NGC 1333 Is a Hotbed of Star Formation
While fireworks only last a short time here on Earth, a bundle of cosmic sparklers in a nearby cluster of stars will be going off for…
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AAVSO Alert Notice: 523 Correction to AAVSO Alert Notice 522
AAVSO Alert Notice 523 Correction to AAVSO Alert Notice 522 July 1, 2015 In AAVSO Alert Notice 522 on the upcoming observations of the black hole…
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AAVSO Alert Notice 522 V404 Cyg HST multiwavelength observations scheduled July 1, 2015 The dramatic outburst of the black hole X-ray transient LMXB V404 Cyg continues.…
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Searching for Life on Mars With ExoMars
The ExoMars spacecraft is almost complete. A joint mission between ESA and Roscosmos, it begins with the launch of the ExoMars orbiter in 2016 and carries…
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The Handprints Covering Hubble
Astronaut John Mace Grunsfeld remembers a quirky discovery back in 1999. He had just arrived at the Hubble Space Telescope and climbed out of the airlock…
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Can Planets Be Rejuvenated Around Dead Stars?
For a planet, this would be like a day at the spa. After years of growing old, a massive planet could, in theory, brighten up with…
Read the articleAAVSO Alert Notice 521: Very Rare Outburst of the Symbiotic Variable AG Peg
AAVSO Alert Notice 521 Very rare outburst of the symbiotic variable AG Peg June 23, 2015 The symbiotic variable AG Peg is in outburst, the first…
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Chandra Captures Largest and Brightest X-Ray Rings From Light Echoes
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the largest and brightest set of rings from X-ray light echoes ever observed. These extraordinary rings, produced by…
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ESA Extends the Rosetta Mission
The adventure continues: ESA today confirmed that its Rosetta mission will be extended until the end of September 2016, at which point the spacecraft will most…
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Spots on Ceres Continue to Mystify in Latest Images
The closer we get to Ceres, the more intriguing the distant dwarf planet becomes. New images of Ceres from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft provide more clues about…
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