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Scientists operating the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope unveiled a breathtaking new image yesterday, February 3. The photo depicts NGC 1073, a galaxy that many astronomers refer to as Milky Way's twin. The cosmic structure is only 55 million light-years away, in the constellation Cetus.
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4 February 2012
05:56 GMT |
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The successor NASA plans for the Hubble Space Telescope will continue to receive funding throughout 2012, representatives from the American space agency announced recently. Still, this was not the only problem plaguing the project, and its fate has yet to be fully decided.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is o... |
17 January 2012
20:01 GMT |
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After seeing literally thousands of pictures taken in deep space, I thought that there were no more surprises for me in terms of beautiful space structures. But the European Space Agency (ESA) again proved me wrong when it released this amazing new view of the Eagle Nebula.
The image was collected using the He... |
17 January 2012
08:48 GMT |
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As the economic crisis and austerity measures are slowly chipping away at the American space agency's annual budget, the future of flagship missions destined to study deep space is coming under question. The main issue is that no clear, acceptable solution is currently in sight.
By 2020, NASA has big plans for... |
17 January 2012
04:58 GMT |
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By studying how two galaxy clusters merge, astrophysicists believe they may be able to get some deeper insights into the nature of dark matter. Such a collision is taking place about 5 billion light-years from us, and experts are dedicating all available resources to studying the phenomenon.
There are hundreds of g... |
16 January 2012
04:59 GMT |
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The NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), which was outfitted to the satellite in 2009, was recently able to observe the oldest-known instance of a massive stellar explosion, a Type Ia supernova that blew up more than 9 billion light-years away.
What this means is that the event took place ... |
13 January 2012
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For years, astronomers have been trying to figure out the nature of a progenitor star, a stellar object that eventually blew up as a supernova, in a nearby galaxy. While earlier studies failed, recent observations conducted with the NASA Hubble Space Telescope finally managed to shed some light on the issue.
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12 January 2012
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A new survey of the near-infrared sky has revealed the oldest protocluster of galaxies in the Universe. The forming structure was discovered using the NASA Hubble Space Telescope, which conducts studies in near-infrared and optical wavelengths. According to astronomers, the cluster Hubble identified recently is not ... |
11 January 2012
03:53 GMT |
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In this iconic Hubble image, taken by the NASA telescope in July 2010, the massive elliptical galaxy called Centaurus A is revealed in all it splendor. Its unusual appearance is caused by the dark lanes of cosmic dust that can be seen throughout the image.
What is especially interesting about this view, as opposed ... |
4 January 2012
03:09 GMT |
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Astronomers do have a soft heart after all, especially those at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), who manage the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This April, in order to mark the observatory's 21st anniversary, they snapped this amazing image of a massive cosmic rose.
The formation, a large group ... |
20 December 2011
09:37 GMT |
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Starting January 4, physicist and former NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld will become the associate administrator for the space agency's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). This division controls the $5.1 billion NASA gets every year to conduct scientific exploration of space and the solar system.
He will control p... |
20 December 2011
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While studying the extreme depths of the Universe, in an area located about 13 billion light-years away from Earth, astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) noticed a type of ultra-red galaxy that they had never seen before.
The objects are so far away, and so well concealed in massive c... |
2 December 2011
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A recent survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud – one of the largest dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way – yielded an impressive image of the globular star cluster NGC 1846. The formation contains tens of thousands of stars spread out over a large portion of space.
The cluster is located in the LMC'... |
22 November 2011
10:47 GMT |
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One of the keys to the long lives of galaxies is the creation of new stars with the passing of eons. This is done through a complex process, which involves the recycling of both hydrogen and heavier elements. Now, these mechanisms are much better understood, thanks to recent observations.
While Sun-like stars have ... |
18 November 2011
04:29 GMT |
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Astronomers operating the Hubble Space Telescope announce the discovery of a large number of dwarf galaxies in the observatory's deep field. The observation sessions that managed to reveal these cosmic structures focused on an area located about 9 billion light-years away.
What this implies is that Hubble saw t... |
10 November 2011
10:56 GMT |
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A new image, released by NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team, depicts the amazing nebula NGC 3603 in exquisite detail, revealing features that were not known to astronomers until the renowned telescope came online.
What makes NGC 3603 so special is the fact that it's among the largest stellar nurseries in the Mil... |
4 November 2011
11:32 GMT |
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope collected this image of the Arp 148 colliding galaxies three years ago. The view was released by astronomers on April 24, 2008, to coincide with the famous observatory's 18th anniversary.
