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Two huge black holes spotted "close" to Earth
Pair of supermassive black holes 160 million light years away detected by NASA cameras
Pair of supermassive black holes 160 million light years away detected by NASA cameras
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Saturday, Sep 03, 2011, 12:22pm
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Saturday, Sep 03, 2011, 12:22pm
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The star that should not exist 
A faint star in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), called SDSS J102915+172927, has been found to have the lowest amount of elements heavier than helium (what astronomers call "metals") of all stars yet studied. It has a mass smaller than that of the Sun and is probably more than 13 billion years old.
A faint star in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), called SDSS J102915+172927, has been found to have the lowest amount of elements heavier than helium (what astronomers call "metals") of all stars yet studied. It has a mass smaller than that of the Sun and is probably more than 13 billion years old.
Video: Hubble movies provide unprecedented view of supersonic jets from young stars
Stars aren't shy about sending out birth announcements. They fire off energetic jets of glowing gas travelling at supersonic speeds in opposite directions through space.
Stars aren't shy about sending out birth announcements. They fire off energetic jets of glowing gas travelling at supersonic speeds in opposite directions through space.
Astronomy
Source: ESA/Hubble Information Centre
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011, 11:30am
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Source: ESA/Hubble Information Centre
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011, 11:30am
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New Planet May Be Among Most Earthlike—Weather Permitting
An alien world 36 light-years away may be one of the most Earthlike known—if it has enough clouds, a new study predicts.
An alien world 36 light-years away may be one of the most Earthlike known—if it has enough clouds, a new study predicts.
Astronomy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011, 8:09am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011, 8:09am
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An atlas of the Milky Way
It may not be much use to hitchhikers through the galaxy, but it is extremely valuable to astronomers: the new radio atlas of the Milky Way. After almost ten years of work, researchers at the Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have completed their investigation into the polarised radio emission in the galactic plane.
It may not be much use to hitchhikers through the galaxy, but it is extremely valuable to astronomers: the new radio atlas of the Milky Way. After almost ten years of work, researchers at the Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have completed their investigation into the polarised radio emission in the galactic plane.
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Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011, 4:15pm
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Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011, 4:15pm
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New discovery sheds light on the ecosystem of young galaxies
A team of scientists, led by Michael Rauch from the Carnegie Observatories, has discovered a distant galaxy that may help elucidate two fundamental questions of galaxy formation: How galaxies take in matter and how they give off energetic radiation. Their work will be published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
A team of scientists, led by Michael Rauch from the Carnegie Observatories, has discovered a distant galaxy that may help elucidate two fundamental questions of galaxy formation: How galaxies take in matter and how they give off energetic radiation. Their work will be published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Source: Carnegie Institution
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011, 10:00am
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Source: Carnegie Institution
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011, 10:00am
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Italy Lacks Money to Interpret Data From New Telescope in Chile
ORVIETO, ITALY—After spending €15 million to help build a powerful survey telescope in Chile,...
ORVIETO, ITALY—After spending €15 million to help build a powerful survey telescope in Chile,...
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011, 8:02am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011, 8:02am
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Scientists discover an 'instant cosmic classic' supernova
A supernova discovered yesterday is closer to Earth—approximately 21 million light-years away—than any other of its kind in a generation. Astronomers believe they caught the supernova within hours of its explosion, a rare feat made possible with a specialized survey telescope and state-of-the-art computational tools.
A supernova discovered yesterday is closer to Earth—approximately 21 million light-years away—than any other of its kind in a generation. Astronomers believe they caught the supernova within hours of its explosion, a rare feat made possible with a specialized survey telescope and state-of-the-art computational tools.
Astronomy
Source: DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Posted on: Friday, Aug 26, 2011, 11:45am
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Source: DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Posted on: Friday, Aug 26, 2011, 11:45am
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Exotic galaxy reveals tantalizing tale
A galaxy with a combination of characteristics never seen before is giving astronomers a tantalizing peek at processes they believe played key roles in the growth of galaxies and clusters of galaxies early in the history of the Universe.
A galaxy with a combination of characteristics never seen before is giving astronomers a tantalizing peek at processes they believe played key roles in the growth of galaxies and clusters of galaxies early in the history of the Universe.
Astronomy
Source: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Posted on: Friday, Aug 26, 2011, 8:30am
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Source: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Posted on: Friday, Aug 26, 2011, 8:30am
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Should Pluto Be a Planet? New Finds Drive Debate
Discoveries made since the 2006 ruling have astronomers divided over whether the definition of a planet passes scientific muster.
Discoveries made since the 2006 ruling have astronomers divided over whether the definition of a planet passes scientific muster.
Astronomy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 25, 2011, 7:42am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 25, 2011, 7:42am
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Researchers detail how a distant black hole devoured a star
Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satellite first alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from the new source in the constellation Draco.
Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satellite first alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from the new source in the constellation Draco.
