Studies conducted in late 2009, using the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory, revealed the existence of what astrophysicists referred to as an ultraluminous source of intense radiations in our neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. A new investigation confirms the object is indeed a black hole.
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24 February 2012
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An international collaboration of researchers determined that the most ancient stars observable in the Milky Way were not in fact produced within our galaxy. These objects are what remains of old galaxies that once collided with our own, helping it grow to its current size. Though not particularly large, the Milky Wa... |
9 August 2011
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Increasingly often, analysts are arguing that the retirement of the three orbiters and the shutdown of the American Space Shuttle Program (SSP) will knock the United States off its position as a dominant power in all matter related to space exploration. The age of the shuttles will come an end tomorrow, on July 21, w... |
20 July 2011
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Two investigators from the Durham University, in the United Kingdom, secured a Advanced Investigator Award each. This selection, made by the European Research Council (ERC), will ensure that the scientists receive up to £4million (€4.7million) in grant money for advanced studies. All this money will go tow... |
8 February 2011
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A group of astronomers in the United Kingdom proposes that the errors experts discovered to exist in the “gold standard” of the Universe may in fact be a lot larger than previously calculated. This standard is set by results obtained with the WMAP satellite.The spacecraft spent years analyzing the Cosmic ... |
14 January 2011
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An international collaboration of astronomers, led by researchers at the Durham University, recently observed a very distant, very old galaxy that was producing stars at a rate 100 times faster than the Milky Way is currently capable of. The cosmic structure is located some 10 billion light-years away, which means th... |
21 March 2010
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A group of faith leaders and officials at the Durham University, in the United Kingdom, have recently extended an invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit the Cathedral at the university. If the pontiff accepts, then this could be the first ever papal visit to the North East of England, which would mark a historic mo... |
31 October 2009
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Dr. Vincent Eke, from the Durham University, in the United Kingdom, is one of the experts that helped inform of NASA's decision to change the location at which it would crash its Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission. The spacecraft is scheduled to drop its spent Centaurus rocket stage ... |
5 October 2009
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Scientists at the Durham University have devised, for the first time, a model of the British and Irish Ice Sheet, which accounts for the sculpted landscape of northern Britain, but also holds a few surprises. The team discovered that the ice moved in unexpected patterns, and also that these movements left distinctive... |
15 September 2009
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According to this year's National Student Survey (NSS), just completed in the United Kingdom, it would appear that students at Durham University are still among the most satisfied in the country. This year's results confirm previous trends, which showed that the university provides a satisfactory environmen... |
11 August 2009
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Ever since Ancient time, when mortar, concrete and cement were not your average commodities in the world, people have employed an old constructions technique that was equally cheap and green. With the use of rammed earth, engineers of old managed to erect impressive structures, ranging from garrisons to churches and ... |
2 June 2009
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