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Microsoft Bigwigs Donate to Telescope
A project to build a pioneering telescope in Chile got a $30 million boost Thursday with donations from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and former company executive Charles Simonyi.
A project to build a pioneering telescope in Chile got a $30 million boost Thursday with donations from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and former company executive Charles Simonyi.
Astronomy
Source: AOL News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 04, 2008, 9:17am
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Source: AOL News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 04, 2008, 9:17am
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A Baby Planet's First Steps?
Astronomers think they have found the first "baby" exoplanet--a world so young it could provide insight into the earliest stages of planet formation.
Astronomers think they have found the first "baby" exoplanet--a world so young it could provide insight into the earliest stages of planet formation.
Astronomy
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Important days in history of universe
July 4th was a significant day long before America started celebrating it. It also marks the first time on record that a new object appeared in the constellation Taurus -- an object so bright it could be seen in the daytime sky.
July 4th was a significant day long before America started celebrating it. It also marks the first time on record that a new object appeared in the constellation Taurus -- an object so bright it could be seen in the daytime sky.
Astronomy
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Hot on the Trail of Cosmic Rays
The mysterious origins of cosmic rays that slam into the Earth's atmosphere could soon be revealed, thanks to a better ground-based sensor that costs less than balloons or satellites.
The mysterious origins of cosmic rays that slam into the Earth's atmosphere could soon be revealed, thanks to a better ground-based sensor that costs less than balloons or satellites.
Astronomy
Source: Space.com
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: Space.com
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Slideshow: Space Shots
Experience an audio slide show of the best news, sports and space images from around the world and close to home.
Experience an audio slide show of the best news, sports and space images from around the world and close to home.
Jets Spiral in 'Reverse Whirlpool' from Star
Astronomers have observed for the first time a jet of matter spiraling outward from an infant star, as if a lengthy strand of curly pasta.
Astronomers have observed for the first time a jet of matter spiraling outward from an infant star, as if a lengthy strand of curly pasta.
Astronomy
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:01pm
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:01pm
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Litterbugs of the Universe Busted
Dust littered the early universe and seeded the formation of rocky planets such as the Earth. But where, exactly, most of the celestial grit came from was uncertain until now.
Dust littered the early universe and seeded the formation of rocky planets such as the Earth. But where, exactly, most of the celestial grit came from was uncertain until now.
Astronomy
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 2:21pm
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 2:21pm
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Alien astronomers could discern Earth's features?
Aliens spying on us from another star system might be able to discern continents and oceans on our planet, using technology barely more advanced than our own.
Aliens spying on us from another star system might be able to discern continents and oceans on our planet, using technology barely more advanced than our own.
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:48pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:48pm
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Galaxy Blasts Neighbor with Deadly Jet
For the first time astronomers have witnessed a supermassive black hole blasting its galactic neighbor with a deadly beam of energy.
For the first time astronomers have witnessed a supermassive black hole blasting its galactic neighbor with a deadly beam of energy.
Astronomy
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Largest Digital Survey Of The Milky Way Released
A collaboration of over 50 astronomers has released the first comprehensive optical digital survey of our own Milky Way. Conducted by looking at light emitted by hydrogen ions the survey contains stunning red images of nebulae and stars.
A collaboration of over 50 astronomers has released the first comprehensive optical digital survey of our own Milky Way. Conducted by looking at light emitted by hydrogen ions the survey contains stunning red images of nebulae and stars.
Astronomy
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Monday, Dec 17, 2007, 8:58am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Monday, Dec 17, 2007, 8:58am
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"When I Was Your Age Pluto Was a Planet"
Last week my husband brought me a "Pluto- Never Forget" shirt from Y-Que in LA. It got me thinking- what is going on with Pluto?
Last week my husband brought me a "Pluto- Never Forget" shirt from Y-Que in LA. It got me thinking- what is going on with Pluto?
Astronomy
Source: Wired
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
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Private funds raise hopes for giant telescope
Plans to build the world's largest optical telescope were jump-started with a 5 December announcement that a foundation set up by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife Betty had given the California Institute of Technology and the University of California $200 million.
