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Astronomers discovered ancient Egyptian observations of a variable star
The study of the "Demon star", Algol, made by a research group of the University of Helsinki, Finland, has received both scientific and public attention. The period of the brightness variation ...
Wed 16 May 12 from Phys.org
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A supernova cocoon breakthrough
(Phys.org) -- Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded. ...
Tue 15 May 12 from Phys.org
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Astrophysicists discover new heating source in cosmological structure formation
(Phys.org) -- So far, astrophysicists thought that super-massive black holes can only influence their immediate surroundings. A collaboration of scientists at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical ...
Tue 15 May 12 from Phys.org
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First satellite tag study for manta rays reveals habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants
Using the latest satellite tracking technology, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Exeter (UK), and the Government of Mexico have completed a ground-breaking ...
Fri 11 May 12 from Phys.org
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Prairie Light: Alberta Aurora
Every now and again my work piles up and I can feel that edge of panic ...
Wed 16 May 12 from Discover Magazine
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China's space lab has a spot in the Sun
On May 11, the phenomenal astrophotographer Thierry Legault took ...
Mon 14 May 12 from Discover Magazine
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Cygnus-X: the cool swan glowing in flight
(Phys.org) -- Chaotic networks of dust and gas signpost the next generations of massive stars in this stunning new image of the Cygnus-X star-nursery captured by ESA’s Herschel space observatory. Cygnus-X ...
Thu 10 May 12 from Phys.org
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A Leisurely Cruise on the Good Ship Solar System
The sun and the planets move through space slower than once thought -- and that changes everything
Fri 11 May 12 from TIME
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Free-floating planets could harbour life
NOAH'S ARKS: Our galaxy could have as many as a hundred thousand billion life-carrying Earth-sized planets floating between the stars.
Mon 14 May 12 from ABC Science
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How nature shapes the birth of stars
(Phys.org) -- Using state of the art computer simulations, a team of astronomers from the University of Bonn in Germany have found the first evidence that the way in which stars form depends ...
Fri 11 May 12 from Phys.org
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