It is a part of a larger set of images, which depicts 59 pairs of merging galaxies. Thes... |
21 October 2011
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Astronomers have been proposing for many years that all galaxies have a black hole at their cores. This was proven to be true time and time again, even in our own Milky Way. But a recent study has revealed that the famous galaxy M85 does not have such a companion, and scientists are now wondering why.What is so inter... |
17 October 2011
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While astronomers are spending a lot of time and effort looking for traces of dark matter, those investigating the deep Universe are seeing the gravitational effects it causes on a massive scale. The latest example is this view captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
The Great Observatory managed to snap ... |
13 October 2011
10:37 GMT |
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The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has been surveying the galactic core in infrared wavelengths for a rather long time. Recently, astronomers were able to put all those data into a comprehensive mosaic view of the central Milky Way. Experts in charge of this survey say that this represents the most complex investigation... |
8 October 2011
02:49 GMT |
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Over the course of more than 20 years of observations, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has collected a volume of data that is incomparable to any other, in terms of scope, diversity and detail. While browsing through these data, experts recently found two new exoplanets,The discovery indicates a potential new app... |
7 October 2011
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In one of the latest observations sessions conducted using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers managed to produce an amazingly-sharp view of the massive spiral galaxy NGC 4911. As seen in this image, the object looks impressive indeed. The formation is located about 320 million light-years away from Earth, inside... |
6 October 2011
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When the NASA Hubble Space Telescope will be retired from active duty, the James Webb Space Telescope should theoretically be put in its place. This is the most advanced, largest orbital observatory ever designed, and is currently under construction.
The tool will have a massive main mirror, several times la... |
5 October 2011
10:36 GMT |
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Astronomers operating the NASA Hubble Space Telescope were surprised to look at a photo of a normal dwarf galaxy, and see that it was actually spewing out numerous gas bubbles in its surroundings. This is the first time experts see such an event taking place.
The huge bubbles of gas can be seen glowing in the new... |
4 October 2011
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For quite some time now, investigators have been hard at work in determining how the growth of supermassive black holes determines the growth of their host galaxies, and vice-versa. Recently, a new study indicated that even small, unremarkable galaxies can harbor the dark behemoths.
Until now, experts believed th... |
16 September 2011
04:49 GMT |
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Astronomers surveying the night sky using two of NASA's best telescope were able to capture a new photo of the VV 340 galactic system, which features two galaxies in the process of colliding with each other. From a distance, the system looks like an enormous exclamation point in space. The bright galaxies are ca... |
13 August 2011
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Astronomers operating the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have just released a new image of a cosmic structure called PN G054.2-03.4, but which is known among experts at the Necklace Nebula.The photos shows the object in all of its glory. It appears to be extremely bright, which enables astronomers to peer deeper wit... |
12 August 2011
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According to the latest theoretical calculations, the dwarf planet Pluto should have a dust ring companion revolving around it. Scientists base their proposal on a computer model that analyzes the object's behavior in orbit.If such a structure is found and confirmed, then the discovery would be very important to... |
8 August 2011
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Since the launch of the Russian Spektr-R radio telescope coincided with the retirement of the American space shuttle, numerous news outlets used this opportunity to publish articles arguing why the US space program is going downhill. Experts say that comparing the telescope to Hubble is useless.The Hubble Space Teles... |
5 August 2011
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The Hubble Space Telescope can add another impressive achievement under its belt. Experts using the observatory to check for rings around the dwarf planet Pluto announce the discovery of a new moon orbiting the distant object, the fourth one so far. Pluto is known to have one large moon called Charon, which is around... |
20 July 2011
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On Monday, July 4, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reached an impressive milestone in its long-duration mission, when it logged its one millionth scientific observation. The observatory has been conducting studies from Earth's orbit for more than 21 years and 2 month.
Hubble launch on April 24, 1990, at ... |
6 July 2011
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Astronomers are really curious about the fate in store for our solar system, and so many teams have taken many approaches to finding out what the future holds. Scientists at the University of Leicester say that studying white dwarfs is one of the best methods of knowing the Sun's future.White dwarfs can be found... |
23 June 2011
08:38 GMT |
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An international collaboration of researchers says that one of the most interesting galaxy clusters in the known Universe is the result of a violent collision between four individual galaxy clusters. The merging process lasted for more than 350 million years.In order to study the structure, which is called Abell 2744... |
22 June 2011
10:57 GMT |
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A recent investigation conducted using the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed an interesting phenomenon going on inside the cores of galaxies that everyone thought were inactive. New images indicate that stellar formation is taking place at those locations still.Messier 105 was one of the elliptical galaxies that wa... |
31 May 2011
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A recent study of the central bulge in our galaxy has revealed the presence of a large number of unusual stars called blue stragglers. These rare objects have a tendency of looking much younger than their age should be, astronomers say.Generally, as stellar objects age, they tend to experience a shift in color. When ... |
26 May 2011
04:30 GMT |
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Recent observations conducted on a dwarf galaxy is allowing astronomers a closer view into the processes and chains of events that eventually lead to the formation of a new star.
