News tagged with host interaction

X-Ray observations of an extrasolar planetary system

(PhysOrg.com) -- The majority of extra-solar planets (about 278 of them) are more massive than Jupiter. About 20% of this majority group orbit their stars at a distances of less than one-tenth of an astronomical ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spitzer sees shrouded burst of stars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have found a stunning burst of star formation that beams out as much infrared light as an entire galaxy. The collision of two spiral galaxies ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Space Image: Ring of fire

(PhysOrg.com) -- This composite image shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4151. X-rays (blue) from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are combined with optical data (yellow) showing positively charged ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New findings reveal how influenza virus hijacks human cells

Influenza is and remains a disease to reckon with. Seasonal epidemics around the world kill several hundred thousand people every year. In the light of looming pandemics if bird flu strains develop the ability ...

Biology /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Yahoo! abandoning GeoCities

Yahoo! said Thursday it will close its GeoCities service that provides people a free online locale for home pages.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1