News tagged with red giants
The Ring Nebula
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The diversity of colours, shapes, and sizes of planetary nebulae make them fascinating objects. In this photo release Calar Alto presents a rather unique view combining both optical and near-infrared data ...
Largest collection of anomalous white dwarfs observed by Hubble
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Twenty-four unusual stars, 18 of them newly discovered, have been observed in new Hubble telescope images. The stars are white dwarfs, a common type of dead star, but they are odd because they are made of ...
Guide to galaxy for Earth Hour's starry, starry night
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When cities turn off their lights for Earth Hour their occupants will get more than a warm and fuzzy green feeling, they will also see stars hundreds of trillions kilometres away lighting up a moonless night ...
New project to probe Milky Way history in Sloan Digital Sky Survey III
Dec 15, 2008 |
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A new project, the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment, or APOGEE, will survey more than 100,000 Milky Way red giant stars -- bright, bloated stars in a late stage of their evolution. APOGEE ...
Hubble Resolves Puzzle about Loner Starburst Galaxy
Nov 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have long puzzled over why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood.
