In recent years, astronomers have discovered that the Swan Nebula is one of the youngest and most massive star in the Milky Way.The Swan Nebula Star, illuminating the sky at night with its dust composition and gas,...
By, Uwe Paschen. The Race for the first manned mission to Mars has begun. The six volunteers from Russia, France and Germany chosen out of some 6000 candidates have started the first simulated trip to mars in...
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The universe is huge and everytime we learn something aboutit, it becomes even stranger. But still, it has many wondersfor us to discover and tounderstand in the future. " If you've ever gazed at the night...
Many years on, and many, many, many dollars spent, scientists still don't know what the mysterious 'dark matter' is. They claim that it is there and claim to have indirectly detected it, but its assumed properties...
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We'd like to think that astronomical science has it all "down pat," but the universe is steadfastly determined to keep throwing astronomers curve balls that undermine even their best theories. First, it was a...
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"Aliens calling? Signals detected from beyond Solar System Scientists in South Africa have detected radio signals from beyond the solar system for the first time – prompting a wave of excitement over who, or...
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"It is a scene from a galaxy far far away.Star Wars fanatics Rebecca Di Madeiros and Bill Duda were so obsessed with the blockbuster movies, they wanted the force to be with them for their special day.The couple,...
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On the day after the 20 years anniversary of Wayne Gretzky's trade to the LA Kings it seems the another world star has lost his luster. The highly publicized transfer of David Beckham wasn't enough to bring the...
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Monday brought sweeping managment changes for the LA Galaxy: coach Ruud Gullit resigned and general manager Alexi Lalas was fired."Los Angeles Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit has resigned and president and general...
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"While the existence of the star was already known, scientists were not able to calculate its brightness until NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope pierced the dust in the surrounding nebula with its infrared...
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"It's just a matter of time before Earth's twin can be found, scientists say. And they believe it is surely hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Momentum is building: Just last week, astronomers...
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Well 4 years is along time in celebrity world and what with the unexpected England re-call for superstar soccer husbad David Beckham it wouldn't surprise anyone to see the familly back at Beckingham Palace UK for...
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The Milky Way galaxy weighs about 1 trillion times as much as our sun, according to a new estimate.
Previous estimates had ranged from 750 billion solar masses to up to 2 trillion. Lately, researchers have...
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Major NASA Announcement , Object found in Our Galaxy
We will post a streaming link when NASA Listen Here The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its...
Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic island worlds of glittering stars. But galaxies have a dynamical side. They have close encounters that sometimes end in grand mergers...
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