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NASA's Fermi Telescope Detects Gamma-Rays From "Star Factories" in Other Galaxies

"Starburst galaxies have not been accessible in gamma rays before," said Fermi team member Seth Digel, a physicist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, Calif. "Most of...

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Galaxy cluster smashes distance record

The galaxy cluster, known as JKCS041, beats the previous record holder by about a billion light years. Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound objects in the Universe. Finding such a lar...

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The Milky Way's tiny but tough galactic neighbor

At the relatively close distance of about 1.6 million light-years, Barnard's Galaxy is a member of the Local Group (ESO 11/96), the archipelago of galaxies that includes our home, the Milky Way....

Physics and Astronomy |

Vanderbilt astronomers participate in new search for dark energy

The goal of the six-year project is to measure the spectra of 1.4 million galaxies and 160,000 quasars, extremely distant objects that shine more brightly than entire galaxies. The previous sk...

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First light for BOSS -- a new kind of search for dark energy

A part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III), BOSS achieved "first light" on the night of September 14-15, when it acquired data with an upgraded spectrographic system across the e...

Physics and Astronomy |

Astronomers Begin New Search for Dark Energy

"Making a three-dimensional map is essential to understanding why the universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate," said UA astronomy professor Daniel Eisenstein, director of the Sloa...

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Vernon Lecture Series Delves Into Mysteries of the Cosmos

Nationally known speakers will transport audiences on a quest to find new planets on Sept. 26, journey back in time to see how modern astronomy was really invented on Oct. 17, and explore the prospect...

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Swift Makes Best-ever Ultraviolet Portrait of Andromeda Galaxy

"Swift reveals about 20,000 ultraviolet sources in M31, especially hot, young stars and dense star clusters," said Stefan Immler, a research scientist on the Swift team at NASA's Goddar...

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Sophisticated telescope camera debuts with peek at nest of black holes

A team led by astronomy professor Stephen Eikenberry late last week captured the first images of the cosmos ever made with a UF-designed and built camera/spectrometer affixed to the Gemini South teles...

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ESO unveils an amazing, interactive, 360-degree panoramic view of the entire night sky

The project allows stargazers to explore and experience the Universe as it is seen with the unaided eye from the darkest and best viewing locations in the world.This 360-degree panoramic image...

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Queen’s physicist unlocking the mysteries of neighbouring galaxies

“The encounter forever changed the structure of the galaxies,” says Dr. Widrow, a professor of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy at Queen’s. “The collision between the galaxies appears to hav...

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Astronomers discover stars in early galaxies had a need for speed

The finding offers new insights into how these early galaxies may have evolved into the more familiar ones we see in the nearby universe.The team spent an unprecedented 29 hours observing the ...

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Thirty Meter Telescope Selects Mauna Kea

When completed in 2018, the TMT will enable astronomers to detect and study light from the earliest stars and galaxies, analyze the formation of planets around nearby stars, and test many of the funda...

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Turbulence responsible for black holes' balancing act

We live in a hierarchical Universe where small structures join into larger ones. Earth is a planet in our Solar System, the Solar System resides in the Milky Way Galaxy, and galaxies combine into grou...

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