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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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