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Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

Gravity Wells According to XKCD (contributed by Michael Wright) Rover Humor from XKCD (contributed by Ira Polans) Cosmigraphics (contributed by David Kaplan) Over thousands of years, humans have tried to represent the universe in graphic form, whether in manuscripts, paintings, … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 2, 2014 by ST Editors

Dead Stars ‘Can Re-ignite’ and Explode Astronomers have shown that dead stars known as white dwarfs can re-ignite and explode as supernovas. The discovery appears to solve a mystery surrounding the nature of a particular category of stellar explosions known … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 18, 2014 by ST Editors

Athena to Study Hot and Energetic Universe – suggested by David Kaplan 27 June 2014 – ESA has selected the Athena advanced telescope for high-energy astrophysics as its second ‘Large-class’ science mission.  The observatory will study the hot and energetic … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 1, 2012 by ST Editors

South Pole Telescope provides new insights into dark energy and neutrinos Published: Monday, April 2, 2012 – 15:02 in Astronomy & Space Analysis of data from the 10-meter South Pole Telescope is providing new support for the most widely accepted … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 6, 2012 by ST Editors

compiled by Bryan Hubbard NASA’S Chandra Finds Fastest Wind from Stellar-Mass Black Hole Published: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – 16:33 in Astronomy & Space Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have clocked the fastest wind yet discovered blowing off a … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 6, 2012 by ST Editors

Closest Type Ia supernova in decades solves a cosmic mystery Published: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 – 15:33 in Astronomy & Space Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia’s) are the extraordinarily bright and remarkably similar “standard candles” astronomers use to measure cosmic … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

Some Nearby Young Stars May Be Much Older Than Previously Thought Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 – 15:37 in Astronomy & Space Low in the south in the summer sky shines the constellation Scorpius and the bright, red super giant … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 30, 2011 by ST Editors

Compiled by Bryan Hubbard NASA’s LRO Creating Unprecedented Topographic Map of Moon Published: Friday, December 17, 2010 – 17:21 in Astronomy & Space NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is allowing researchers to create the most precise and complete map to date of … Continue reading →

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