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We have a 'right to starlight,' astronomers say
Aug 15, 2009 |
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The public's "right to starlight" is steadily being eroded by urban illumination that is the bane of astronomers everywhere, the International Astronomical Union said on Friday.
Vatican searches for extra-terrestrial life
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Is there life on other planets? The Vatican has asked that age-old question over the past five days during a "study week" on astrobiology gathering leading scientists from around the world.
NGC 4945: The Milky Way's not-so-distant Cousin
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- ESO has released a striking new image of a nearby galaxy that many astronomers think closely resembles our own Milky Way. Though the galaxy is seen edge-on, observations of NGC 4945 suggest ...
Passage graves from an astronomical perspective
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Passage graves are mysterious barrows from the Stone Age. New research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen indicates that the Stone Age graves' orientation in the landscape could ...
Pulsating White Dwarfs Explained by 'Accidental Astronomer'
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Exploring distant parts of the galaxy, astrophysicist Denis Sullivan has collaborated on the discovery of about six extrasolar planets--not bad for an accidental astronomer.
SETI Astronomer Envisions Technology Capable of Receiving ET Signals by 2032
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- SETI, (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak and host of the weekly radio show "Are We Alone," predicted during a recent conference in San Francisco that ...
Michigan Astronomer to Search in Space for Precursors of Life
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Many of the organic molecules that make up life on Earth have also been found in space. A University of Michigan astronomer will use the Herschel Space Observatory to study these chemical compounds in new ...
Four of Saturn's moons parade by their parent
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2009 |
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On 24 February 2009, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a photo sequence of four moons of Saturn passing in front of their parent planet. The moons, from far left to right, are the white icy moons ...
Omega Centauri -- The Glittering Giant of the Southern Skies
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Sparkling away at magnitude 3.7 and appearing nearly as large as the full moon on the southern night sky, Omega Centauri is visible with the unaided eye from a clear, dark observing site. Even through a modest ...
New stars from old gas surprise astronomers
Feb 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence of star birth within a cloud of primordial gas has given astronomers a glimpse of a previously unknown mode of galaxy formation. The cloud, known as the Leo Ring, appears to lack ...
Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...
Worlds in collision
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Two terrestrial planets orbiting a mature sun-like star some 300 light-years from Earth recently suffered a violent collision, astronomers at UCLA, Tennessee State University and the California Institute of ...
Planet Imager will enable telescopes to image extrasolar planets directly
Sep 29, 2009 |
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The best way to observe objects in solar systems is simply to look -- but distortions caused by Earth's atmosphere drown out much of the spectacle of space. To address this problem, Berkeley astronomer James ...
Solar games at Paranal
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 02, 2008 |
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Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, is certainly one of the best astronomical sites on the planet. Stunning images, obtained by ESO staff at Paranal, of the green and blue flashes, as well as ...
Milky Way's infrared portrait gives new view of galaxy
Jun 03, 2008 |
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Humans have always had a ringside seat for viewing the Milky Way. Now, however, thanks to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have obtained an entirely new perspective of our home galaxy: a complete ...
