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First Direct Detection Sheds Light on Dark Galaxies
October 30, 2012 — Three lead members of an international science team provide insight into the first direct detection of dark ... > full story -
Astronomers Report That Dark Matter 'Halos' May Contain Stars, Disprove Other Theories
October 24, 2012 — Do dark matter "halos" that make up most of the matter in the universe contain a small number of stars? Astronomers now make a case for ... > full story -
Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Lightning!
October 19, 2012 — Australian scientists have unveiled a new theory which explains the mysterious phenomenon known as ball ... > full story -
Poetry in Motion: Gemini Observatory Releases Image of Rare Polar Ring Galaxy
October 18, 2012 — Polar-ring galaxies are peculiar objects. Astronomers have found only a handful of them, so not much is known about their origins. Most have an early-type spiral system, called a lenticular galaxy, ... > full story -
Dark Matter Filament Studied in 3-D for the First Time
October 16, 2012 — Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have studied a giant filament of dark matter in 3D for the first time. Extending 60 million light-years from one of the most massive galaxy ... > full story -
When Galaxies Eat Galaxies: Gravity Lenses Suggest Big Collisions Make Galaxies Denser
October 12, 2012 — Using gravitational "lenses" in space, astronomers have discovered that the centers of the biggest galaxies are growing denser -- evidence of repeated collisions and mergers by massive galaxies with ... > full story -
Mass of Dark Matter Revealed by Precise Measurements of the Galaxy
October 5, 2012 — Astronomers have succeeded in precisely determining the astronomical yardstick for the Galaxy based upon precise distance measurements from advanced radio telescopes. The new findings are that the ... > full story -
Hurricane Irene Polluted Catskills Watershed
September 26, 2012 — The water quality of lakes and coastal systems will be altered if hurricanes intensify in a warming world, according to a new ... > full story -
Using Artificial Intelligence to Chart the Universe
September 24, 2012 — Astronomers have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to help them chart and explain the structure and dynamics of the universe around us with unprecedented accuracy. Scientists routinely ... > full story -
World’s Most Powerful Digital Camera Opens Eye, Records First Images in Hunt for Dark Energy
September 17, 2012 — Eight billion years ago, rays of light from distant galaxies began their long journey to Earth. That ancient starlight has now found its way to a mountaintop in Chile, where the newly-constructed ... > full story
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