Deep Space Antenna 1
Deep Space Antenna 1 is ESA's first 35-m deep dish, staring out to space to communicate with missions far from home.
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News tagged with antennae galaxies
Gravitational waves could shed light on dark matter
The forthcoming Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a huge instrument allowing astronomers to study phenomena including black holes colliding and gravitational waves moving through space-time. Researchers from ...
Astronomy
Oct 22, 2018
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Researchers find organic material in the Antennae Galaxies
A study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Ana Monreal Ibero proves the presence of probable organic molecules in galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Astronomy
Jul 10, 2018
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A peculiar galactic clash
Galaxies are not static islands of stars—they are dynamic and ever-changing, constantly on the move through the darkness of the Universe. Sometimes, as seen in this spectacular Hubble image of Arp 256, galaxies can collide ...
Astronomy
Mar 8, 2018
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Shocked gas in galaxy collisions
Collisions between galaxies, especially ones rich in molecular gas, can trigger bursts of star formation that heat the dust and result in their shining brightly in the infrared. Astronomers think that there is also significant ...
Astronomy
May 1, 2017
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ALMA discovers proto super star cluster—a cosmic 'dinosaur egg' about to hatch
Globular clusters—dazzling agglomerations of up to a million ancient stars—are among the oldest objects in the universe. Though plentiful in and around many galaxies, newborn examples are vanishingly rare and the conditions ...
Astronomy
May 7, 2015
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Best view yet of merging galaxies in distant universe
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, and other telescopes, an international team of astronomers has obtained the best view yet of a collision that took place between two galaxies when the Universe was half ...
Astronomy
Aug 26, 2014
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A turbulent birth for stars in merging galaxies
(Phys.org) —Using state of the art computer simulations, a team of French astrophysicists have for the first time explained a long standing mystery: why surges of star formation (so called 'starbursts') take place when ...
Astronomy
May 12, 2014
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NASA Hubble sees sparring antennae galaxies
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the best ever image of the Antennae Galaxies. Hubble has released images of these stunning galaxies twice before, once using observations from its Wide Field and Planetary Camera ...
Astronomy
Nov 18, 2013
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Cat's Paw Nebula 'littered' with baby stars
Most skygazers recognize the Orion Nebula, one of the closest stellar nurseries to Earth. Although it makes for great views in backyard telescopes, the Orion Nebula is far from the most prolific star-forming region in our ...
Astronomy
Jun 5, 2013
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