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Extreme X-ray source supports new class of black hole
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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A group of international astronomers in the UK, France and the USA, led by the University of Leicester, have found proof to confirm the distance and brightness of the most extreme ultra-luminous X-ray source, which may herald a new type of Black Hole. (2010-09-08)
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Cosmic accelerators discovered in our galaxy by UCLA physicists, Japanese colleague
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Physicists from UCLA and Japan have discovered evidence of "natural nuclear accelerators" at work in our Milky Way galaxy, based on an analysis of data from the world's largest cosmic ray detector. (2010-08-18)
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Decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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A new report by the National Research Council identifies the highest- priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade that will "set the nation firmly on the path to answering profound questions about the cosmos." (2010-08-16)
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Citizen Scientists Discover Rotating Pulsar
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Idle computers are the astronomers' playground: Three citizen scientists--an American couple and a German--have discovered a new radio pulsar hidden in data gathered by the Arecibo Observatory. (2010-08-13)
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Dark-matter search plunges physicists to new depths
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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This month physicist Juan Collar and his associates are taking their attempt to unmask the secret identity of dark matter into a Canadian mine more than a mile underground. (2010-08-12)
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NGC 4696: A cosmic question mark
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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NGC 4696 is an elliptical galaxy with a difference. Lacking the complex structure and active star formation of their spiral brethren, elliptical galaxies are usually little more than shapeless collections of ageing stars. (2010-08-12)
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Radio astronomers develop new technique for studying dark energy
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Pioneering observations with the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have given astronomers a new tool for mapping large cosmic structures. (2010-07-22)
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Black Hole Jerked Around Twice
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Scientists have found evidence that a giant black hole has been jerked around twice, causing its spin axis to point in a different direction from before. This discovery, made with new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, might explain several mysterious-looking objects found throughout the Universe. (2010-07-22)
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Astronomers discover an unusual cosmic lens
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have discovered the first known case of a distant galaxy being magnified by a quasar acting as a gravitational lens. (2010-07-16)
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Herschel: The first science highlights
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing a special feature devoted to the first science results obtained with Herschel, an ESA space observatory with science instruments provided by European-led Principal Investigator consortia and with important participation from NASA. (2010-07-16)
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Hubble snaps sharp image of cosmic concoction
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Strangely shaped dust clouds, resembling spilled liquids, are silhouetted against a colourful background of glowing gas in this newly released Hubble image. The star-forming region NGC 2467 is a vast cloud of gas - mostly hydrogen - that serves as an incubator for new stars. Some of these youthful stars have emerged from the dense clouds where they were born and now shine brightly, hot and blue in this picture, but many others remain hidden. (2010-07-13)
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Extra large galactic survey puts limits on ultralight particles
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Physicists have long known that neutrinos are among the lightest and most evasive fundamental particles. Now a survey of the galaxies is helping to narrow down the neutrino mass even further. (2010-07-13)
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Origin of Key Cosmic Explosions Still a Mystery
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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When a star explodes as a supernova, it shines so brightly that it can be seen from millions of light-years away. (2010-07-13)
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Rain of giant gas clouds create active galactic nuclei
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09/09/2010 01:51 AM
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Galaxies like our own were built billions of years ago from a deluge of giant clouds of gas, some of which continue to rain down. (2010-07-09)
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