News tagged with constellation hercules
Astronomers spot second smallest exoplanet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology and other institutions, using the highly sensitive 10-meter Keck I telescope atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea, have detected an extrasolar planet ...
Jan 13, 2010 |
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VST captures collisions in young galaxy cluster
(PhysOrg.com) -- The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile has imaged a fascinating collection of interacting galaxies in the Hercules galaxy cluster. The sharpness of the new ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Krawczynski group receives NASA grant to spy on black holes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Henric Krawczynski, PhD, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is a big-game hunter of the astrophysical variety — he hunts celestial beasts, ...
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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Lockheed Martin says it repelled cyber attack
Lockheed Martin, the world's top defense contractor, was on Sunday investigating the source of a major cyber-attack one week ago against its information network, the company said. ...
May 29, 2011 |
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Astronomers spot 'super-Earth' 80 light years away
US astronomers have detected the second smallest exoplanet ever discovered with a mass just four times heavier than the Earth, adding to a growing number of low-mass planets dubbed "super-Earths."
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style
The colorful, intricate shapes in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time.
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Polluted Dead Star Indicates Planets Like Earth May Have Formed Around Other Stars, Astronomers Report
The chemical fingerprint of a burned-out star indicates that Earth-like planets may not be rare in the universe and could give clues to what our solar system will look like when our sun dies and becomes a ...
Aug 17, 2007 |
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Largest transiting extrasolar planet found around a distant star
An international team of astronomers with the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey announce today the discovery of TrES-4, a new extrasolar planet in the constellation of Hercules. The new planet was identified ...
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Swift sees double supernova in galaxy
In just the past six weeks, two supernovae have flared up in an obscure galaxy in the constellation Hercules. Never before have astronomers observed two of these powerful stellar explosions occurring in the ...
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Astronomers Find Their Third Planet With Novel Telescope Network
Astronomers using the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES) network of small telescopes are announcing today their discovery of a planet twice the mass of Jupiter that passes in front of its star every 31 ...
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Seven or Eight Dwarf Galaxies Discovered Orbiting the Milky Way
An international team of scientists has discovered seven -- and perhaps eight -- dwarf galaxies orbiting Earth's home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Jan 09, 2007 |
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