Astronomers using the OISTER telescope consortium in Japan have uncovered new information about the origin of 'extraordinary supernovae' explosions, which are brighter than normal ones. This new information will help improve ...
Astronomy
Jun 7, 2016
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Analyzing the data collected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Maxim Pshirkov of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute discovered a new source confirming that binary systems with strong colliding stellar winds comprise ...
Astronomy
Feb 18, 2016
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When we look at the night sky, we see stars as tiny points of light eking out a solitary existence at immense distances from Earth. But appearances are deceptive. More than half the stars we know of have a companion, a second ...
Astronomy
Feb 4, 2016
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A nova farmer would do well in the fields of Sagittarius. Four nights ago on September 27, Japanese amateur Koichi Itagaki plucked another "new star" from its starry furrows, the third nova discovered there this year!
Astronomy
Oct 2, 2015
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An ambitious joint US-European mission, called AIDA, is being planned to divert the orbit of a binary asteroid's small moon, as well as to give us new insights into the structure of asteroids. A pair of spacecraft, the ESA-led ...
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2015
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reached its closest approach to Pluto on Tuesday, swooping to within 7,800 miles of the dwarf planet out beyond Neptune, snapping pictures and gathering data.
Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2015
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A study led by researchers in the Group of Radio Astronomy of the University of Valencia has determined the mass of a tiny binary star thanks to its intense radio emissions –rare in such small stars– which compels scientists ...
Astronomy
Jun 22, 2015
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Looks like the Sagittarius Teapot's got a new whistle. On March 15, John Seach of Chatsworth Island, NSW, Australia discovered a probable nova in the heart of the constellation using a DSLR camera and fast 50mm lens. Checks ...
Astronomy
Mar 17, 2015
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A truly fascinating event may be in the offing this month.
Astronomy
Jan 15, 2015
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European astronomers have found two new Jupiter-sized extra-solar planets, each orbiting one star of a binary-star system.
Astronomy
Sep 30, 2014
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