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Star explodes 13 billion years ago; we just see it now
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-29 10:05:41
NASA’s Swift satellite first observed a star explosion in April 2009. It turns out that this gamma-ray burst came from a star that exploded about 13 billion years ago, the furthest that astronomers have looked back at the early beginnings of our universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-29 10:05:41
NASA’s Swift satellite first observed a star explosion in April 2009. It turns out that this gamma-ray burst came from a star that exploded about 13 billion years ago, the furthest that astronomers have looked back at the early beginnings of our universe.
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Predictive Cosmology: Creation's secret revealed in muon-electron mass ratio = 206.768 283
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-08-10 07:54:51
It is well known in science that three forces—electromagnetic, strong, and weak—govern the microscopic world of elementary particles. However, the reason why any of these forces exist in the first place is a question that is seldom asked and has never been satisfactorily answered. The theory called "Predictive Cosmology" claims to state the reason and provides the answer through mμ/me = 206.768 283. Could this be a breakthrough in theoretical physics?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2009-08-10 07:54:51
It is well known in science that three forces—electromagnetic, strong, and weak—govern the microscopic world of elementary particles. However, the reason why any of these forces exist in the first place is a question that is seldom asked and has never been satisfactorily answered. The theory called "Predictive Cosmology" claims to state the reason and provides the answer through mμ/me = 206.768 283. Could this be a breakthrough in theoretical physics?
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Herschel and Planck join Hubble in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-15 08:40:08
An Ariane rocket blasted off from French Guiana carrying the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Observatory. They are set to explore the early formation of our Universe and help us better explain our very existence. A soon-to-be rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope will do likewise.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-15 08:40:08
An Ariane rocket blasted off from French Guiana carrying the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Observatory. They are set to explore the early formation of our Universe and help us better explain our very existence. A soon-to-be rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope will do likewise.
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Herschel and Planck missions to show Baby Universe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-06 08:58:20
Two missions to study the very beginnings of our Universe are scheduled to launch together from French Guiana on May 14, 2009. Once in space, they take different paths to a point about 930,000 miles from Earth where they will peek into a time when the Universe was merely the age of a baby--only 400,000 million years old.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-06 08:58:20
Two missions to study the very beginnings of our Universe are scheduled to launch together from French Guiana on May 14, 2009. Once in space, they take different paths to a point about 930,000 miles from Earth where they will peek into a time when the Universe was merely the age of a baby--only 400,000 million years old.
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Record explosion: NASA Swift finds really old 'blast from past'
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-28 10:30:19
A gamma-ray burst (GRB) called GRB 090423 has been detected to have exploded when the Universe was only 630 million years ago—the oldest object so far detected by humans.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-28 10:30:19
A gamma-ray burst (GRB) called GRB 090423 has been detected to have exploded when the Universe was only 630 million years ago—the oldest object so far detected by humans.
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Himiko blob found: Earliest known beginning of galaxy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-23 08:40:34
Astronomers have discovered a massive object about 12.9 billion light-years from our Solar System that is the earliest known precursor to a galaxy. It appears to have first formed during the early times of our Universe—less than one billion years after the Big Bang explosion.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-23 08:40:34
Astronomers have discovered a massive object about 12.9 billion light-years from our Solar System that is the earliest known precursor to a galaxy. It appears to have first formed during the early times of our Universe—less than one billion years after the Big Bang explosion.
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Researchers discover two complex molecules in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-22 09:21:52
Two of the most complex organic molecules ever observed in interstellar space have been identified by scientists from Germany and the United States using a telescope from Spain. Their research adds to our knowledge of the Universe and how it evolved and made life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-22 09:21:52
Two of the most complex organic molecules ever observed in interstellar space have been identified by scientists from Germany and the United States using a telescope from Spain. Their research adds to our knowledge of the Universe and how it evolved and made life.
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Most detailed map of Universe charts 125,071 galaxies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-04 08:57:41
Australian, American, and English astronomers have completed the most detailed survey of galaxies from as far out as two thousand million light-years from Earth—that’s two billion light-years away!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-04 08:57:41
Australian, American, and English astronomers have completed the most detailed survey of galaxies from as far out as two thousand million light-years from Earth—that’s two billion light-years away!
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100 billion Earths in Milky Way galaxy! Could it be?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-22 10:19:11
According to Dr. Alan Boss, our Milky Way galaxy could contain one hundred billion Earth-like planets. However, he says very few of these planets would be able to support intelligent life. But, what about primitive (microscopic) life?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-22 10:19:11
According to Dr. Alan Boss, our Milky Way galaxy could contain one hundred billion Earth-like planets. However, he says very few of these planets would be able to support intelligent life. But, what about primitive (microscopic) life?
