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Observing Alert: Dwarf Nova VY Aquari Re-Brightens | Universe Today »
Posted by: MurphyStout 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Released just a few minutes ago, dwarf nova VY Aquari is now rebrightening and observers are asked to contribute their data.
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Phoenix Lander Couldnt Sleep At All Last Night | Universe Today »
Posted by: MurphyStout 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
For the first time, the Phoenix lander stayed up all night. But there was no partying for the little lander, just hard work.
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Possible Proof the Universe is CONTRACTING »
Posted by: MurphyStout 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Astronomers see billions of galaxies moving away from us, indicating the visible universe is expanding. However, they also see 100 galaxies moving toward us.
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Polarizing Filter Allows Astronomers to See Disks Surrounding Black Holes »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
For the first time, a team of international researchers has found a way to view the accretion disks surrounding black holes and verify that their ...
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Ancient Galactic Magnetic Fields Stronger than Expected »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Mining the far reaches of the universe for clues about its past, a team of scientists including Philipp Kronberg of Los Alamos National Laboratory has ...
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Watching a 'New Star' Make the Universe Dusty »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, and its remarkable acuity, astronomers were able for the first time to witness the appearance of a shell ...
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The quiet explosion »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Astronomers found an object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.
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Asteroid heading our way »
Posted by: GregD 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Astronomers are battling to work out the trajectory of an asteroid that will cause havoc if it hits the Earth in 2036. Called Apophis, the ...
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Planet and star in puzzling waltz »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A newly discovered planet seems to have a surprisingly powerful influence on its parent star, forcing the star to rotate at exactly the same rate ...
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A new era in search for sister Earths? »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Research presented at a recent astronomical conference is being hailed as ushering in a new era in the search for Earth-like planets by showing that ...
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Proposed Particle Help Explains Odd Galactic Photons »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
In 2002, a satellite called INTEGRAL was launched by the European Space Agency with an instrument on board to detect and measure gamma rays from ...
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Views of Jupiter »
Posted by: Maing 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Jupiter is in the news again, this time because its "Baby Red Spot" - a storm less than a year old - appears to have been swallowed ...
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New solar system guide: The latest lingo »
Posted by: Ousama 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
But in reality, the solar system is still the same. It's just the names for the new stuff astronomers find that are changing.
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Hubble Heritage Gallery of Images »
Posted by: shaye4 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Large gallery of images taken by the hubble in space.
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Astronomers find spiral galaxies are still evolving shape »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Bars abound in spiral galaxies today, but this was not always the case. A group of 16 astronomers, led by Kartik Sheth of NASA's ...
