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New Kind Of Astronomical Object Around Black Hole: Living Fossil Records 'Supermassive' Kick
The tight cluster of stars
surrounding a supermassive
black hole after it has been
violently kicked out of a
galaxy represents a new kind
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Better Looks At Mars Minerals For Instrument On NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter
A new orbit at an earlier
time of day is increasing
the sensitivity and
efficiency of ASU's THEMIS
multi-band camera on NASA's
... > full story
Simulations Illuminate Universe's First Twin Stars
The earliest stars in the
universe formed not only as
individuals, but sometimes
also as twins, according to
a new article in Science. By
creating simulations of the
... > full story
GOES-O Satellite Reaches Orbit And Renamed GOES-14
On June 27, 2009, the
Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite,
GOES-O, soared into space
during a spectacular launch
from the Cape Canaveral Air
... > full story
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Herschel Images Promise Bright Future
July 10, 2009 — Herschel has carried out the first test observations with all its instruments, with spectacular results. Galaxies, star-forming regions and dying stars comprised the telescope's first targets. The ... > full story -
Antimatter Positrons Explain Gamma Ray Mystery In Milky Way Galaxy
July 9, 2009 — Astrophysicists have solved a mystery that led some scientists to speculate that the distribution of certain gamma rays in our Milky Way galaxy was evidence of a form of undetectable "dark matter" ... > full story -
Giant Supernovae Farthest Ever Detected: Dying Stars Shed Light On Universe Formation 11 Billion Years Ago
July 9, 2009 — UC Irvine cosmologists have found two supernovae farther away than any previously detected by using a new technique that could help find other dying stars at the edge of the ... > full story -
Galileo's Notebooks May Reveal Secrets Of New Planet
July 9, 2009 — Galileo knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years before its official discovery date, according to a new ... > full story -
New Portrait Of Omega Nebula's Glistening Watercolors
July 8, 2009 — The Omega Nebula, a stellar nursery where infant stars illuminate and sculpt a vast pastel fantasy of dust and gas, is revealed in all its ... > full story -
Dozens Of Newly Discovered Pulsars Probed By NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
July 7, 2009 — With NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers now are getting their best look at those whirling stellar cinders known as pulsars. Astronomers have analyzed gamma-rays from two dozen ... > full story -
US Space Program Should Align With Broader National Goals, Experts Urge
July 7, 2009 — The US civil space program should be aligned with widely acknowledged national challenges, says a new report from the National Research ... > full story -
Fireworks Display In The Helix Nebula
July 6, 2009 — The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae to Earth, at a distance of only 710 light years away. A new ... > full story -
International Space Hotel Envisioned
July 6, 2009 — Plans for a new international space hotel students have been unveiled by students this month as part of a project for their Masters degree. Students had to grapple with the challenges of designing ... > full story -
Fast Neutral Hydrogen Detected Coming From The Moon
July 5, 2009 — NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has made the first observations of very fast hydrogen atoms coming from the moon, following decades of speculation and searching for their ... > full story
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