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Diffuse interstellar bands
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In Distant Galaxies, New Clues to Century-Old Molecule Mystery In a study that pushes the limits of observations currently possible from Earth, a team of NASA and European scientists recorded the "fingerprints" of mystery molecules in two distant galaxies, Andromeda and the Triangu...
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Hanny's Voorwerp (SDSS J094103.80+344334.2)
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Shortly after Galaxy Zoo was launched to the general public a primary-school teacher discovered a curious blue object now known as "Hanny's Voorwerp. Read more
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WASP-South search
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Title: The WASP-South search for transiting exoplanets Authors: Hellier, Coel; Anderson, D. R.; Collier Cameron, A.; Gillon, M.; Lendl, M.; Lister, T. A.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Smalley, B.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; West, R. G. Since 2006 WASP-South has been scanning the Southern s...
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Apache Point Observatory
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Title: APOLLO: the Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation: Instrument Description and First Detections Authors: T.W. Murphy, Jr., E.G. Adelberger, J.B.R. Battat, L.N. Carey, C.D. Hoyle, P. LeBlanc, E.L. Michelsen, K. Nordtvedt, A.E. Orin, J.D. Strasburg, C.W. Stubbs, H.E....
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(153591) 2001 SN263
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M. C. Nolan, E. S. Howell, Arecibo Observatory; L. A. M. Benner, S. J. Ostro, and J. D. Giorgini, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; M. W. Busch, California Institute of Technology; L. M. Carter and R. F. Anderson, Smithsonian Institution; C. Magri, University of Maine; D. B. Campbell and J. L. Margot, Corn...
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After 20 years of planning, developing and constructing, astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have finally released the first image captured by the new Large Binocular Telescope, an instrument with a light-gathering power 24 times greater than the Hubble Spa...
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GREAT 2010 challenge
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GREAT 2010 challenge Cosmologists have come up with a new way to solve their problems. They are inviting scientists, including those from totally unrelated fields, to participate in a grand competition. The idea is to spur outside interest in one of cosmology's trickiest problems -- measuring th...
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Kepler project announcement
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US Kepler project set to trounce Oxford in the war of the worlds A senior astrophysicist at Oxford University has revealed that the American "Kepler" project will make an astonishing announcement on planets in other solar systems on the 26th of August. NASA is imposing rigorous NDAs (no...
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Natural nuclear accelerators
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Cosmic accelerators discovered in our galaxy by UCLA physicists, Japanese colleague Physicists from UCLA and Japan have discovered evidence of "natural nuclear accelerators" at work in our Milky Way galaxy, based on an analysis of data from the world's largest cosmic ray detector. T...
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GLIMPSE360 survey
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Spitzer Space Telescope Surveys the Milky Way's Outback A new survey mission by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has turned up treasures aplenty in the outer regions of the Milky Way, where amidst fogs of interstellar chemicals some rare, young and enormous stars are blasting gas out into space. The...
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Araucaria Project
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Title: The Araucaria Project. Infrared TRGB distances to the Carina and Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxies Authors: G. Pietrzynski, M. Gorski, W. Gieren, V. Ivanov, F. Bresolin, R.P. Kudritzki We present distance determinations for two Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxies, Carina and Fornax,...
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Magdalena Ridge Observatory
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In an important milestone, New Mexico Tech's largest, world-class telescope is in full operation, and running on funds from the university and research awards rather than federal construction money. The Magdalena Ridge Observatory's 2.4-meter telescope officially moved from the constructi...
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To reach the bottom of the world, Zhu Zhenxi first had to run and climb his way to the top. Next weekend Sydney astronomers will wave goodbye to a robot-controlled observatory destined for one of the calmest and coldest places on earth: a desolate Antarctic plateau 4100 metres above sea level. Built...
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Possible nova in Ophiuchus
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A possible magnitude 10.4 nova was discovered on the 30th June, 2010, in the constellation Ophiuchus. Position (2000): RA 17 30 23.65, Dec -22 22 54.9
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Possible supernova in NGC3244
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A possible magnitude 14.3 supernova was discovered on the 27th June, 2010, in the spiral galaxy NGC3244 in the constellation Antlia.
The supernova is located 2" East and 12" South from the center of the galaxy.
Position (2000): RA 10 25 28.99, Dec -39 49 51.2
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