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13 years ago

Are you hungry for knowledge? Well, if you've got a filet mignon appetite and a hamburger budget, then get in…

LOFAR So Far… Digging Deep Into Our Universe

13 years ago

[/caption] The International LOFAR telescope is a Pan-European collaborative project led by ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. The radio…

Cassini at Saturn, the Movie

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Science becomes art! A unique and stunning compilation of images of the Saturn system from the Cassini mission. Created by…

Revealing A Hybrid Star Cluster

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[/caption] Almost a century ago, astronomers Shapley and Melotte began classifying star clusters. This rough, initial go-around took in the…

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Hi everyone, if you look over on the right-hand side of the page I've added the new Google +1 button…

Old Star Clusters Shed New Light on Starbirth

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[/caption] Hovering about the galactic plane and locked in the embrace of a spiral galaxy's arms, open star clusters usually…

Era of Space Shuttle Endeavour Ends with June 1 landing at the Kennedy Space Center

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[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Space Shuttle Endeavour and her six man crew landed safely today at the Kennedy Space…

Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth

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As a part of NASA's ongoing Year of the Solar System – which is actually a single Martian year long, or…

MOST… Cutting To The Heart Of A Wolf-Rayet Star

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[/caption] In 1867, astronomers using the 40 cm Foucault telescope at the Paris Observatory, discovered three stars in the constellation…

Coming To A Theatre Near You… Extreme Neutron Stars!

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[/caption] They came into existence violently... Born at the death of a massive star. They are composed almost entirely of…