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Clues to the Mysterious Origin of Cosmic Rays
February 14, 2013 — Very detailed new observations of the remains of a thousand-year-old supernova have revealed clues to the origins of cosmic rays. For the first time the observations suggest the presence of ... > full story -
'A Drop of Ink on the Luminous Sky:' Wide Field Imager Snaps Cosmic Gecko
February 13, 2013 — This part of the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer) is one of the richest star fields in the whole sky -- the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. The huge number of stars that light up this region ... > full story -
The Wings of the Seagull Nebula
February 6, 2013 — A new image from the European Southern Observatory shows a section of a cloud of dust and glowing gas called the Seagull Nebula. These wispy red clouds form part of the "wings" of the celestial bird ... > full story -
WISE Space Telescope Feels the Heat from Orion's Sword
February 5, 2013 — The tangle of clouds and stars that lie in Orion's sword is showcased in a new, expansive view from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or ... > full story -
Are Super-Earths Actually Mini-Neptunes?
February 4, 2013 — In the last two decades astronomers have found hundreds of planets in orbit around other stars. One type of these so-called 'exoplanets' is the super-Earths that are thought to have a high proportion ... > full story -
3-D Fireworks of a Star: Astronomers Reconstruct Journey of Emitted Gas
January 24, 2013 — In 1901 the star GK Persei gave off a powerful explosion that has not stopped growing and astonishing ever since. Now astronomers have reconstructed the journey of the emitted gas in 3-D which, ... > full story -
Setting the Dark on Fire: Beautiful View of Clouds of Cosmic Dust in Region of Orion
January 23, 2013 — In space, dense clouds of cosmic gas and dust are the birthplaces of new stars. In visible light, this dust is dark and obscuring, hiding the stars behind it. So much so that, when astronomer William ... > full story -
Microquasar Makes a Giant Manatee Nebula
January 19, 2013 — A new view of a 20,000-year old supernova remnant demonstrates the upgraded imaging power of the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array and provides more clues to the history ... > full story -
Hidden Treasure in Large Magellanic Cloud
January 17, 2013 — Nearly 200,000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. Vast clouds of gas within it ... > full story -
Light from Darkness: Brilliant Stars Emerging from Dusty Stellar Nursery
January 16, 2013 — An evocative new image from the European Southern Observatory shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming, along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty ... > full story
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