News tagged with hermes project
Astronomers unveil images of 12-billion-year-old space nursery
A University of British Columbia astronomer has produced the most detailed images of deep space from 12 billion years ago, using data from the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory.
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Massive black holes halt star birth in distant galaxies
Astronomers, using the European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory, have shown that the number of stars that form during the early lives of galaxies may be influenced by the massive black holes ...
May 09, 2012 |
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Two radiation generators mark major milestones
Two remarkable pulsed-power machines used to test the nations defenses against atomic weapons have surpassed milestones at Sandia National Laboratories: 4,000 firings, called shots, on the ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Feb. 23 NASA mission to tote $28 million CU-Boulder instrument and tiny student satellite
A $28 million University of Colorado Boulder instrument developed to study changes in the sun's brightness and its impact on Earth's climate is one of two primary payloads on NASA's Glory mission set to launch ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Planets orbiting a binary system help astrobiologists search for habitable worlds
Astronomers have discovered a planetary system consisting of at least two Jupiter-like planets orbiting pair of binary stars. The findings provide new information about the formation and evolution of planetary ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Herschel reveals details of distant galaxies and quasars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amazing new data captured by ESA's (European Space Agency) Herschel Space Observatory - carrying the largest mirror ever launched into space - have just been publicly released, allowing the ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Bright galaxies like to stick together
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the European Space Agency's Herschel telescope have discovered that the brightest galaxies tend to be in the busiest parts of the Universe. This crucial piece of information ...
May 26, 2010 |
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Scientists discover first multicellular life that doesn't need oxygen
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxygen may not be the staple of modern complex life that scientists once thought. Until now, the only life forms known to live exclusively in anoxic conditions were viruses, bacteria and Archaea. ...
Software: running commentary for smarter surveillance?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cutting-edge surveillance software that automatically detects human motion, behaviour and facial expressions, generates a running commentary of what?s happening and re-enacts events virtually ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Student-built satellite selected for flight by NASA
A tiny communications satellite designed and built by University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduates has been selected as one of three university research satellites to be launched into orbit in November ...
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Jan 27, 2010 |
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A star is born? Herschel space observatory captures the birth of stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- The European Space Agency has released a preview of the first science results from the Herschel Space Observatory, including the UK-led SPIRE instrument. The new data which include images ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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