Suzaku spies treasure trove of intergalactic metal

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Every cook knows the ingredients for making bread: flour, water, yeast, and time. But what chemical elements are in the recipe of our universe?

WISE Snug in Its Nose Cone; Launch Set for Dec. 9

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Dec 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has been wrapped in the outer nose cone, or "fairing," that will protect it during its scheduled Dec. 9 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

A Superbright Supernova That’s the First of Its Kind

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(PhysOrg.com) -- An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be the first example of the kind of stars that first ...