(Phys.org)—Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second brightest star in northern night skies. The scientists used data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the ...
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Using ESA's Herschel space observatory, astronomers have discovered vast comet belts surrounding two nearby planetary systems known to host only Earth-to-Neptune-mass worlds. The comet reservoirs could have delivered ...
Astronomy
Nov 27, 2012
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The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is celebrating its 25th birthday this week. It first turned its dish to the heavens this week in 1987, and now, a quarter of a century later, the JCMT continues ...
Astronomy
Apr 28, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Complex molecules, including many organic species, exist in a wide range of environments in the cosmos, and are especially abundant in giant molecular clouds of gas and dust where new stars form. The rich ...
Astronomy
Nov 8, 2011
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This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a group of interacting galaxies known as LEDA 60847.
Astronomy
Jan 24, 2024
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In China, the year 2021 was marked by a series of highly unusual weather events, including record cold conditions in January, freak dust storms in spring and severe flooding in Zhengzhou in July.
Environment
Apr 14, 2022
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Across most of Australia this week, people have woken up and thought "Goodness, it's cold." Summer doonas are being changed to winter doonas. Heaters are being switched on. Ugg boots are being dug out of storage.
Environment
Apr 13, 2021
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The constellation of Cygnus is one of the most recognisable in the northern hemisphere. During the summer months, the stars of its long neck stretch along the Milky Way and its wings sweep from side to side.
Astronomy
May 4, 2015
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A huge dust storm hit Tokyo Sunday, blanketing the city with brown dust that darkened the skies and rapidly transformed what had been a clear and sunny day.
Environment
Mar 10, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed in new images that combine observations from the Herschel Space Observatory, a European Space Agency-led mission with important NASA contributions; and ...
Astronomy
Jan 10, 2012
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