First carbon-rich exoplanet discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by a former postdoctoral researcher in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences and the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics, recently measured the first-ever ...
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Study suggests that trace amounts of water created oceans on Earth, other terrestrial planets
One question that has baffled planetary scientists is how oceans formed on the surface of terrestrial planets like Earth — rocky planets made of silicate and metals. It’s believed that in additionzq ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2010 |
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New observations of exploding stars reveal pauses, flickers and flares not reliably seen before
Astronomers have traced the waxing and waning light of exploding stars more closely than ever before and seen patterns that aren't yet accounted for in our current understanding of how these eruptions occur.
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Study predicts distribution of gravitational wave sources
(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of neutron stars spiraling toward each other until they merge in a violent explosion should produce detectable gravitational waves. A new study led by an undergraduate at the University ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Jaguar supercomputer helps develop new nuclear power capabilities
While the Jaguar supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently ceded its rank as the world's most powerful supercomputer - dropping to No. 2 - it is still performing world-class science.
Nov 30, 2010 |
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The rate of star formation
(PhysOrg.com) -- New stars continue to appear in the night sky, as the gas and dust in giant interstellar clouds gradually coalesces under the influence of gravity until nuclear burning begins.
Nov 26, 2010 |
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Massive galaxies formed when universe was young
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the universe's most massive galaxies may have formed billions of years earlier than current scientific models predict, according to surprising new research led by Tufts University. ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Astronomers probe 'sandbar' between islands of galaxies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have caught sight of an unusual galaxy that has illuminated new details about a celestial "sandbar" connecting two massive islands of galaxies. The research was conducted in part ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Making stars: Studies show how cosmic dust and gas shape galaxy evolution
Astronomers find cosmic dust annoying when it blocks their view of the heavens, but without it the universe would be devoid of stars. Cosmic dust is the indispensable ingredient for making stars and for understanding ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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The incredible impact of stars on culture
For Hawaiian navigators, the star Sirius was "Hokuho'okelewa'a," meaning "star to guide canoe." Traditional Aboriginal Australians looked at the Magellanic Clouds and saw distant campfires in the sky.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2010 |
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LASCO coronagraphs obtain the first complete solar cycle set of CME observations
Naval Research Laboratory scientists have analyzed and developed the first comprehensive empirical characterization of solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) size, speed, mass, and kinetic energy.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Fermi telescope discovers new giant structure in our galaxy (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way. The feature spans 50,000 light-years and may be the remnant of an eruption from ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Astrophysicists discover new galaxy clusters revealed by cosmic 'shadows'
An international team of scientists led by Rutgers University astrophysicists have discovered 10 new massive galaxy clusters from a large, uniform survey of the southern sky. The survey was conducted using ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Solving the mysteries of the plasma universe
What powers the most luminous sources in the universe? How is the plasma state altered by ultra-strong magnetic field? How do magnetic explosions work?
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Space buckyballs thrive, finds NASA Spitzer Telescope
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have discovered bucket loads of buckyballs in space. They used NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to find the little carbon spheres throughout our Milky Way galaxy -- in the space ...
Oct 28, 2010 |
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