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NASA's Spitzer Observes Gas Emission from Comet ISON
July 23, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later ... > full story -
New Record for Cosmic X-Ray Sightings: Exploring Extreme Universe With Rich New Resource
July 23, 2013 — Scientists have set a new record for cosmic X-ray sources ever sighted -- creating an unprecedented cosmic X-ray catalog that will provide a valuable resource allowing astronomers to explore the ... > full story -
Hubble Shows Link Between Stars' Ages and Their Orbits in Dense Cluster
July 18, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have determined the orbital motion of two distinct populations of stars in an ancient globular star cluster, offering proof they formed at different ... > full story -
In the Zone: How Scientists Search for Habitable Planets
July 17, 2013 — There is only one planet we know of, so far, that is drenched with life. That planet is Earth, and it has all the right conditions for critters to thrive on its surface. Do other planets beyond our ... > full story -
Ripped Apart by a Black Hole: Gas Cloud Makes Closest Approach to Monster at Center of Milky Way
July 17, 2013 — New observations show for the first time a gas cloud being ripped apart by the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy. The cloud is now so stretched that its front part has passed the ... > full story -
Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon: Smallest Known Moon in the Neptunian System
July 15, 2013 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant ... > full story -
Hubble Finds a True Blue Planet: Giant Jupiter-Sized Planet Located 63 Light-Years Away
July 11, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual visible-light color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away. If seen directly the planet, known as HD 189733b, ... > full story -
Bioluminescence Reveals Deep-Water Motion in the Mediterranean
July 11, 2013 — In 2009 and 2010, the underwater neutrino telescope ANTARES detected an unusual phenomenon: the bioluminescence of deep-sea organisms suddenly increased, revealing an unexpected connection between ... > full story -
Astronomers Witness Birth of Milky Way's Most Massive Star
July 10, 2013 — Scientists have observed in unprecedented detail the birth of a massive star within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light years from ... > full story -
Cosmic Dust Belts Without Dust
July 8, 2013 — Planets and asteroids, red giants and brown dwarfs – there are all kinds of objects in our Universe. Debris disks are among them. These are belts consisting of countless dust particles and ... > full story
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