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Opening up a colorful cosmic jewel box
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky. One of the most spectacular nestles deep in the southern skies near the Southern Cross ...
The trilogy is complete -- GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 3
Sep 28, 2009 |
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The newly released image extends across a field of view of more than one and a half square degree — an area eight times larger than that of the full Moon — and was obtained with the Wide Field Imager attached ...
Trifid triple threat
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Smouldering several thousand light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer), the Trifid Nebula presents a compelling portrait of the early stages of a star's life, from gestation to first ...
Double engine for a nebula
Aug 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The new image, showing a very rich field of stars towards the Carina arm of the Milky Way, is centred on the star HD 87643, a member of the exotic class of B[e] stars [1]. It is part of a ...
Global warming may impede eelgrass growth
Jul 26, 2009 |
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Scientist Ron Thom probably knows more than anyone else about the growth of eelgrass, the humble marine plant commonly found in sheltered bays, inlets and other shallow waters.
Huge telescope opens in Spain's Canary Islands
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One of the world's most powerful telescopes opened its shutters for the first time Friday to begin exploring faint light from distant parts of the universe. The Gran Telescopio Canarias, a euro130 ...
Astronomers, royalty, rock stars to inaugurate world's largest telescope
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Four hundred years after Galileo first turned his handmade telescope toward the heavens, the world's largest, most technologically advanced telescope is set to make its formal debut.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa sues Twitter
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing the social-networking site Twitter, claiming an unauthorized page that used his name to make light of drunken driving and two Cardinals pitchers ...
Strong winds over the keel
Feb 12, 2009 |
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The large and beautiful image displays the full variety of this impressive skyscape, spattered with clusters of young stars, large nebulae of dust and gas, dust pillars, globules, and adorned by one of the ...
La Niña Anomaly Could Affect Winter Weather in Colorado
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A strong La Niña that developed early last winter, only to disappear this summer, is showing signs of life again and could affect our winter weather, said University of Colorado at Boulder and NOAA atmospheric ...
Novel imaging approach may assist in predicting success of treatment for atrial fibrillation
Oct 07, 2008 |
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University of Utah researchers have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method for detecting and quantifying injury to the wall of the heart's left atrium in patients who have undergone a procedure to treat ...
South L.A. sees big shifts but continues to struggle, report shows
Sep 16, 2008 |
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A new report on South Los Angeles by the UCLA School of Public Affairs indicates that the area, once mostly African American, now has a Latino majority and continues to experience fewer employment opportunities, higher poverty ...
