun on near-Earth space
... > full story
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Where Did Today's Spiral Galaxies Come From?
February 6, 2010 — Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have created a demographic census of galaxy types and shapes from a time before the Earth and the sun existed, to the present day. The ... > full story -
Madly Mapping the Universe
February 5, 2010 — It takes special software to map the universe from noisy data. Scientists have developed a code called MADmap to do just that for the cosmic microwave background, then posted it on the web for other ... > full story -
New Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes
February 5, 2010 — NASA has released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show an icy and dark molasses-colored, mottled world ... > full story -
Merging Galaxies Create a Binary Quasar
February 4, 2010 — Astronomers have found the first clear evidence of a binary quasar within a pair of actively merging galaxies. Binary quasars, like other quasars, are thought to be the product of galaxy mergers. ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Rare Beast by New Means
February 3, 2010 — Astronomers have found an example of the rare type of supernova thought to produce Gamma Ray Bursts, but through radio, not gamma-ray, observations. The breakthrough, they say, will lead to ... > full story -
Reaching for the Stars to Create Music of the Universe
February 3, 2010 — While a supernova can be seen, it can't be heard, as sound waves cannot travel through space. But what if the light waves emitted by the exploding star and other cosmological phenomena could be ... > full story -
Hubble Catches End of Star-Making Party in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy
February 3, 2010 — Galaxies throughout the universe are ablaze with star birth. But for a nearby, small spiral galaxy, the star-making party is almost over. Astronomers were surprised to find that star-formation ... > full story -
Suspected Asteroid Collision Leaves Odd X-Pattern of Trailing Debris
February 2, 2010 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers have long thought ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Coolest Sub-Stellar Body Outside Our Solar System
February 1, 2010 — Astronomers have discovered what may be the coolest sub-stellar body ever found outside our own solar ... > full story -
Plasma Experiments Aboard International Space Station Yielding Better Picture of Liquids and Solids
January 31, 2010 — A series of experiments studying complex plasmas is taking place on board the international space station ISS. Physicists from Germany will use these experiments to study fundamental structure ... > full story
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