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Supernova discovery sheds new light on lives of giant stars
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
For the first time, scientists are locating and observing supernovas in great detail. And in one case, they've been able to determine which type of star was res...
Orion's Hidden Fiery Ribbon
May 20, 2013 (SPX)
This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky. This orange glow represents faint lig...
Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep
May 20, 2013 (SPX)
What is the long-range weather forecast for the giant planets Uranus and Neptune? These planets are home to extreme winds blowing at speeds of over 1000 km/hour...
NASA Develops Key To Cosmic Carbon's Molecular Evolution
May 16, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center now have the capability to systematically investigate the molecular evolution of cosmic carbon. For the first time, th...
Ground-Breaking Science And Spectacular Cosmic Images from PAPER
May 14, 2013 (SPX)
Scientific studies done with the "PAPER" array, one of the world-class scientific instruments in South Africa's Karoo Radio Astronomy Reserve, are producing gro...
Astronomers discover surprising clutch of hydrogen clouds lurking among our galactic neighbors
May 10, 2013 (SPX)
In a dark, starless patch of intergalactic space, astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen cluster of hydrogen clouds strewn between two nearby galaxies,...
First biological evidence of a supernova
May 10, 2013 (SPX)
In fossil remnants of iron-loving bacteria, researchers of the Cluster of Excellence Origin and Structure of the Universe at the Technische Universitaet Muenche...
NASA's Fermi, Swift See 'Shockingly Bright' Burst
May 08, 2013 (SPX)
A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as a gamma-...
Quest for Dark Matter Begins With a Few Tiny Bubbles
May 07, 2013 (SPX)
Northwestern University physicist Eric Dahl is part of a group of physicists that has just launched an unusual new experiment in an attempt to be the first to d...
A Better View into the Heart of a Globular Cluster
May 06, 2013 (SPX)
Astronomers at the Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research (SOAR) and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) have demonstrated the significa...
An Anarchic Region of Star Formation
May 06, 2013 (SPX)
The Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy t...
New dark matter detector begins search for invisible particles
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists this week heard their first pops in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles. Scientists will need further an...
Giant Gas Cloud in System NGC 6240
May 02, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas enveloping two large, colliding galaxies. This unusually large reservoir o...
Entire galaxies feel the heat from newborn stars - Bursts of star birth can curtail future galaxy growth
Apr 30, 2013 (ESA)
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have shown for the first time that bursts of star formation have a major impact far beyond the boundaries ...
Looking for Life by the Light of Dying Stars
Apr 30, 2013 (SPX)
Because it has no source of energy, a dead star -- known as a white dwarf -- will eventually cool down and fade away. But circumstantial evidence suggests that ...
Bizarre binary star system pushes study of relativity to new limits
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
An international team of astronomers and an exotic pair of binary stars have proved that Albert Einstein's theory of relativity is still right, even in the most...
Bold Move Forward in Molecular Analyses
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
A dramatic leap forward in the ability of scientists to study the structural states of macromolecules such as proteins and nanoparticles in solution has been ac...
Rare Galaxy Found Furiously Burning Fuel for Stars
Apr 26, 2013 (SPX)
Astronomers have found a galaxy turning gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency, a rare phase of galaxy evolution that is the most extreme yet observe...
High-energy astrophysics puzzle
Apr 25, 2013 (SPX)
Blazars are the brightest of active galactic nuclei, and many emit very high-energy gamma rays. New observations of a blazar known as PKS 1424+240 show that it ...
Grains of Sand from Ancient Supernova Found in Meteorites
Apr 25, 2013 (SPX)
It's a bit like learning the secrets of the family that lived in your house in the 1800s by examining dust particles they left behind in cracks in the floorboar...
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