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New observations by astronomers deepen mystery about star-like Suns
Washington, December 8 : An extensive study made with ESO's Very Large Telescope deepens a long-standing mystery in the study of stars similar to the Sun. Comment?
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XMM-Newton revolutionises the way we view the universe
... on board. Ten achievements of XMM-Newton: made crucial observations that have impacted on every aspect of astronomy traced the largest structures in space: the galaxy clusters probed the regions closest to stellar-sized black holes in our Galaxy, ... Comment?
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Akamai Workforce Initiative is offered at the Institute for Astronomy with the University of Hawai'i. The internship will take place on Maui during the summer of 2010. Comment?
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Off the Beaten Path: Angell Hall Planetarium
... said the planetarium - located on the third floor of the building - was built in the 1950's to better serve astronomy classes on campus. On Sept. 1, 2004, a new, computer-run projector replaced the manual one that was installed in 1957. Seitzer said ... Comment?
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Infrared telescope to chart the never-before-seen
With help from an infrared-telescope-equipped satellite, NASA scientists will soon be able to set their eyes on the darkest reaches of outer space for the first time. Comment?
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Solving the mysteries of enigmatic binary star system Cygnus X-3
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This enigmatic binary star system, known as Cygnus X-3, has fascinated astronomers over four decades. Comment?
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Variations of Sun-like Stars: The Mystery Deepens
... R. Wood and C. P. Nicholls). The team is composed of Christine P. Nicholls and Peter R. Wood (Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australia National University), Maria-Rosa L. Cioni (Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of ... Comment?
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David Brock Memorial Library opens
... foot space - and yes, I measured it - was where it all happened, where dad pursued his passions for science, and astronomy, mathematics, architecture, literature, the arts,' Drew Brock said. 'After my graduation, what had been my bedroom began to ... Comment?
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Maps, GPS Receivers and the Global Positioning System ... Unraveling the Mystique
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... points to create routes, maps and charts. They also had to develop a keen understanding of the role of stars and astronomy. Think for a moment about any map. You have undoubtedly created your own maps giving your friends directions to your home or ... Comment?
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Brightness Variations of Sun-Like Stars
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... R. Wood and C. P. Nicholls). The team is composed of Christine P. Nicholls and Peter R. Wood (Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australia National University), Maria-Rosa L. Cioni (Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of ... Comment?
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Cosmic Rays Hunted Down: Physicists Closing in on Origin of Mysterious Particles
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The mysterious particles were first detected 100 years ago but until 10 years ago when a new type of telescope began to come online physicists weren't sure where the "cosmic rays" came from or how they were generated. Comment?
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New NASA Craft, With Infrared Power, Will Map the Unseen Sky
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... and infrared detectors, will photograph the entire sky every six months. WISE is a successor to the Infrared Astronomy Satellite, or IRAS, which was launched in 1983 and made the first heat maps of the sky. And it is a trailblazer for the giant ... Comment?
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Spacewalkers tackle final Hubble fix-up tasks
... Hubble back into orbit Tuesday and return to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday. Hubble has helped rewrite astronomy text books. Among its key contributions are the discovery that the universe is expanding at an increasingly fast rate and ... Comment?
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I do not want to distract you from your Christmas shopping, but in case you havena t heard, THE END OF THE WORLD IS FAST APPROACHING! In fact, ita s only a few days more than three years away. Comment?
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"Somewhere Towards the End" by Diana Athill Bookstores are overflowing with memoirs about childhood, adolescence, the romantic misadventures of early adulthood and the trials of parenting. Comment?
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Forget Tiger's privacy. What about yours?
Judith Timson Published on Monday, Dec. 07, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Monday, Dec. Comment?
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UNL physicists have role in Large Hadron Collider project
... One of these physicists is Dan Claes, a professor and department chair at UNL's Department of Physics and Astronomy. Claes said he and the other researchers are excited to tackle analyzing the data and hope to eventually discover new particles never ... Comment?
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Len Lyea s space age imagination at Govett-Brewster
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... hundreds of scientific articles the artist gleaned from the popular press, in fields ranging from psychology to astronomy, particle physics to palaeontology. Featuring several of these news clippings, Len Lye: The Cosmic Archive explores the impact ... Comment?
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Red Giant Brightness Variations Still Mysterious
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... red giants in the Large Magellanic cloud by Peter Wood and Christine Nicholls, both of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University, shows that the proposed explanations of this mysterious variability fall ... Comment?
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NASA to Launch WISE on Friday
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... um of eight times. Be sure to check back with us for further coverage of the WISE launch on Friday! Tags: Infrared Astronomy , WISE Comment?
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