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ALMA and World Observatories Join Hands to Create Virtual Earth-Sized Telescope

Dec 29, 2015

Chile's ALMA observatory says it is joining forces with other space observatories around the world to create a virtual earth-sized telescope capable of visualizing objects on the moon. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ...

Tags: ALMA, World Observatories, Virtual Earth-sized Telescope

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Has Seen a Fast-Moving Pulsar Escaping

Feb 19, 2014

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has seen a fast-moving pulsar escaping from a supernova remnant while spewing out a record-breaking jet—the longest of any object in the Milky Way galaxy—of high-energy particles. The pulsar, a ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Jet

Astronomers Has Discovered a Surprising New Class of "Hypervelocity Stars"

Jan 10, 2014

An international team of astronomers has discovered a surprising new class of "hypervelocity stars" – solitary stars moving fast enough to escape the gravitational grasp of the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery of this new set of ...

Tags: hypervelocity stars, Milky Way galaxy, galactic center, escape

Two New Views From NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

Jan 10, 2014

Two new views from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, showcase the telescope's talent for spying objects near and far. One image shows the energized remains of a dead star, a structure nicknamed the "Hand of God" after ...

Tags: Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, dead star, Hand of God

Weather Forecasters on Exoplanet GJ 1214b Would Have an Easy Job

Jan 2, 2014

Weather forecasters on exoplanet GJ 1214b would have an easy job. Today's forecast: cloudy. Tomorrow: overcast. Extended outlook: more clouds. A team of scientists led by researchers in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ...

Tags: exoplanet GJ 1214b, weather forecast, super-Earth class planet, Hubble

A Nearby Sun-Like Star Is Host to a Planet That May Be Capable of Supporting Life

Dec 19, 2012

A nearby Sun-like star is host to a planet that may be capable of supporting life, according to an international group of astronomers. The planet is one of five orbiting one of the closest Sun-like stars to Earth, Tau Ceti. It's in a ...

Tags: planet, supporting life, galaxy, habitable Earth-sized planets