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Astronomers Find Fossils of Early Universe Stuffed in Milky Way's Bulge
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Astronomers peered into the dusky bulge of the Milky Way and found some of the oldest known stars in the universe. In a study to be published in the …
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A supermoon, surprising asteroids and a fossil treasure trove: This week in space and science
CNN - By Ashley Strickland, CNN
(CNN) — This week, a supermoon dazzled skywatchers, two asteroid missions shared their initial and surprising results and 518 million-year-old fossils were found in China. Astronomers also witnessed a
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Zoom to Nebula Gum 29 and Flight to Star Cluster Westerlund 2
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About this video Duration: 1 minute, 3 seconds This visualization provides both two- and three-dimensional perspectives on Hubble's 25th anniversary …
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One Of These Four Missions Will Be Selected As NASA's Next Flagship For Astrophysics
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When it comes to exploring the Universe and understanding what it’s made of, how it came to be, and what its ultimate fate is, no observatory has taught us more than the Hubble Space Telescope. It was
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Why This Poisonous Gas Could Be a Sign of Alien Life
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Scientists hunting for signs of alien life shouldn't be so quick to dismiss carbon monoxide (CO), a new study suggests. The substance is highly …
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Poisonous Gas Could Be a Sign of Alien Life, Study Says
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Carbon monoxide could be harmful to humans, however, a new study suggests that this poisonous gas might be important for extraterrestrial life. The …
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Astronomers Have Found One of The Universe's Oldest Star Clusters in Our Own Galaxy
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So, the team used observations from Gemini and archival optical images from the Hubble Space Telescope to identify the faintest stars in the cluster. …
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Everything you wanted to know about stars
National Geographic - Catherine Zuckerman
Science & InnovationExplainer These luminous balls of gas helped ancient explorers navigate the seas and now help modern-day scientists navigate the universe. 4 Minute Read By Catherine Zuckerman Gently
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Poisonous gas could be a precursor to alien life
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If scientists are looking for E.T. in space, they may want to consider a variable that could be harmful to all of humanity — carbon monoxide. A new study suggests that the poisonous gas, which prevents
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NASA's Chandra Space Telescope Captures the Tempest in a Cosmic 'Teacup'
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A powerful quasar has caused a raging storm in a distant cosmic structure known as the "Teacup." The quasar, which is powered by a supermassive black …
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NASA Makes Hot Jupiter Atmospheres On Earth
Forbes - Meriame Berboucha
Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California are trying to simulate the potential conditions found in the atmosphere of ‘hot Jupiters.’ In JPL’s latest study, scientists are essentially
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Image - Spiral, Elliptical and Colliding Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field South Image
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Spiral, Elliptical and Colliding Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field South Image Download Options × Fast Facts About the Object HDF-S 22h 32m 55.0s -60° 33' …
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Here’s What a Real Meritocracy Looks Like
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Meritocracy is a popular idea for structuring society, but whether committees are picking students to go to Yale or doling out coveted time on the …
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Stunning Maryland Estate That Was Once Cal Ripken Jr.'s Hits the Market
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13301 Dover Road, listed by Hubble Bisbee, brings "luxury home" to new heights. Nevermind the fact that this Reisterstown, Maryland home — about a …
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NASA's Hubble telescope snaps massive elliptical galaxy with 200 billion stars
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has managed to capture an orb of light is a massive elliptical galaxy that comprises a whopping 200 billion stars. …
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JSFC Lecture Series "Cruising with the Commodore"
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JAPAN SOCIETY of FAIRFIELD COUNTY presents JSFC 2019 Lecture Series 'Cruising with the Commodore' Commodore Perry’s 1850 Japan Expedition presented by …
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Image - IC 63 Ghost Nebula
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About this image Powerful gushers of energy from seething stars can sculpt eerie-looking figures with long flowing veils of gas and dust. One striking …
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An Everyday Household Gadget Could Hold The Key To NASA's Next Hunt For Extraterrestrial Life
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How do astronomers look for signs of life away from Earth? They study the chemical composition of the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system by studying their light. Among other gases, they’re
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Carbon monoxide detectors could warn of extraterrestrial life
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"That means we could expect high carbon monoxide abundances in the atmospheres of inhabited but oxygen-poor exoplanets orbiting stars like our own …
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NASA analysed a photo taken by the Hubble Telescope so we can hear what space 'sounds like'
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Though we're discovering more and more every day, the universe is still filled with secrets and enigma that mankind is only just starting to uncover. Even if we've managed to sight billions of stars and
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On the way to the moon, Beresheet completes another maneuver
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The Israeli spacecraft completed a maneuver on Tuesday and communicated with the IAI and SpaceIL control room ahead of its expected arrival to the …
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The rise and fall of Ziggy star formation and the rich dust from ancient stars
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Researchers have detected a radio signal from abundant interstellar dust in MACS0416_Y1, a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years away in the constellation …
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Chandra's 20th
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In these past two decades, Chandra has made profound discoveries and contributed invaluable information about the cosmos and the wondrous objects …
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Image - SDSS 1430+13, Teacup Galaxy
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The image was created from Hubble observations of active galaxies from proposals 5426: PI Z. Tsvetanov (NASA/GALEX) et al. and 12525: W. Keel …
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A new Einstein cross is discovered
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This study, which has combined images from the Hubble Space Telescope with spectroscopic observations from the GTC, has confirmed the existence of a …
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Invisible X-rays
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This fuzzy orb of light is a giant elliptical galaxy filled with an incredible 200 billion stars. Unlike spiral galaxies, which have a well-defined …
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Storm in a cosmic teacup
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Nicknamed the Teacup because of its shape, this quasar is causing a cosmic storm in a distant galaxy. The source of the squall is a supermassive …
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Small Fragments of Disintegrating Asteroid Captured by Hubble
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With so many objects in space, it will be hard to monitor and witness everything that happens. In this rare instance, the Hubble telescope witnessed …
Galaxies
Image - ACS Image of NGC 5866
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About this image This is a unique NASA Hubble Space Telescope view of the disk galaxy NGC 5866 tilted nearly edge-on to our line-of-sight. Hubble's …
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New Hubble image displays dazzling Messier 28 globular cluster
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The Hubble Space Telescope captures no end of wonders, from images of two colliding galaxies to the brightest quasar ever discovered. This week, the …