Astronomy
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011, 4:15pm
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Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011, 4:15pm
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VLT looks into the eyes of the virgin
The Eyes are about 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) and are some 100 000 light-years apart. The nickname comes from the apparent similarity between the cores of this pair of galaxies -- two white ovals that resemble a pair of eyes glowing in the dark when seen in a moderate-sized telescope.
The Eyes are about 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) and are some 100 000 light-years apart. The nickname comes from the apparent similarity between the cores of this pair of galaxies -- two white ovals that resemble a pair of eyes glowing in the dark when seen in a moderate-sized telescope.
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011, 11:45am
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011, 11:45am
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Sifting Through the Ashes For Shredded Planets
Who'd ever think of looking for evidence of Earth-like planets around dead sun-like stars?
Who'd ever think of looking for evidence of Earth-like planets around dead sun-like stars?
Astronomy
Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011, 9:34am
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Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011, 9:34am
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Astronomers find ice and possibly methane on Snow White, a distant dwarf planet
Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10—nicknamed Snow White—is an icy world, with about half its surface covered in water ice that once flowed from ancient, slush-spewing volcanoes. The new findings also suggest that the red-tinged dwarf planet may be covered in a thin layer of methane, the remnants of an atm
Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10—nicknamed Snow White—is an icy world, with about half its surface covered in water ice that once flowed from ancient, slush-spewing volcanoes. The new findings also suggest that the red-tinged dwarf planet may be covered in a thin layer of methane, the remnants of an atm
Astronomy
Source: California Institute of Technology
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011, 8:45am
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Source: California Institute of Technology
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011, 8:45am
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Galaxies are running out of gas
The Universe forms fewer stars than it used to, and a CSIRO study has now shown why: compared to the past, galaxies today have less gas from which to make stars.
The Universe forms fewer stars than it used to, and a CSIRO study has now shown why: compared to the past, galaxies today have less gas from which to make stars.
Astronomy
Source: CSIRO Australia
Posted on: Monday, Aug 22, 2011, 5:15pm
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Source: CSIRO Australia
Posted on: Monday, Aug 22, 2011, 5:15pm
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New images reveal structures of the solar wind as it travels toward and impacts Earth
Using data collected by NASA's STEREO spacecraft, researchers at Southwest Research Institute and the National Solar Observatory have developed the first detailed images of solar wind structures as plasma and other particles from a coronal mass ejection (CME) traveled 93 million miles and impacted Earth.
Using data collected by NASA's STEREO spacecraft, researchers at Southwest Research Institute and the National Solar Observatory have developed the first detailed images of solar wind structures as plasma and other particles from a coronal mass ejection (CME) traveled 93 million miles and impacted Earth.
Astronomy
Source: Southwest Research Institute
Posted on: Saturday, Aug 20, 2011, 11:15am
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Source: Southwest Research Institute
Posted on: Saturday, Aug 20, 2011, 11:15am
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Giant space blob glows from within
A team of astronomers has used ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) to study an unusual object called a Lyman-alpha blob [1]. These huge and very luminous rare structures are normally seen in regions of the early Universe where matter is concentrated. The team found that the light coming from one of these blobs is polarised [2]. In everyday life, for example, polarised light is used to create 3D effec
A team of astronomers has used ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) to study an unusual object called a Lyman-alpha blob [1]. These huge and very luminous rare structures are normally seen in regions of the early Universe where matter is concentrated. The team found that the light coming from one of these blobs is polarised [2]. In everyday life, for example, polarised light is used to create 3D effec
Man in the moon looking younger
Earth's Moon could be younger than previously thought, according to new research from a team that includes Carnegie's Richard Carlson and former-Carnegie fellow Maud Boyet. Their work will be published online in Nature on August 17.
Earth's Moon could be younger than previously thought, according to new research from a team that includes Carnegie's Richard Carlson and former-Carnegie fellow Maud Boyet. Their work will be published online in Nature on August 17.
Astronomy
Source: Carnegie Institution
Posted on: Friday, Aug 19, 2011, 10:30am
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Source: Carnegie Institution
Posted on: Friday, Aug 19, 2011, 10:30am
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What caused a giant arrow-shaped cloud on Saturn's moon Titan?
Why does Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have what looks like an enormous white arrow about the size of Texas on its surface?
Why does Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have what looks like an enormous white arrow about the size of Texas on its surface?
Astronomy
Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011, 5:30pm
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Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011, 5:30pm
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Supernovae parents found
Type Ia supernovae are violent stellar explosions whose brightness is used to determine distances in the universe. Observing these objects to billions of light years away has led to the discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, the foundation for the notion of dark energy.
Type Ia supernovae are violent stellar explosions whose brightness is used to determine distances in the universe. Observing these objects to billions of light years away has led to the discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, the foundation for the notion of dark energy.
Astronomy
Source: Carnegie Institution
Posted on: Friday, Aug 12, 2011, 1:45pm
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Source: Carnegie Institution
Posted on: Friday, Aug 12, 2011, 1:45pm
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Alien world is blacker than coal
Astronomers have discovered the darkest known exoplanet - a distant, Jupiter-sized gas giant known as TrES-2b. Their measurements show that TrES-2b reflects less than one percent of the sunlight falling on it, making it blacker than coal or any planet or moon in our solar system.
