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Most Distant Galaxies Seen in Infrared
An infrared portrait of a tiny bit of sky reveals hundreds of galaxies that date back to 600 to 900 million years after the Big Bang.
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The Galaxy M87
Galaxy M87, also known as Virgo A, is a unique mass of stars that is part of the huge Virgo Cluster.
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Barnard's Galaxy NGC 6822
The irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 6822, better known as Barnard's Galaxy, lies nearby in the constellation Sagittarius.
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The CoRoT-7 Planetary System
The first ever detection is made of an extrasolar planetary system with at least one solid, rocky world.
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When Planets Collide
Astronomers have witnessed the after-effects of a collision between two planets in a different solar system.
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Most Distant Supernovae Yet
A new method of detecting explosions in faraway galaxies sets a distance record for supernovas.
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Medium-Sized Black Holes
Scientists have spied a new object that fills the gap between super-massive and stellar class black holes.
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Facts about the Star Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis, is a red supergiant star that could undergo a supernova in the not-too-distant future.
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The Arches Cluster
A new look at the Arches star cluster confirms it is the densest cluster of massive young stars known.
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Mysterious Space Object Found at Cosmic Dawn
A giant blob of gas named Himiko lies at the edge of the visible universe and keeps its true nature a secret.
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A Binary Black Hole System
For the first time, two black holes have been spotted circling each other in the core of an active galaxy.
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Hubble Deep View of a Spiral Galaxy
Hubble's exceptional view of one of the galaxies in the Coma Cluster reveals the details in the spiral and its environs.
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The Truth Behind the Eye of God Nebula
An e-mail circulating shows a space image purportedly taken by NASA of a rare object called the Eye of God. Find out what the object really is.
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How Brown Dwarfs Form
The creation of brown dwarfs has long been a mystery. Scientists have now found evidence that sheds light on these failed stars.
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First Picture of Planetary System Beyond the Sun
For the first time, astronomers are able to see another solar system: a group of planets orbiting a star known as HR 8799.
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The Galaxy M83
The constellation of the Sea Serpent is home to a beautiful galaxy that closely resembles our own.
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Planet Hunting
Astronomers have found more than 270 exoplanets. New technologies are increasing that number as the search for more Earth-like planets continues.
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200. Geburtstag: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Der jung gestorbene Künstler entstammte einer bedeutenden jüdischen Gelehrten- und Kaufmanns-
familie.
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Hole in the Universe
A tremendous blank spot free of galaxies, stars, dark matter or black holes has been discovered in the distant reaches of space.
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Google Sky
Google is now doing for the rest of the universe what they already did for Earth, by allowing computer users to view the universe around them.
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Most Distant Galaxies
Astronomers have found new galaxies that are the most distant known in the Universe.
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Neutron Star Has Monster X-Ray Jet
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals a neutron star powering a gigantic jet that rivals black holes and their jets.
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Double Supernova Seen
A NASA satellite has spied two supernova bursting in one galaxy in less than a month.
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Evidence for Dark Matter Found
A collision of galaxy clusters has produced a ring of dark matter that was detected by NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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Biggest Supernova Discovered
Scientists discover a "pair-instability supernova" that is the largest and brightest stellar explosion ever witnessed.
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