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Study refuels debate over whether Voyager 1 has left solar system
New research says NASA misinterpreted magnetic field data and that, in fact, Voyager 1 entered interstellar space July 27, 2012. Even some previous skeptics are intrigued.Voyager 1, where are you?
New research says NASA misinterpreted magnetic field data and that, in fact, Voyager 1 entered interstellar space July 27, 2012. Even some previous skeptics are intrigued.Voyager 1, where are you?
Astronomy
Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Friday, Aug 16, 2013, 8:12am
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Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Friday, Aug 16, 2013, 8:12am
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Giant magnet makes Milky Way black hole a slow eater
A newly discovered pulsar has allowed a magnet surrounding the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy to be measured
A newly discovered pulsar has allowed a magnet surrounding the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy to be measured
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 8:17am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 8:17am
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Perseid lights up sky
The annual meteor shower appears to radiate out of the constellation Perseus
The annual meteor shower appears to radiate out of the constellation Perseus
Astronomy
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 13, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 13, 2013, 8:00am
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Astronomer casts new light on the search for alien life
Nasa researcher Geoff Marcy moves from Kepler mission to solving the big question: are we alone?
Nasa researcher Geoff Marcy moves from Kepler mission to solving the big question: are we alone?
Astronomy
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013, 8:49am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013, 8:49am
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Full recovery unlikely for NASA's Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft
Kepler spacecraft probably won't bounce back completely from the malfunction that stalled its planet-hunting efforts two months ago
Kepler spacecraft probably won't bounce back completely from the malfunction that stalled its planet-hunting efforts two months ago
Astronomy
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Jul 26, 2013, 11:54am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Jul 26, 2013, 11:54am
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Rave universe shows galactic imprint of quasar light
No, this isn't a city from orbit or raving microbes – it's a simulation of how galaxies and vast gas clouds affect the light from distant super-bright objects
No, this isn't a city from orbit or raving microbes – it's a simulation of how galaxies and vast gas clouds affect the light from distant super-bright objects
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 19, 2013, 8:23am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 19, 2013, 8:23am
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Giant camera turns its red-seeking eye on the darkness
A telescope in Chile has been fitted with a camera called DECam that can reveal light that dark energy has stretched to higher wavelengths
A telescope in Chile has been fitted with a camera called DECam that can reveal light that dark energy has stretched to higher wavelengths
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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A New Record: The Largest Baby Star, Ever?
Astronomers have witnessed a record-breaking giant star forming, a new study says.
Astronomers have witnessed a record-breaking giant star forming, a new study says.
Astronomy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 8:30am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 8:30am
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A Blue Alien World
Distant azure planet is definitely no hospitable clone of Earth
Distant azure planet is definitely no hospitable clone of Earth
Astronomy
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 8:30am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 8:30am
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Mystery radio bursts blamed on black hole 'blitzars'
Fast radio bursts have baffled astronomers since their discovery six years ago, but now more examples have been found, and they are giving up their secrets
Fast radio bursts have baffled astronomers since their discovery six years ago, but now more examples have been found, and they are giving up their secrets
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 05, 2013, 8:04am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 05, 2013, 8:04am
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NASA Has Shut Down Space Telescope Orbiting Earth
Since its launch in 2003, GALEX photographed nebulae and spiral galaxies, and "used its ultraviolet vision to study hundreds of millions of galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic time," NASA says.
Since its launch in 2003, GALEX photographed nebulae and spiral galaxies, and "used its ultraviolet vision to study hundreds of millions of galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic time," NASA says.
Found! 3 Super-Earth planets that could support alien life
The habitable zone of a nearby star is filled to the brim with planets that could support alien life, scientists announced today.
The habitable zone of a nearby star is filled to the brim with planets that could support alien life, scientists announced today.
Astronomy
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013, 8:19am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013, 8:19am
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For Sharpest Views, Scope The Sky With Quick-Change Mirrors
A technology called adaptive optics is enabling astronomers to peer into space as never before. The specialized telescopes, which have mirrors that can adjust their shapes up to 1,000 times per second, compensate for the blurring that happens when light passes through Earth's atmosphere. Planet hunters are thrilled.
A technology called adaptive optics is enabling astronomers to peer into space as never before. The specialized telescopes, which have mirrors that can adjust their shapes up to 1,000 times per second, compensate for the blurring that happens when light passes through Earth's atmosphere. Planet hunters are thrilled.
Photos: Best Supermoon Pics From Around the World
It happens only once this year as the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to earth
It happens only once this year as the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to earth
Astronomy
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
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Saturn probe to acquire Earth image
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn is going to picture the ringed planet in a special photo that also includes a distant Earth.
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn is going to picture the ringed planet in a special photo that also includes a distant Earth.
