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Dead stars shed new light on planet birth
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01/06/2009 07:01 AM
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Washington, Jan 6 : Observations made with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed six dead "white dwarf" stars littered with the remains of shredded asteroids, which may shed new light on the birth of planets.
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How to go to space using a broomstick
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01/06/2009 06:01 AM
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London, Jan 6 : If scientists have their way, future astronauts would be literally going into space by a broomstick, in the form of a 100,000km long tether anchored to the Earth as a "space elevator".
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Amy Winehouse shells out £32k to fly friends to Caribbean
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01/06/2009 06:00 AM
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London, January 6 : Amy Winehouse reportedly shelled out 32,000 pounds to fly friends to soak up the sun with her in the Caribbean.
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NASA study explains hazards of severe space weather for Earth
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01/06/2009 04:00 AM
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Washington, Jan 6 : In a NASA-funded study, researchers at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington have detailed how extreme solar eruptions could severely affect for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth.
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Celebrate astronomy in 2009
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01/07/2009 01:45 AM
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How Old is the Universe
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01/06/2009 10:16 PM
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shape of the Universe. But every good trilogy needs a 4th episode. This week we look at age of the Universe. How old is the Universe, and how do we know? And how has this number changed over time as a...
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Which came first, black holes or galaxies
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01/06/2009 10:47 PM
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Astronomers may have solved a cosmic chicken-and-the-egg problem: Which came first — galaxies or the supermassive black holes in their cores?
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Extending shuttle program would be costly, risky
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01/06/2009 10:10 PM
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA could keep its shuttle fleet operating through 2015 and close a five-year gap in U.S. human space flight, but the cost would top $11 billion, an internal agency stud...
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Space Shuttle Extension Options Carry High Costs
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01/06/2009 10:31 PM
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to 2012 by adding three flights - at a cost of roughly $5 billion - without dramatically affecting the agency's plan to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020, according to a draft internal repor...
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Dead stars harbor asteroids
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01/06/2009 10:47 PM
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This artist's concept illustrates a dead star, or white dwarf, surrounded by the bits and pieces of a disintegrating asteroid. The scene suggests the raw material for planets like Earth are common.
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A chicken-or-egg question about the early universe has been answered by astronomers who say black holes came before galaxies.
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01/06/2009 10:01 PM
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A chicken-or-egg question about the early universe has been answered by astronomers who say black holes came before galaxies. Most if not all, galaxies - including our own Milky Way - are believed to...
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Boosters of Incumbent NASA Head May Be Doing Him No Favors
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01/06/2009 10:31 PM
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, who has indicated that he would like to keep his job, may end up backfiring as the new administration considers who should head the agency. Scott Horowitz, a former astronaut and associate NASA a...
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With No Smoke or Mirrors, Spacecraft Hunts for Active Galaxies with Central Black Holes
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01/06/2009 10:16 PM
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Swift's Hard X-ray Survey offers the first unbiased census of active galactic nuclei in decades. Dense clouds of dust and gas, illustrated here, can obscure less energetic radiation from an active gal...
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Last year, when the Dandy Warhols finished their latest album, "Earth to the Dandy Warhols," they faced a difficult decision....
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01/06/2009 09:52 PM
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Published Date: January 07, 2009 Last year, when the Dandy Warhols finished their latest album, "Earth to the Dandy Warhols," they faced a difficult decision. Freed from their contract with Capital R...
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The stars of 2009
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01/06/2009 09:48 PM
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Every crisis also presents an opportunity, and so as 2009 dawns, the global auto industry faces the greatest opportunity in its history. It is the chance to reinvent itself through its products and ho...
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NASA Seeks Concept Proposals for Ares V Heavy Lift Rocket
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01/06/2009 09:39 PM
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On Monday, Jan. 5, NASA issued a request for proposal for the Ares V rocket that will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will return humans to t...
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Mars Trip Proposed for Space Shuttles
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01/06/2009 07:26 PM
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Inventor Eric Knight has proposed a thought experiment that calls for two space shuttles to fly to Mars. Here, space shuttle Endeavour stands poised for a March 2008 flight. Credit:
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Ex-astronaut emerges as NASA prospect
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01/06/2009 07:20 PM
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Charles F. Bolden Jr., who has been mentioned as a prospect to fill the top post at NASA, flew on four space shuttle missions and commanded the first shuttle mission to include a Russian cosmonaut as ...
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Molecules in Gamma-Ray Burst Detected
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01/06/2009 06:49 PM
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This image merges Swift optical (blue, green) and X-ray views of GRB 080607. The white spot at center is the burst’s optical afterglow. Credit: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler Gamma-ray bursts are the univ...
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American Astronomical Society Meeting, Long Beach - Day 2
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01/06/2009 06:49 PM
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Long Beach Convention Center After a day of crazy traveling through a Vancouver blizzard I'm now having my first full day down at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Long Beach, Californ...
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