News tagged with multiple star systems
New planet discovered in Trinary star system
Until recently, astronomers were highly skeptical of whether or not planets should be possible in multiple star systems. It was expected that the constantly varying gravitational force would eventually tug ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Duo of big telescopes probes the depths of binary star formation
A team of researchers from four Japanese universities (Kobe, Saitama, Osaka, and Tokyo) has been able to delineate the intricate structure of the circumbinary disk that surrounds a young binary star system ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Imaging a multiple star
(PhysOrg.com) -- Multiple stars - binaries, triplets, or perhaps more stars, that orbit each other - are unique laboratories into the interactions between stars and their early environments.
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Brown Dwarfs Don't Hang Out With Stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brown dwarfs, objects that are less massive than stars but larger than planets, just got more elusive, based on a study of 233 nearby multiple-star systems by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. ...
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The last dance between Venus and the Sun
In 1761, Harvard’s Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy John Winthrop loaded a grandfather clock and a couple of students into a boat and embarked on Harvard’s first astronomical expedition.
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May 30, 2012 |
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Subaru telescope pioneers the use of adaptive optics for optical observations
A research team from the University of Tokyo/Kavli IPMU, Ehime University, and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has succeeded in conducting the first, full-scale scientific observationswith ...
May 25, 2012 |
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Tiny planet-finding mirrors borrow from Webb Telescope playbook
NASA's next flagship mission — the James Webb Space Telescope — will carry the largest primary mirror ever deployed. This segmented behemoth will unfold to 21.3 feet in diameter once the observatory ...
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May 24, 2012 |
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Measuring transient x-rays with lobster eyes
(Phys.org) -- A technology that mimics the structure of a lobster's eyes is now being applied to a new instrument that could help revolutionize X-ray astronomy and keep astronauts safe on the International ...
May 18, 2012 |
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A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?
(AP) -- Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy.
May 18, 2012 |
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Celestial tapestry is born of uncertain parentage
(Phys.org) -- A new Legacy Image from the Gemini Observatory reveals the remarkable complexity of the planetary nebula Sharpless 2-71 (Sh 2-71). Embroiled in a bit of controversy over its “birth parents” ...
May 17, 2012 |
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Engineer thinks we could build a real starship enterprise in 20 years
In Star Trek lore, the first Starship Enterprise will be built by the year 2245. But today, an engineer has proposed — and outlined in meticulous detail – building a full-sized, ion-powered version ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 2012 |
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Black hole caught red-handed in a stellar homicide
(Phys.org) -- Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close.
May 07, 2012 |
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Biophysics: Order in chaos
The process of skeletal muscle contraction is based around protein filaments sliding inside sarcomeres — the structural units of muscle fiber. Inside each sarcomere is a set of filament motors, which ...
May 03, 2012 |
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Virginia Tech announces 2012 football helmet ratings; 2 more added to the 5-star mark
Virginia Tech released today the results of its 2012 rating for adult football helmets that is designed to assess a helmet's ability to reduce the risk of concussion. A total of three helmets achieved a "5 ...
May 01, 2012 |
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