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Supernova Remnants Produce Cosmic Rays
February 14, 2013 — A new study reveals the first clear-cut evidence the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe. This discovery is a major step toward understanding ... > full story -
Simulation Helps Scientists Better Understand the Origin of Our Solar System
February 13, 2013 — Simulations boost the significance of image and measurement data from space missions: based on the example of an asteroid. Astrophysicists show collisions with other celestial bodies can be ... > 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 -
Hubble Catches a Streak of Stars in Side-on View of Spiral Galaxy
February 10, 2013 — The Hubble Space Telescope captured a thin, glittering streak of stars in a new view of the spiral galaxy ESO 121-6, which lies in the southern constellation of Pictor (The Painter's Easel). Viewed ... > full story -
NASA Telescopes Discover Strobe-Like Flashes in Young Stars
February 7, 2013 — Two of NASA's great observatories, the Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, have teamed up to uncover a mysterious infant star that behaves like a strobe light. Every 25.34 days, the object, ... > full story -
Earth-Size Planets May Be Next Door, Kepler Data Suggest
February 6, 2013 — Using publicly available data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, astronomers have found that six percent of red dwarf stars have habitable, Earth-sized planets. Since red dwarfs are the most common ... > 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 -
A Spiral Galaxy With a Secret
February 5, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope -- with a little help from an amateur astronomer -- has produced one of the best views yet of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 106. Located a little over 20 million ... > full story -
Small Asteroid to Whiz Past Earth Safely
February 4, 2013 — The small near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass very close to Earth on February 15, so close that it will pass inside the ring of geosynchronous weather and communications satellites. NASA's ... > full story -
New Video Brings Webb Telescope's Third Mirror to Light
February 1, 2013 — There are four types of mirrors that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. They're called the "primary, secondary, tertiary" and fine steering mirrors. Although the 18 primary mirror ... > full story
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