
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
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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
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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
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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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