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A British amateur astronomer has broken a 36-year-old record for the number of exploding stars discovered by one person. Retired telecoms engineer Tom Boles, of Coddenham, Suffolk, has photographed and identified 125 supernovae erupting in distant galaxies from his private observatory. The p...
Gravitational corridors could help spacecraft travel the solar system like ships carried on ocean currents, making longer and cheaper journeys possible, it has been claimed. Scientists in the US are trying to map the twisting "tubes" so they can be used to cut the cost of space travel. E...
The University of Washington has surpassed its 2-year-old world record for operating a glider under the ice, this time by successfully operating one of its seagliders for six months as it made round trips hundreds of miles in length under the ice at Davis Strait. The result contributes to the longes...
Title: X-ray and UV observations of nova V598 Puppis between 147 and 255 days after outburst Authors: K.L. Page (1), J.P. Osborne (1), A.M. Read (1), P.A. Evans (1), J.-U. Ness (2), A.P. Beardmore (1), M. Bode (3), G.J. Schwarz (4), S. Starrfield (5) ((1) University of Leicester, (2) XMM SOC, (3) Live...
Title: The earliest stars and their relics in the Milky Way Authors: L. Gao, Tom Theuns, C. S. Frenk, A. Jenkins, J. Navarro, V. Springel, S. D. M. White We have implemented a simple model to identify the likely sites of the first stars and galaxies in the high-resolution simulations of the formation o...
Title: PAndAS' cubs: discovery of two new dwarf galaxies in the surroundings of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies Authors: Nicolas F. Martin, Alan W. McConnachie, Mike Irwin, Lawrence M. Widrow, Annette M. N. Ferguson, Rodrigo A. Ibata, John Dubinski, Arif Babul, Scott Chapman, Mark Fardal...
Astronomers gather in Millbrae Amateur and professional astronomers will meet in Millbrae this weekend and offer the public a chance to peer through telescopes and hear leading sky-watchers discuss some of the most important astronomical and space events in celebration of the International Ye...
Astronomical gift speeds observatory work An astronomical observatory at the Outdoor Education Centre near Oliphant will be built this school year thanks in large part to a recent $75000 donation. Read more
'Free access' space observatory soon Reaching out to the stars could now, quite literally become easier for astronomy enthusiasts, students and interested members of the public. In an attempt to bring the lay public closer to studies in Science and a first in the State, the Director of the Centre, B...
Natural History Museum unveils £78m Darwin Centre The Natural History Museum today unveiled its new £78m Darwin Centre, which shelters millions of plant and animal specimens within a giant concrete blob. Among the previously hidden gems to go on display will be the centre's scientists, who will w...
