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EDP Sciences for European Southern Observatory
History
1969–present
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Impact factor
4.410 (2010)
A harvest of exoplanets for the TRAPPIST robotic telescope
Among the many planets detected orbiting other stars (exoplanets) over the last twenty years, a little less than three hundred periodically pass in front of their star. This is what astronomers call a planetary ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Herschel links Jupiter's water to comet impact
(Phys.org) —ESA's Herschel space observatory has solved a long-standing mystery as to the origin of water in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, finding conclusive evidence that it was delivered by the dramatic ...
Apr 23, 2013
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Hypergiant star studied
A European research team has published the results of a 30-year study of an extraordinary hypergiant star. They have found that the surface temperature of the super-luminous star HR 8752 increased by about ...
Dec 10, 2012
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Mystery of dark matter may be near to being deciphered
(Phys.org)—The universe is comprised of a large amount of invisible matter, dark matter. It fills the space between the galaxies and between the stars in the galaxies. Since the prediction of the existence ...
Sep 04, 2012
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New look at HD 10180 shows it might have nine planets
(Phys.org) -- Astronomer Mikko Tuomi of the University of Hertfordshire, has found after looking at data regarding the solar system surrounding the star HD 10180, that it likely has nine planets making it ...
Apr 09, 2012
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Astronomers using Hubble discover quasars acting as gravitational lenses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found several examples of galaxies containing quasars, which act as gravitational lenses, amplifying and distorting images of galaxies ...
Mar 15, 2012
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The Dragon clash
NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy lying in the Dragon constellation, showing extraordinary large loops and currents of stars in its surrounding halo. According to researchers, it could have been formed through a ...
Feb 23, 2012
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Gaseous ring around young star raises questions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have detected a mysterious ring of carbon monoxide gas around the young star V1052 Cen, which is about 700 light years away in the southern constellation Centaurus. The ring is ...
Jan 19, 2012
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