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Little Man And Cosmic Cauldron: Very Large Telescope Images Two Nebulae In Carina
May 27, 2008 — On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Very Large Telescope's First Light, ESO is releasing two stunning images of different kinds of nebulae, located towards the Carina constellation. The ... > full story -
Discovery Of Most Recent Supernova In Our Galaxy
May 14, 2008 — The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains (dubbed G1.9+0.3). This result, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NRAO's Very Large ... > full story -
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Cracks In The Foundation: Fundamental Geological Assumption Relating To Planet Earth Not Quite True
April 28, 2008 — Chondritic meteorites have a similar chemical composition to the sun and are therefore reliable witnesses as to what the solar nebula, from which the planets formed, was composed of. This can be used ... > full story -
Two Supernova Factories Found In The Milky Way
April 1, 2008 — Two "supernova factories", rare clusters of Red Supergiant (RSG) stars, have been located in the Galactic Bar of the Milky Way. "RSGs represent the final brief stage in a massive star's lifecycle ... > full story -
Powerful Stellar Explosion: An Action Replay
March 20, 2008 — Astronomers have made the best ever determination of the power of a supernova explosion that was visible from Earth long ago using X-ray observations of a supernova remnant and optical observations ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Grains Of Sand Around Distant Stars
March 12, 2008 — In a find that sheds light on how Earth-like planets may form, astronomers say they have found the first evidence of small, sandy particles orbiting a newborn star system at about the same distance ... > full story -
Finally, The 'Planet' In Planetary Nebulae?
March 10, 2008 — New studies may vindicate a 300-year-old astronomical 'mistake.' Astronomers have announced that low-mass stars and possibly even super-Jupiter-sized planets may be responsible for creating some of ... > full story -
Newborn Stars: Seeing Dark Filaments Inside A Molecular Cloud
March 7, 2008 — Astronomers have measured the distribution of mass inside a dark filament in a molecular cloud with an amazing level of detail and to great depth. The measurement is based on a new method that looks ... > full story -
Last Confessions Of A Dying Star
March 4, 2008 — Probing a glowing bubble of gas and dust encircling a dying star, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a wealth of previously unseen structures. The object, called NGC 2371, is a planetary nebula, ... > full story -
Young Stars In Their Baby Blanket Of Dust
February 12, 2008 — Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Called "Rho Oph" by astronomers, it's one of ... > full story
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