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Strange new 'species' of ultra-red galaxy discovered
— 2 Dec 2011 10:29 | AstronomyIn the distant reaches of the universe, almost 13 billion light-years from Earth, a strange species of galaxy lay hidden. Cloaked in dust and dimmed by the intervening distance, even…
Newly merged black hole eagerly shreds stars
— 9 Apr 2011 11:52 | AstronomyA galaxy's core is a busy place, crowded with stars swarming around an enormous black hole. When galaxies collide, it gets even messier as the two black holes spiral toward each other,…
Two dying stars reborn as one
— 9 Apr 2011 11:49 | AstronomyWhite dwarfs are dead stars that pack a Sun's-worth of matter into an Earth-sized ball. Scientists have just discovered an amazing pair of white dwarfs whirling around each other once…
Solar mystery solved
— 3 Mar 2011 14:41 | AstronomyThe Sun has been in the news a lot lately because it's beginning to send out more flares and solar storms. Its recent turmoil is particularly newsworthy because the Sun was very quiet…
New instrument will help confirm Kepler's planet finds
— 14 Feb 2011 15:09 | AstronomyThe search for planets outside our solar system continues to heat up. NASA's Kepler spacecraft has located more than 1,200 planetary candidates, however confirming them remains a challenge.…
The best way to measure dark energy just got better
— 14 Jan 2011 16:02 | AstronomyDark energy is a mysterious force that pervades all space, acting as a 'push' to accelerate the Universe's expansion. Despite being 70 percent of the Universe, dark energy was only…
New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback'
— 13 Jan 2011 17:06 | AstronomyIn the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to explore than the Australian outback. It remains the only part of our solar system…
Smithsonian instrument 'fills the gap,' views Sun's innermost corona
— 4 Jan 2011 22:17 | AstronomyDuring a total eclipse of the Sun, skywatchers are awed by the shimmering corona - a faint glow that surrounds the Sun like gossamer flower petals. This outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere…
Qatar-led international team finds its first alien world
— 14 Dec 2010 19:39 | AstronomyIn an exciting example of international collaboration, a Qatar astronomer teamed with scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA) and other institutions to discover…
Sneak attacks from the Sun
— 8 Dec 2010 19:05 | AstronomyOur Sun can be a menace when it sends out powerful solar blasts of radiation towards the Earth. Astronomers keenly watch the Sun to learn more about what powers these solar eruptions,…
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