Astronomers have discovered the darkest known exoplanet - a distant, Jupiter-sized gas giant known as TrES-2b. Their measurements show that TrES-2b reflects less than one percent of the sunlight falling on it, making it blacker than coal or any planet or moon in our solar system.
Astronomy
Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 11, 2011, 12:30pm
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Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 11, 2011, 12:30pm
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Escaping gravity's clutches: The black hole breakout
New research by scientists at the University of York gives a fresh perspective on the physics of black holes.
New research by scientists at the University of York gives a fresh perspective on the physics of black holes.
Astronomy
Source: University of York
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 11, 2011, 8:15am
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Source: University of York
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 11, 2011, 8:15am
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A spiral in Leo
The most distinctive features of the bright galaxy NGC 3521 are its long spiral arms that are dotted with star-forming regions and interspersed with veins of dust. The arms are rather irregular and patchy, making NGC 3521 a typical example of a flocculent spiral galaxy. These galaxies have "fluffy" spiral arms that contrast with the sweeping arms of grand-design spirals such as the famous Whirlpoo
The most distinctive features of the bright galaxy NGC 3521 are its long spiral arms that are dotted with star-forming regions and interspersed with veins of dust. The arms are rather irregular and patchy, making NGC 3521 a typical example of a flocculent spiral galaxy. These galaxies have "fluffy" spiral arms that contrast with the sweeping arms of grand-design spirals such as the famous Whirlpoo
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011, 11:30am
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011, 11:30am
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Solar flares: What does it take to be X-class?
Solar flares are giant explosions on the sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The number of solar flares increases approximately every 11 years, and the sun is currently moving towards another solar maximum, likely in 2013.
Solar flares are giant explosions on the sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The number of solar flares increases approximately every 11 years, and the sun is currently moving towards another solar maximum, likely in 2013.
Astronomy
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011, 10:45am
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Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011, 10:45am
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VISTA finds 96 star clusters hidden behind dust
This result comes just one year after the start of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea programme (VVV) [1], one of the six public surveys on the new telescope. The results will appear in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
This result comes just one year after the start of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea programme (VVV) [1], one of the six public surveys on the new telescope. The results will appear in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 03, 2011, 11:45am
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 03, 2011, 11:45am
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VST looks at the Leo Triplet -- and beyond
The VST is the newest addition to ESO's Paranal Observatory. It is a state-of-the-art 2.6-metre telescope, which is equipped with a giant 268-megapixel camera, OmegaCAM. As the name indicates, the VST is dedicated to surveying the skies in visible light, and it is the largest telescope in the world designed exclusively for this purpose.
The VST is the newest addition to ESO's Paranal Observatory. It is a state-of-the-art 2.6-metre telescope, which is equipped with a giant 268-megapixel camera, OmegaCAM. As the name indicates, the VST is dedicated to surveying the skies in visible light, and it is the largest telescope in the world designed exclusively for this purpose.
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011, 11:45am
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Source: ESO
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011, 11:45am
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A new way to measure the expansion of the universe
A PhD student from The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Perth has produced one of the most accurate measurements ever made of how fast the Universe is expanding.
A PhD student from The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Perth has produced one of the most accurate measurements ever made of how fast the Universe is expanding.
Astronomy
Source: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011, 11:45am
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Source: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011, 11:45am
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Video: An out-of-this-world sight
Earth's aurorae, or Northern and Southern Lights, provide a dazzling light show to people living in the polar regions. Shimmering curtains of green and red undulate across the sky like a living thing. New research shows that aurorae on distant "hot Jupiters" could be 100-1000 times brighter than Earthly aurorae. They also would ripple from equator to poles (due to the planet's proximity to any ste
Earth's aurorae, or Northern and Southern Lights, provide a dazzling light show to people living in the polar regions. Shimmering curtains of green and red undulate across the sky like a living thing. New research shows that aurorae on distant "hot Jupiters" could be 100-1000 times brighter than Earthly aurorae. They also would ripple from equator to poles (due to the planet's proximity to any ste
Astronomy
Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 21, 2011, 5:15pm
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Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 21, 2011, 5:15pm
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Movement of black holes powers the universe's brightest lights
Whether on their own or orbiting as a pair, black holes don't typically sit still.
Whether on their own or orbiting as a pair, black holes don't typically sit still.
Astronomy
Source: Brigham Young University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011, 2:15pm
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Source: Brigham Young University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011, 2:15pm
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NASA'S Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The tiny, new satellite, temporarily designated P4, was uncovered in a Hubble survey searching for rings around the dwarf planet.
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The tiny, new satellite, temporarily designated P4, was uncovered in a Hubble survey searching for rings around the dwarf planet.
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Source: NASA
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011, 1:15pm
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Source: NASA
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011, 1:15pm
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