When Galaxies Collide
Galaxies are not as isolated as they at first glance may seem; on a cosmic scale they congregate in clumps along with dark matter and hot…
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Rare Example of a Type IA Supernova Explosion
Supernovas are often thought of as the tremendous explosions that mark the ends of massive stars’ lives. While this is true, not all supernovas occur in…
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Colourful View of the Universe Unveiled by Hubble
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured the most comprehensive picture ever assembled of the evolving Universe – and one of the most colourful. The…
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Biggest Stars Form in Dark Cosmic Clumps
Astronomers have found cosmic clumps so dark, dense and dusty that they throw the deepest shadows ever recorded. Infrared observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope of…
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Two Neutron Stars Birth a Black Hole
What happens when two neutron stars collide? Using a sophisticated computer simulation, NASA scientists have visualized this violent scenario in awesome degenerate-matter-crushing detail. Neutron stars are…
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Flying Through the Monkey Head Nebula
The Monkey Head Nebula (also known as NGC 2174) is a star-forming region in which bright, newborn stars near the center of the nebula illuminate the…
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XMM-Newton Looks at the X-Ray Sky
When we gaze up at the night sky, we are only seeing part of the story. Unfortunately, some of the most powerful and energetic events in…
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Hubble Improves Observing Accuracy for Milky Way Stars
Even though NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is 24 years old, astronomers are still coming up with imaginative, novel, and groundbreaking new uses for it. The latest…
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has weighed the largest known galaxy cluster in the distant universe, catalogued as ACT-CL J0102-4915, and found it definitely lives up to…
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Planetary Nebulae to Be Re-Named
My thanks to Terry Moseley of the Irish Astronomical Association for letting me know about this. All astronomers know that Planetary Nebulae have absolutely nothing to…
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