Astronomy
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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ScienceShot: Andromeda Chock Full of Black Holes
Our neighbor has more of the dark objects than any other galaxy besides our own
Our neighbor has more of the dark objects than any other galaxy besides our own
Astronomy
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jun 14, 2013, 9:25am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jun 14, 2013, 9:25am
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Astrophile: The runt of the galactic litter
The smallest galaxy known, Segue 2, is either an impossible runt or a battered companion of the Milky Way
The smallest galaxy known, Segue 2, is either an impossible runt or a battered companion of the Milky Way
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Spectacular Cosmographic Maps Chart Galaxies and Superclusters in Local Universe
Take a trip through our local universe and see the positions and movements of galaxies and clusters with this incredible new video map. In this gallery, Wired presents some of the highlights from this galactic mapping project but, if you ...
Take a trip through our local universe and see the positions and movements of galaxies and clusters with this incredible new video map. In this gallery, Wired presents some of the highlights from this galactic mapping project but, if you ...
Astronomy
Source: Wired
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Black hole caught napping after meal
Astronomers point X-ray telescopes at a galaxy's central black hole, last seen snacking on a cloud of gas - but it seems to have fallen dormant.
Astronomers point X-ray telescopes at a galaxy's central black hole, last seen snacking on a cloud of gas - but it seems to have fallen dormant.
Astronomy
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013, 8:14am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013, 8:14am
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Wired Space Photo of the Day: Glowing Pinwheel Galaxy
The face-on spiral galaxy M101, or the Pinwheel Galaxy, is seen at ultraviolet and optical wavelengths in this image taken by ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope. The picture is composed of images taken by XMM-Newton’s Optical Monitor telescope using different filters: red ...
The face-on spiral galaxy M101, or the Pinwheel Galaxy, is seen at ultraviolet and optical wavelengths in this image taken by ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope. The picture is composed of images taken by XMM-Newton’s Optical Monitor telescope using different filters: red ...
Astronomy
Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013, 8:14am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013, 8:14am
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The Gamma Delphinids Are Coming: 'Elusive' Meteor Shower Tonight
They travel at about 127,500 miles per hour, and NASA calls them "elusive" and "scarcely known." Tonight could bring the best views of the gamma Delphinid meteor shower since 1930.
They travel at about 127,500 miles per hour, and NASA calls them "elusive" and "scarcely known." Tonight could bring the best views of the gamma Delphinid meteor shower since 1930.
'We will be amazed by the diversity of exoplanets'
The Kepler space telescope's search may be at an end, but Didier Queloz, who found the first world around a sunlike star, says more planet hunts are afoot
The Kepler space telescope's search may be at an end, but Didier Queloz, who found the first world around a sunlike star, says more planet hunts are afoot
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013, 9:03am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013, 9:03am
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'Nuclear pasta' may stabilise pulsars' spins
Lumps of atomic nuclei shaped like spaghetti could be what keep some fast-spinning neutron stars from slowing their pace
Lumps of atomic nuclei shaped like spaghetti could be what keep some fast-spinning neutron stars from slowing their pace
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jun 10, 2013, 8:04am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jun 10, 2013, 8:04am
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Obese black holes outshone stars in earliest galaxies
Collapsing gas clouds in the very young universe could have formed many "obese" black holes, pouring out energy that is still visible today
Collapsing gas clouds in the very young universe could have formed many "obese" black holes, pouring out energy that is still visible today
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 07, 2013, 8:43am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 07, 2013, 8:43am
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Spotted! A rarely seen constellation shines this summer
Ophiuchus, one of the largest constellations, does not have any bright stars so it often goes unseen
Ophiuchus, one of the largest constellations, does not have any bright stars so it often goes unseen
Astronomy
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Saturday, Jun 01, 2013, 9:05am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Saturday, Jun 01, 2013, 9:05am
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Fast-approaching asteroid has its own small moon
The first radar images of 1998 QE2, a 2.7-kilometre space rock due to swoop past Earth today, show that it is bringing an unexpected companion
The first radar images of 1998 QE2, a 2.7-kilometre space rock due to swoop past Earth today, show that it is bringing an unexpected companion
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, May 31, 2013, 7:45am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, May 31, 2013, 7:45am
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Cloud may blow black holes' cover
Researchers say we may finally see evidence of small black holes scattered around our galaxy's centre as an enormous cloud of gas passes by.
Researchers say we may finally see evidence of small black holes scattered around our galaxy's centre as an enormous cloud of gas passes by.
Astronomy
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, May 31, 2013, 7:45am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, May 31, 2013, 7:45am
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Surprise Factor in How Stars Die: Sodium
The sodium content of sunlike stars determines whether they skip a major phase of death, a group of scientists have found.
The sodium content of sunlike stars determines whether they skip a major phase of death, a group of scientists have found.
Astronomy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:37am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:37am
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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 the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star reveal a new twist.
The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star reveal a new twist.
Astronomy
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:00pm
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Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:00pm
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A 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 campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows magnetars may be more diverse – and common – than previously thought.
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 campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows magnetars may be more diverse – and common – than previously thought.
Astronomy
Source: Chandra X-ray Center
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:45pm
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Source: Chandra X-ray Center
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:45pm
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