The galaxy they recently looked at is called NGC 4214, and it was found to produce new stars at a high pace. Massive hydrogen gas cloud... |
13 May 2011
02:31 GMT |
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Astronomers operating the Hubble Space Telescope believe they may have just discovered the oldest galaxy in the Universe. It appears in an ultra-deep field image taken with the powerful observatory, and initial estimates place it at a distance of about 13.2 billion light-years. This means that the light it emits bega... |
6 May 2011
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A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory has just released a new image of an incredibly beautiful, lopsided cosmic structure called the Meathook Galaxy. Also known among experts as NGC 2442, the formation was the host of a recent supernova explosion.The galaxy is very interesting to astronomers be... |
4 May 2011
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A recent series of observations has revealed more details about how black holes formed in the early Universe, when the massive galaxies we see today were not yet formed. The data were collected by analyzing Henize 2-10, a dwarf starburst galaxy. The cosmic structure is estimated to lie about 30 million light-years aw... |
3 May 2011
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In late 2010, astronomers observed an asteroid that apparently changed its brightness over time. In a series of investigations that were concluded recently, experts manage to establish and prove that this phenomenon was caused by collisions between two or more space rocks.
This is the only possible way of explain... |
29 April 2011
02:54 GMT |
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Astronomers have recently discovered a small and weird population of stars in a cluster located some 20,000 light-years away from us. They say that these objects look very much like brown dwarfs, but add that something about them doesn't quite make sense. For instance, measurements of the objects conducted in in... |
27 April 2011
05:53 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency are currently getting ready to properly celebrate the coming of age of the Hubble Space Telescope, the most renowned observatory in the world. On April 24, the satellite will turn 21 years old in Earth's orbit. The instrument launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery, dur... |
21 April 2011
06:04 GMT |
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Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of experts managed to get the most detailed view to date of the insides of the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most beautiful such structures in the known Universe. This outstanding feature is located in our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, and can be seen with ama... |
15 March 2011
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Astronomers operating the NASA Hubble Space Telescope announce that they were recently able to calculate the expansion rate of the Universe with great precision. In the process, the group was able to rule out an alternate theory on the nature of dark energy.This is the force that astrophysicists believe is responsibl... |
15 March 2011
04:59 GMT |
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Astronomers operating the NASA Hubble Space Telescope captured a new view of an interesting dying star. They were able to establish that the celestial body is producing a toxic mix of poisonous gases as it slowly dies away. According to the experts, this object is located at the core of what is called a protoplanetar... |
10 March 2011
02:59 GMT |
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Stsci has released HubbleSite, a free iOS application for astronomy fans. The app offers a glimpse of some of the most spectacular findings by the famous Hubble Space Telescope, complete with information on the discoveries, as well as on the telescope itself.As its name implies, the Hubble Space Telescope is a space ... |
15 February 2011
09:39 GMT |
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Astronomers operating the NASA Hubble Space Telescope release a new image of the auroras around the gas giant Jupiter. These flares of ultraviolet light are in some aspects similar to ones that develop here on Earth, but experts underline that the two are different in nature. At first, experts believed that auroras o... |
12 February 2011
04:46 GMT |
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A group of astronomers was puzzled to discover a number of brown dwarfs while conducting a survey of a star cluster located relatively nearby in astronomical terms. The discovery is peculiar because we shouldn't theoretically be able to see objects such as these at such distances. The team's suspicions were... |
11 February 2011
08:47 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency are hopeful that their next space observatory will be able to exceed all existing telescopes, and peer farther and deeper into the early days of the Universe.
The instrument could for example confirm the finding of the oldest galaxy yet, which astronomers operating the NASA ... |
1 February 2011
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Following its May 2009 general overhaul, NASA's most famous telescope has become able to peer further in space and time than ever before. This is why it recently managed to observe the oldest and most distant galaxy ever found, which formed when the Universe was very young.The earliest analysis of the images sug... |
27 January 2011
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