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Florida Tech observatory
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Florida Tech has the state's largest research telescope, a 32-inch, computer driven device installed this week on the F.W. Olin Physical Science Building. The new telescope was installed Thursday at Florida Tech's Melbourne campus, Florida Today reported. The device, which cost $650,000, wil...
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Black hole cyclonic winds
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Astronomers have observed gigantic tornadoes emerging from a supermassive black hole. The intense winds blow with such force that they shape the surrounding galaxy. The find could contribute new insights to theories about the evolution of galaxies in the early universe. A team of astronomers fr...
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UNIT
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Title: Ukrainian Synchronous Network of small Internet Telescopes as rapid action instrument for transient objects Authors: B.E. Zhilyaev, M.V. Andreev, Ya.O. Romanyuk, A.V. Sergeev, V.K. Tarady UNIT (The Ukrainian synchronous Network of small Internet Telescopes) is a system of automated...
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Supernova 2004ip
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Title: Radio Detection of Supernova 2004ip in the Circumnuclear Region of the Luminous Infrared Galaxy IRAS 18293-3413 Authors: M. A. Pérez-Torres, S. Mattila, A. Alberdi, L. Colina, J. M. Torrelles, P. Väisänen, S. Ryder, N. Panagia, A. Wilson (Version v2) We report a radio detection of superno...
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Hipparcos mission
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ESA's Hipparcos mission provided astrometric data on thousands of stars. Thanks to advances in computational processing power it has been possible to revisit the original data and improve the accuracy of the derived catalogue. The accuracy of a data set, such as the Hipparcos astrometric data, i...
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The Baikal Neutrino Telescope
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Title: The Baikal Neutrino Telescope: Selected Physics Results Authors: R. Wischnewski, for the BAIKAL Collaboration We present results on searches for exotic particles (relativistic magnetic monopoles and WIMPs) and for UHE neutrinos, obtained with the Baikal neutrino telescope NT200. [u...
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GBT350 Survey
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Title: The GBT350 Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane for Radio Pulsars and Transients Authors: J.W.T. Hessels, S.M. Ransom, V.M. Kaspi, M.S.E. Roberts, D.J. Champion, B.W. Stappers Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and Pulsar Spigot at 350MHz, we have surveyed the Northern Galactic Plane...
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Lanihuli Observatory
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Kane'ohe observatory to be dedicated With the completion of the observatory, which was funded primarily by private donors and will be dedicated on Friday in a private ceremony, the college is now looking at establishing an endowment fund to help with maintenance and improvement costs. [url=http...
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Turin astronomical park
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Turin capital of astronomy. The historic and cultural patrimony of one of the most important centres of planets, stars and galaxies study, has been opened to public, who can follow the researches and makes travels across the universe. The new astronomical park "Infini.to" of Pino Tori...
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Glasgow Observatory
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There has been an Observatory associated with Glasgow University since 1757, and we presently occupy two sites. The main observatory ('Acre Road') is close to the Garscube Estate on the outskirts of the city. Our outstation ('Cochno', housing the big 20 inch Grubb Parsons telescope) is located fu...
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Pulsar Search Collaboratory
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High school students and teachers will join astronomers on the cutting edge of science under a program to be operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and West Virginia University (WVU), and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program, called the Pulsar Search...
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Asteroid tether system
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Using a tether system devised by MIT researchers, astronauts could one day stroll across the surface of small asteroids, collecting samples and otherwise exploring these rocks in space without floating away. The ability to visit asteroids could also be invaluable for testing equipment for a mis...
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Alien ID Chart
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It is only a matter of time before astronomers find an Earth-sized planet orbiting a distant star. When they do, the first questions people will ask are: Is it habitable? And even more importantly, is there life present on it already? For clues to the answers, scientists are looking to their home plan...
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Mojave SpacePort explosion
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Two people were killed and four others injured Thursday by an explosion at a Mojave Desert airport that is home to pioneering civilian rocket programs
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Goheung space centre
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South Korea plans to place a satellite into orbit next year from its own space centre the first time the country launches a rocket into space from its territory, an official said Friday. Since 1992, South Korea has launched 11 satellites, mostly for space and ocean observation and communication, bu...
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