Rocket to launch from US to study galaxy creation
A rocket set to launch from Virginia's Wallops Island Flight Facility will study how the first galaxy was formed.
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2013
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The stellar superhighway in the Milky Way
Conventional wisdom suggests that, like planets round the Sun, stars follow approximately circular orbits which cross the spiral arms, and that the Sun presently lies in a spur rather than a major spiral arm.
Astronomy
Mar 21, 2012
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The Milky Way contains at least 100 billion planets according to survey
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Milky Way galaxy contains a minimum of 100 billion planets according to a detailed statistical study based on the detection of three extrasolar planets by an observational technique called microlensing.
Astronomy
Jan 12, 2012
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Universe is brighter than we thought according to NASA rocket experiment
A NASA sounding rocket experiment has detected a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between galaxies, a diffuse cosmic glow as bright as all known galaxies combined. The glow is thought to be from orphaned ...
Astronomy
Nov 7, 2014
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Va. launch provides good data on galaxy creation
Researchers are studying data on galaxy creation collected by an experiment launched from Virginia's Wallops Island Flight Facility.
Space Exploration
Jun 6, 2013
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New telescopes to give researchers glimpse of the beginning of time
(Phys.org)—Where do we come from? What is the universe made of? Will the universe exist only for a finite time or will it last forever? These are just some of the questions that University of California, San Diego physicists ...
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2013
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Subaru telescope photographed 103P/Hartley
Scientists used Suprime-Cam at Subaru Telescope to catch the comet 103P/Hartley after long shut down of the telescope.
Astronomy
Oct 22, 2010
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