Showing posts with label Space Exploration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Space Exploration. Show all posts
27 January 2016

Clean Dwarf Galaxy Help Chart Universe

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The image above is of IC 1613, a dwarf galaxy that is found in the Cetus constellation. IC 1613 is unique in that unlike other galaxies,...
17 December 2015

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Image of A Lightsaber In Space

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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image that resembles a lightsaber. This cosmic object that seems to copy the iconic ...
09 December 2015

ESO Studying Mysterious Dwarf Galaxy Formed After Cosmic Collision

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The European Southern Observatory used its Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory to take detailed images of NGC 5291. NGC 5291 i...
03 December 2015

Studying Matter In The Universe

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Filaments in outer space are called supercluster complexes or great walls. Galaxy filaments are the largest cosmic structures in the univer...
15 April 2015

Dark Matter Interactions Observed in Galaxy Collision at Abell 3827

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While studying the simultaneous collision of four galaxies in the galaxy cluster Abell 3827, the European Southern Observatory's VLT a...
28 January 2015

Cometary Globule CG4 (God's Hand) Imaged by VLT

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The VLT Survey Telescope, the largest telescope designed to exclusively survey the skies in visible light, imaged cometary globule CG4 or...
19 January 2015

Parkes Radio Telescope Receives Unexplained Fast Radio Burst From Space

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Since 2007, astronomers have been trying to find an explanation for Fast Radio Bursts. These are brief bursts of radio waves which last onl...
14 January 2015

Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) To Hunt and Study Exoplanets

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The Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS), a wide-field observing system by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) was launched and has ac...
09 January 2015

Pulsar Disappears After Space-Time Warp Measured

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Scientists have measured the space-time warp in the gravity of binary pulsar system J1906 and determined the mass of its neutron star befor...
08 January 2015

Ongoing Assassin Project Has Detected 89 Supernovas To Date

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Ohio State University reported that their All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN, pronounced "assassin") project has h...
07 January 2015

Mysterious Void In Space In Latest MPG/ESO Telescope Image

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In the newly released ESO image, the starfield seemed to be devoid of stars in a particular area. The new image of the MPG/ESO 2.2 meter...
15 October 2014

Probing the Spiderweb Galaxy Cluster (MRC 1138-262) Yields Surprising Data

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A galaxy cluster is composed of smaller galaxies held together by gravity. It is the largest object found in the Universe. Using the APE...
23 July 2014

Star Cluster NGC 3293 Nestled Against Clouds of Gas and Dust in the Carina Constellation

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ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile released a striking image of star cluster NGC 3293 with clouds of glowing red gas and streaks of dust ...
09 April 2014

Bubble Shaped Planetary Nebula Abell 33 In Hydra Constellation Imaged

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A Nebula is an interstellar cloud made up of dist and gases. The word "nebula" is latin for cloud. These astronomical objects ar...
02 April 2014

Galaxy Eater NGC 1316 in the Fornax Constellation Captured By ESO Telescope

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In the Fornax constellation, there are two galaxies that are close to one another; NGC 1316 and NGC 1317. These two are quite close to one...
19 February 2014

Star Cluster Messier 7 Shines Bright At The Tail End of The Scorpion

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Star Cluster Messier 7 can be found shining brightly at the end of the tail end of the constellation Scorpius (The Scorpion). This group o...
05 February 2014

Probing the Secrets of Asteroid Itokawa

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Schematic of Asteroid Itokawa Using the New Technology Telescope (NTT) by the European Southern Observatory, scientists have, for the f...
30 January 2014

VLT Successfully Maps Surface Features Of Brown Dwarf Luhman 16B

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The European Southern Observatory for the first time has mapped the surface of a brown dwarf. ESO's Very Large Telescope charted the d...
29 January 2014

Solving the Mystery of the Formation of Supermassive Galaxies (SMG)

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Three billion years after the Big Bang, super massive galaxies (SMG) formed which is a mystery to scientists since most massive galaxies to...
25 January 2014

Fruit Flies Raised in Outer Space Have Weak Immune System

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An experiment that involved Drosophila fruit flies being raised in outer space at the Space Shuttle Discovery showed that the flies have a ...