Scientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public
The search for planets beyond our solar system is about to gain some new recruits.
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News tagged with nearby stars
Imaging giant exoplanets around nearby stars
The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is the highest-ranked recommendation for a large space mission in the NRC 2010 decadal survey, New Worlds, New Horizons (NWNH) in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The WFIRST coronagraph ...
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Nov 15, 2016
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A hydrogen-rich, passive galaxy
Cold gas in the form of neutral hydrogen atoms provides the reservoir for star formation in galaxies from the distant to the nearby Universe. Understanding how it accretes onto galaxies is of crucial importance because fresh ...
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Nov 11, 2016
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Mapping our galaxy: The Milky Way revealed
The European Space Agency will unveil on Wednesday a three-dimensional map of a billion stars in our galaxy that is 1,000 times more complete than anything existing today.
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Sep 13, 2016
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Metal content in early galaxies challenges star forming theory
An International team led by scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland used the W. M. Keck Observatory to study the role of star formation rates in metal contents of distant galaxies. What they discovered is the amount of metals ...
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May 11, 2016
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Bright dusty galaxies are hiding secret companions
A new University of Sussex study has cleared the air on what lies behind hot dust visible in the distant universe.
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May 6, 2016
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Scientists compile list of potential gases to guide search for life on exoplanets
A new approach intended to maximize the chances of identifying planets orbiting nearby stars that support life focuses on creating a comprehensive list of the molecules that might be present in the atmospheres of these exoplanets. ...
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May 5, 2016
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Image: Hubble's diamond in the dust
Surrounded by an envelope of dust, the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a young forming star known as HBC 1. The star is in an immature and adolescent phase of life, while most of a sun-like star's ...
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Feb 23, 2016
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Searching for orbiting companion stars
The search for exoplanets via the radial velocity technique has been underway for nearly 30 years. The method searches for wobbles in a star's motion caused by the presence of orbiting bodies. It has been very successful, ...
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Jan 26, 2016
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Proof that some galaxies are LIERs
You might think that astronomers could easily tell the difference between a black hole and a white dwarf – but nature can be deceptive.
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Jan 10, 2016
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