Plans to build the world's largest optical telescope were jump-started with a 5 December announcement that a foundation set up by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife Betty had given the California Institute of Technology and the University of California $200 million.
Astronomy
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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'Flying Saucers' Around Saturn Explained
The formation of strange flying-saucer-shaped moons embedded in Saturn's rings have baffled scientists. New findings suggest they're born largely from clumps of icy particles in the rings themselves, an insight that could shed light on how Earth and other planets coalesced from the disk of matter that once surrounded our newborn sun.
The formation of strange flying-saucer-shaped moons embedded in Saturn's rings have baffled scientists. New findings suggest they're born largely from clumps of icy particles in the rings themselves, an insight that could shed light on how Earth and other planets coalesced from the disk of matter that once surrounded our newborn sun.
Astronomy
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Dec 07, 2007, 10:40am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Dec 07, 2007, 10:40am
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Discover's Scientist of the Year
Researchers working to save humanity from poverty, cancer, and cosmic loneliness.
Researchers working to save humanity from poverty, cancer, and cosmic loneliness.
Astronomy, genetics, epidemiology
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Dec 07, 2007, 10:39am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Dec 07, 2007, 10:39am
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Planets can survive extreme roasting by their stars
Gas giant planets can get twice as close to their stars as Mercury is to the Sun without evaporating, a new computer simulation suggests. The work suggests the 'hot Jupiters' discovered on tight orbits around their stars are in no immediate danger of boiling away into space.
Gas giant planets can get twice as close to their stars as Mercury is to the Sun without evaporating, a new computer simulation suggests. The work suggests the 'hot Jupiters' discovered on tight orbits around their stars are in no immediate danger of boiling away into space.
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 06, 2007, 8:47am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 06, 2007, 8:47am
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Radiation flashes may help crack cosmic mystery
Faint, fleeting blue flashes of radiation emitted by particles that travel faster than the speed of light through the atmosphere may help scientists solve one of the oldest mysteries in astrophysics.
Faint, fleeting blue flashes of radiation emitted by particles that travel faster than the speed of light through the atmosphere may help scientists solve one of the oldest mysteries in astrophysics.
Astronomy
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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Sun-like stars get a kick out of death
Stars like the Sun may drift into space like ghosts when they die, Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal. But what propels them is still a mystery.
Stars like the Sun may drift into space like ghosts when they die, Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal. But what propels them is still a mystery.
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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Were the first stars dark?
Dark matter in newborn universe doused earliest stars
Dark matter in newborn universe doused earliest stars
Astronomy
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Dec 03, 2007, 11:29am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Dec 03, 2007, 11:29am
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Biggest black holes may grow inside 'quasistars'
The bellies of the first, giant stars may have harboured black holes destined to become the largest in the universe
The bellies of the first, giant stars may have harboured black holes destined to become the largest in the universe
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 12:59pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 12:59pm
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Milky Way galaxy may have hidden twin
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 9:40am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 9:40am
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Holiday wishes from the Hubble Space Telescope
Astronomy
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 7:38am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 7:38am
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A Long, Hard Look at the Early Universe
Astronomy
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 29, 2007, 10:18pm
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 29, 2007, 10:18pm
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Star cluster's extreme speed puzzles astronomers
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 29, 2007, 7:28am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 29, 2007, 7:28am
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Fat times for Planet Hunters
Astronomy
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007, 11:21am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007, 11:21am
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Going the distance in space
Astronomy
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007, 8:56am
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007, 8:56am
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What space telescopes of tomorrow will see
Astronomy
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 22, 2007, 7:23am
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 22, 2007, 7:23am
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Brightest Supernova May Reignite
Astronomy
Source: SciAM
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 22, 2007, 7:23am
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Source: SciAM
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 22, 2007, 7:23am
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Odd Little Stars
Astronomy
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 22, 2007, 7:23am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 22, 2007, 7:23am
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