Although it was theoretically predicted that some of the most massive stars in the universe emit a bright signal in the ultraviolet spectrum just before going 'nova', this is the first time when such a flash of light is observed. Most of the supernova events occurring in the visible universe are usually see... |
13 June 2008
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When it was first discovered in the 1980s the deceptive shape of the object known as G350.1-0.3 indicated that it was most likely a background galaxy. Since nobody ever bothered to study it more closely, the object remained forgotten until recently when observations with ESA XMM-Newton X-ray Space Observatory reveale... |
11 June 2008
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SuWt 2 is a planetary nebula located in the Centaurus constellation about 6,500 light years away from Earth. It appears as a bright ring of gas with faint lobes perpendicular to the ring, thus giving it the rough look of an hourglass shape. The gas remnant is probably material ejected from a dead star which collapsed... |
4 June 2008
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Cassiopeia A is a supernova remnant located about 9,000 light years away from Earth which was created by a supernova explosion somewhere around the year 1680 and one of the brightest radio sources in the sky. Although modern observations taught much about the expanding remnant, one particular problem remained to be s... |
30 May 2008
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The newly found supernova remnant is the result of a stellar explosion that would have been seen from Earth some 140 years ago. The previous youngest supernova remnant found in the Milky Way was Cassiopeia A, resulted some 330 years ago. The current record holder, G1.9+0.3, represents to astronomers a missing link be... |
15 May 2008
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Just over a week ago, there was word on the street that Square Enix was coming up with a new RPG title, much like the Final Fantasy series and even featuring one of the series' classic characters, Rush. Today, the developer has disclosed loads of details concerning their new RPG, The Last Remnant and most import... |
17 May 2007
07:30 GMT |
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Recently announced RPG by Square Enix, The Last Remnant will be using SpeedTree, as Interactive Data Visualization has confirmed today. The famous developer responsible the all time winning series such as Final Fantasy, has developed a similar game, featuring only single player mode, but said to be using Unreal Engin... |
15 May 2007
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