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Astronomers dissect the aftermath of a Supernova
Nov 11, 2014 (SPX)
In research published in the Astrophysical Journal, an Australian led team of astronomers has used radio telescopes in Australia and Chile to see inside the rem...
Caltech rocket experiment finds surprising cosmic light
Nov 10, 2014 (SPX)
Using an experiment carried into space on a NASA suborbital rocket, astronomers at Caltech and their colleagues have detected a diffuse cosmic glow that appears...
Dark matter may be massive
Nov 06, 2014 (SPX)
The physics community has spent three decades searching for and finding no evidence that dark matter is made of tiny exotic particles. Case Western Reserve Univ...
NASA Reveals Mysteries of 'Interstellar' Space
Nov 04, 2014 (SPX)
The new Paramount film "Interstellar" imagines a future where astronauts must find a new planet suitable for human life after climate change destroys the Earth'...
Planet-forming lifeline discovered in a binary star system
Oct 30, 2014 (SPX)
A research group led by Anne Dutrey from the Laboratory of Astrophysics of Bordeaux, France, and the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) observed the...
Laser experiments mimic cosmic explosions and planetary cores
Oct 30, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers are finding ways to understand some of the mysteries of space without leaving earth. Using high-intensity lasers at the University of Rochester's OM...
Tremendously bright pulsar may be 1 of many
Oct 30, 2014 (SPX)
Recently, a team of astronomers reported discovering a pulsating star that appears to shine with the energy of 10 million suns. The find, which was announced in...
From the mouths of young fireballs
Oct 28, 2014 (SPX)
The first images of a nova during its early fireball stage - when it ejects material, and gases expand and cool - show that this activity is more complicated th...
First time-lapse images of exploding fireball from a 'nova' star
Oct 28, 2014 (SPX)
Astronomers at the University of Sydney are part of a team that has taken images of the thermonuclear fireball from a 'nova star' for the first time tracking th...
Time-lapse imagery shows fireball exploded from white dwarf star
Oct 27, 2014 (UPI)
The fireball of a nova explosion from a white dwarf star has been captured by astronomers in remarkable detail -- the first time such an cosmic event has been r...
Galactic wheel of life shines in infrared
Oct 24, 2014 (SPX)
It might look like a spoked wheel or even a "Chakram" weapon wielded by warriors like "Xena," from the fictional TV show, but this ringed galaxy is actually a v...
NASA's Fermi Satellite Finds Hints of Starquakes in Magnetar 'Storm'
Oct 23, 2014 (SPX)
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a rapid-fire "storm" of high-energy blasts from a highly magnetized neutron star, also called a magnetar, on Jan...
Cosmic rays threaten future deep-space astronaut missions
Oct 23, 2014 (SPX)
Crewed missions to Mars remain an essential goal for NASA, but scientists are only now beginning to understand and characterize the radiation hazards that could...
NASA opens library of cosmic audio to the public
Oct 23, 2014 (UPI)
American space agency NASA has made available to the public over 60 audio samples recorded on various manned and unmanned space missions. Uploaded to SoundCloud...
Cosmic jets of young stars formed by magnetic fields
Oct 20, 2014 (SPX)
Astrophysical jets are counted among our Universe's most spectacular phenomena: From the centers of black holes, quasars, or protostars, these rays of matter so...
First Evidence of a Hydrogen-deficient Supernova Progenitor
Oct 20, 2014 (SPX)
A group of researchers led by Melina Bersten of Kavli IPMU recently presented a model that provides the first characterization of the progenitor for a hydrogen-...
Construction secrets of a galactic metropolis
Oct 20, 2014 (SPX)
Galaxy clusters are the largest objects in the Universe held together by gravity but their formation is not well understood. The Spiderweb Galaxy (formally know...
Curious signal hints at dark matter
Oct 20, 2014 (SPX)
Space scientists at the University of Leicester have detected a curious signal in the X-ray sky - one that provides a tantalising insight into the nature of mys...
Inside the Milky Way
Oct 17, 2014 (SPX)
Is matter falling into the massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way or being ejected from it? No one knows for sure, but a UC Santa Barbara astrophysic...
Milky Way Ransacks Nearby Dwarf Galaxies
Oct 17, 2014 (SPX)
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia, along with data from other large radio telescopes, have discove...
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