News tagged with wide field
The superwind galaxy NGC 4666 (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The galaxy NGC 4666 takes pride of place at the centre of this new image, made in visible light with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Brilliant Star in a Colourful Neighbourhood
A spectacular new image from ESO's Wide Field Imager at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the brilliant and unusual star WR 22 and its colorful surroundings. WR 22 is a very hot and bright star that ...
Jul 28, 2010 |
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25,000 new asteroids found by NASA's sky mapping
(AP) -- Worried about Earth-threatening asteroids? One of NASA's newest space telescopes has spotted 25,000 never-before-seen asteroids in just six months.
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Hubble scrutinizes site of mysterious flash and missing cloud belt on Jupiter
At 22:31 (CEST) on 3 June 2010 Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley saw a two-second-long flash of light on the disc of Jupiter. He was watching a live video feed from his telescope. In the Philippine ...
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Hubble Images Suggest Rogue Asteroid Smacked Jupiter
(PhysOrg.com) -- Without warning, a mystery object struck Jupiter on July 19, 2009, leaving a dark bruise the size of the Pacific Ocean. The spot first caught the eye of an amateur astronomer in Australia, ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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After growth spurt, supermassive black holes spend half their lives veiled in dust
Supermassive black holes found at the centers of distant galaxies undergo huge growth spurts as a result of galactic collisions, according to a new study by astronomers at Yale University and the University ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Experience Hubble's Universe in 3-D (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Take an exhilarating ride through the Orion Nebula, a vast star-making factory 1,500 light-years away. Swoop through Orion's giant canyon of gas and dust. Fly past behemoth stars whose brilliant ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Galaxy History Revealed in This Colorful Hubble View (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 12 billion years of cosmic history are shown in this unprecedented, panoramic, full-color view of thousands of galaxies in various stages of assembly.
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Hubble Reaches the 'Undiscovered Country' of Primeval Galaxies
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has broken the distance limit for galaxies and uncovered a primordial population of compact and ultra-blue galaxies that have never been seen before.
Jan 05, 2010 |
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NASA's WISE Space Telescope Jettisons Its Cover
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers and scientists say the maneuver went off without a hitch, and everything is working properly. The mission's "first-light" images of the sky will be released to the public in about ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 30, 2009 |
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Hubble's Deepest View of Universe Unveils Never-Before-Seen Galaxies (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2004, Hubble created the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), the deepest visible-light image of the Universe, and now, with its brand-new camera, Hubble is seeing even farther. This image was ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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WISE Snug in Its Nose Cone; Launch Set for Dec. 9
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has been wrapped in the outer nose cone, or "fairing," that will protect it during its scheduled Dec. 9 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 01, 2009 |
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NASA's Wise Gets Ready to Survey the Whole Sky (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll. NASA's newest spacecraft is scheduled to roll to the pad on Friday, Nov. ...
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel
(PhysOrg.com) -- The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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NASA's WISE Mission Arrives at Launch Site
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has arrived at its last stop on Earth -- Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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