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Accurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery
Astronomers have resolved a
major problem in their
understanding of a class of
stars that undergo regular
outbursts by accurately
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Hubble Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape
The Ring Nebula's
distinctive shape makes it a
popular illustration for
astronomy books. But new
observations by NASA's
Hubble Space Telescope of
... > full story
Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
Magnetars -- the dense
remains of dead stars that
erupt sporadically with
bursts of high-energy
radiation -- are some of the
most extreme objects known
in the Universe. A major
... > full story
Spectacular Stellar Nursery: ESO's Very Large Telescope Celebrates 15 Years of Success
With this new view of a
spectacular stellar nursery
ESO is celebrating 15 years
of the Very Large Telescope
— the world's most
... > full story
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Fragile Mega-Galaxy Is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
May 22, 2013 — Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, according to new ... > full story -
South Africa's New Radio Telescope Reveals Giant Outbursts from Binary Star System
May 16, 2013 — An international team of astronomers have reported the first scientific results from the Karoo Array Telescope (KAT-7) in South ... > full story -
Orion's Hidden Fiery Ribbon
May 15, 2013 — A dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky. This orange glow represents faint light coming from grains of cold interstellar ... > full story -
New Method of Finding Planets Scores Its First Discovery
May 13, 2013 — Detecting alien worlds presents a significant challenge since they are small, faint, and close to their stars. The two most prolific techniques for finding exoplanets are radial velocity (looking for ... > full story -
Hubble Tells a Tale of Galactic Collisions
May 12, 2013 — When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects we see are galaxies: immense gatherings of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter, showing up in all kind of shapes. A new ... > full story -
Sifting Through Atmospheres of Far-Off Worlds
May 10, 2013 — Gone are the days of being able to count the number of known planets on your fingers. Today, there are more than 800 confirmed exoplanets -- planets that orbit stars beyond our sun -- and more than ... > full story -
Dead Stars 'Polluted' With Planetary Debris: Signs of Earth-Like Planets Found
May 9, 2013 — Astronomers have found signs of Earth-like planets in an unlikely place: the atmospheres of a pair of burnt-out stars in a nearby star cluster. The white dwarf stars are being polluted by debris from ... > full story -
Biomechanical Performances of Old-Fashioned Leather and Modern Football Helmets Compared
May 7, 2013 — Researchers have compared the relative safety afforded by two 1930-vintage leather football helmets and 10 modern football helmets during impacts to players' heads. These researchers found that all ... > full story -
Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova
May 6, 2013 — A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows delicate wisps of gas that make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519 for short. The thin, blood-red shells are actually the remnants ... > full story -
NASA's Spitzer Puts Planets in a Petri Dish
May 6, 2013 — Our galaxy is teeming with a wild variety of planets. In addition to our solar system's eight near-and-dear planets, there are more than 800 so-called exoplanets known to circle stars beyond our sun. ... > full story
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