items tagged with Astronomy
Just how many black holes do we have?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-06 09:03:48
According to two astronomers from Harvard University, hundreds of black holes could be present in the Milky Way galaxy, and could help us answer the question: How were we formed?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-06 09:03:48
According to two astronomers from Harvard University, hundreds of black holes could be present in the Milky Way galaxy, and could help us answer the question: How were we formed?
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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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Orionid meteors ready to shower
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-21 09:54:10
You don’t need an umbrella for this shower. The Orionid meteor shower is scheduled to peak around October 21, 2008 for sky observers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-21 09:54:10
You don’t need an umbrella for this shower. The Orionid meteor shower is scheduled to peak around October 21, 2008 for sky observers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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First pulsar discovered to “pulse” only in gamma-rays
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-17 08:16:08
NASA announces the first-of-its-kind discovery on October 16, 2008 through its media release “NASA’s Fermi Telescope discovers first gamma-ray-only pulsar.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-17 08:16:08
NASA announces the first-of-its-kind discovery on October 16, 2008 through its media release “NASA’s Fermi Telescope discovers first gamma-ray-only pulsar.”
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NASA announces major delay in Hubble repair mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-30 08:54:19
The Hubble Space Telescope had a glitch in one of its control systems and turned itself off. Luckily, this happened before the HST repair mission STS-125 got off the ground. NASA is now attempting to fix Hubble from the ground, and possibly replace the faulty system in space, but not until 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-30 08:54:19
The Hubble Space Telescope had a glitch in one of its control systems and turned itself off. Luckily, this happened before the HST repair mission STS-125 got off the ground. NASA is now attempting to fix Hubble from the ground, and possibly replace the faulty system in space, but not until 2009.
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