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Astrophysicists see dark energy slowing universe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-17 09:51:12
For the first time, astronomers have seen through the eyes of the NASA Chandra space telescope what is being called “arrested development” of the universe (slowing of the expansion of the universe), which is caused specifically by the effects of dark energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-17 09:51:12
For the first time, astronomers have seen through the eyes of the NASA Chandra space telescope what is being called “arrested development” of the universe (slowing of the expansion of the universe), which is caused specifically by the effects of dark energy.
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A universal river runs through it: unexpected motion in Universe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-03 12:57:50
A peculiar movement of galaxy clusters through the universe is perplexing astronomers because it goes against the scientific assumption that the universe is homogeneous—that is, the universe is uniform throughout. It's being called: The Dark Flow!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-03 12:57:50
A peculiar movement of galaxy clusters through the universe is perplexing astronomers because it goes against the scientific assumption that the universe is homogeneous—that is, the universe is uniform throughout. It's being called: The Dark Flow!
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Astronomers see gamma-ray burst shot toward Earth halfway across Universe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-11 09:17:36
The international astronomy community "hit the jackpot" on March 19, 2008, as its astronomers observed GRB 080319B, a gamma-ray burst whose explosive jet shot material in the direction of Earth at an estimated speed of 99.99995% the speed of light. The event was the furthest in distance ever seen by a naked eye on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-11 09:17:36
The international astronomy community "hit the jackpot" on March 19, 2008, as its astronomers observed GRB 080319B, a gamma-ray burst whose explosive jet shot material in the direction of Earth at an estimated speed of 99.99995% the speed of light. The event was the furthest in distance ever seen by a naked eye on Earth.
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GLAST renamed Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-27 08:27:46
NASA announced in February 2008 that it was holding a contest to re-name its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. The new name—Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—was announced by NASA in August 2008 to honor Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-27 08:27:46
NASA announced in February 2008 that it was holding a contest to re-name its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. The new name—Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—was announced by NASA in August 2008 to honor Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954).
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Largest galactic cluster discovered: explained with dark energy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-25 21:49:24
European astronomers state that 2XMM J083026+524133 has been located about 7.7 billion light-years from our solar system. They contend that its existence can only be explained through dark energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-25 21:49:24
European astronomers state that 2XMM J083026+524133 has been located about 7.7 billion light-years from our solar system. They contend that its existence can only be explained through dark energy.
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North Star dims for a century, suddenly gets brighter
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-22 08:07:50
After about one hundred years of growing increasingly dimmer, the North Star (Polaris), according to international astronomers, is now growing brighter. Why it’s happening is a mystery to astronomers.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-22 08:07:50
After about one hundred years of growing increasingly dimmer, the North Star (Polaris), according to international astronomers, is now growing brighter. Why it’s happening is a mystery to astronomers.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Galaxies could be twice as bright if not for a lot of dust
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-15 21:18:10
According to U.K., German, and Australian astronomers, the brightness of galaxies is really twice as bright as they appear at Earth because of extra-large amounts of interstellar dust blocking the light between them and us.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-15 21:18:10
According to U.K., German, and Australian astronomers, the brightness of galaxies is really twice as bright as they appear at Earth because of extra-large amounts of interstellar dust blocking the light between them and us.
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Microsoft announces May 2008 startup of WorldWide Telescope
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-05-12 07:58:42
Microsoft chairman William “Bill” Gates announces that the computer software program WorldWide Telescope will be available free to Internet users by the end of May 2008. Gates calls it "an observatory on your desktop."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-05-12 07:58:42
Microsoft chairman William “Bill” Gates announces that the computer software program WorldWide Telescope will be available free to Internet users by the end of May 2008. Gates calls it "an observatory on your desktop."
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18-year-old Hubble takes 59 images of colliding galaxies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-24 10:11:23
NASA/ESA just released fifty-nine images of colliding galaxies taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. The images are now available, as of April 24, 2008, the eighteen-year anniversary of the launching of the Hubble by NASA’s space shuttle Discovery.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-24 10:11:23
NASA/ESA just released fifty-nine images of colliding galaxies taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. The images are now available, as of April 24, 2008, the eighteen-year anniversary of the launching of the Hubble by NASA’s space shuttle Discovery.
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Australia hopeful of radio telescope Square Kilometer Array
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-09 10:23:42
The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is a major proposed telescope project that will scan the skies in the light and radio range of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is designed to offer a large collecting area of about one square kilometer (and, thus, its name). Western Australia, a prime radio wave observing site, is pursuing the desired location of the SKA telescope.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-09 10:23:42
The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is a major proposed telescope project that will scan the skies in the light and radio range of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is designed to offer a large collecting area of about one square kilometer (and, thus, its name). Western Australia, a prime radio wave observing site, is pursuing the desired location of the SKA telescope.
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