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Sun and Planets Constructed Differently Than Thought, NASA Mission Suggests
June 23, 2011 — Researchers analyzing samples returned by NASA's 2004 Genesis mission have discovered that our sun and its inner planets may have formed differently than previously ... > full story -
Flames of Betelgeuse: New Image Reveals Vast Nebula Around Famous Supergiant Star
June 23, 2011 — Astronomers have imaged a complex and bright nebula around the supergiant star Betelgeuse in greater detail than ever before. This structure, which resembles flames emanating from the star, is formed ... > full story -
Green Ring Fit for a Superhero: Spitzer Space Telescope Spies Powerful Light of Giant 'O' Stars
June 19, 2011 — This glowing emerald nebula seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is reminiscent of the glowing ring wielded by the superhero Green Lantern. In the comic books, the diminutive Guardians of the ... > full story -
New Supernova Remnant Lights Up: SN1987A Shines Again
June 9, 2011 — Light from an exploding star in a neighboring galaxy has suddenly begun to glow brighter as the shock wave and X-rays hit surrounding debris. What we are witnessing the the change from an active ... > full story -
First Images from the VLT Survey Telescope With With Huge 268-Megapixel Camera
June 8, 2011 — The VLT Survey Telescope (VST), the latest addition to the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory, has made its first release of impressive images of the southern sky. The VST is a ... > full story -
Rendezvous With an Asteroid: NASA to Launch New Science Mission to Near-Earth Asteroid in 2016
May 26, 2011 — NASA will launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system's formation and how life began. The mission, called ... > full story -
Brilliant but Solitary Superstar Discovered in Nearby Galaxy
May 25, 2011 — An extraordinarily bright isolated star has been found in a nearby galaxy -- the star is three million times brighter than the Sun. All previous similar "superstars" were found in star clusters, but ... > full story -
Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps Up
May 24, 2011 — A local supernova factory has recently started production, according to a wealth of new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory on the Carina Nebula. This discovery may help astronomers better ... > full story -
Hubble Views the Star That Changed the Universe
May 23, 2011 — Though the universe is filled with billions upon billions of stars, the discovery of a single variable star in 1923 altered the course of modern astronomy. And, at least one famous astronomer of the ... > full story -
NASA's Fermi Spots 'Superflares' in the Crab Nebula
May 11, 2011 — The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times more powerful than any flare previously seen from the object. On April 12, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ... > full story
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