(Phys.org) -- NASA is scheduled to launch an orbiting X-ray satellite on Wednesday, June 13, that will open a new window on the universe, allowing scientists to probe the roiling edges of black holes, the turbulent outflow ...
Astronomy
Jun 11, 2012
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Australia has hailed a surprise decision giving it a role in a radio telescope project aimed at revolutionising astronomy, vowing to draw on its decades of experience in space science.
Astronomy
May 26, 2012
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The exploding stars known as Type Ia supernovae serve an important role in measuring the universe, and were used to discover the existence of dark energy. They're bright enough to see across large distances, and similar enough ...
Astronomy
May 7, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies using X-ray and ultraviolet observations from NASA's Swift satellite provide new insights into the elusive origins of an important class of exploding star called Type Ia supernovae.
Astronomy
Mar 20, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A little luck and a lot of hard work can really light up the sky.
Astronomy
Feb 28, 2012
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Space diamonds may now be an astrophysicist's best friend.
Condensed Matter
Feb 15, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fundamental chemical processes in predecessors of our solar system are now a bit better understood: An international team led by Peter Hoppe, researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, ...
Astronomy
Jan 20, 2012
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Ancient rocks embedded in the West Antarctic ice sheet could help University scientists improve sea level predictions.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2011
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For more than four hundred years, astronomers have used telescopes to study the great variety of stars in our galaxy. Millions of distant suns have been catalogued. There are dwarf stars, giant stars, dead stars, exploding ...
Astronomy
Nov 1, 2011
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In today's issue of the journal Nature, astronomers report that organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. The results suggest that complex organic compounds are not the sole domain of life ...
Astronomy
Oct 26, 2011
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