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A Fine-Tooth Comb To Measure The Accelerating Universe

Astronomical instruments needed to answer crucial questions, such as the search for Earth-like planets or the way the Universe expands, have come a step closer with the first demonstration at the telescope of a new calibration system for precise spectrographs. The method uses a Nobel Prize-winning technology called a 'laser frequency comb', and is published in this week's issue of Science.

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First Light for the Fermi Space Telescope

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Astronomy news // 01 September, 2008 12:39:00

NASA's newest space telescope, formerly known as GLAST, has passed its orbital checkout with flying colors, kicking off a mission to explore the violent and unpredictable gamma ray universe.

Toxin Found In Martian Soil

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Astronomy news // 04 August, 2008 01:53:00

NASA's Phoenix lander has discovered a toxic chemical in soil dimming hopes for finding life on Mars.

Martian Water Confirmed

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Astronomy news // 31 July, 2008 01:32:00

Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.

NASA Brings Total Eclipse of the Sun to the Masses

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Astronomy news // 29 July, 2008 09:10:00

Save the date Aug. 1, 2008, to watch a total eclipse of the sun. NASA Television will share this stunning visual treat with observers around the world in a live streaming webcast, thanks to a partnership with the University of California at Berkeley and the Exploratorium.

'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier

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Astronomy news // 27 July, 2008 03:29:00

NASA's new Interstellar Boundary Explorer will help us view the chaotic but unseen realm at the edge of our solar system, a vast expanse of turbulent gas and twisting magnetic fields.

Pinwheel Galaxy's 'No Organics' Zone

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Astronomy news // 22 July, 2008 12:47:00

A new paper appearing July 20 in the Astrophysical Journal explains why this outer ring stands out. According to the authors, the red color highlights a zone where organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are present throughout most of the galaxy, suddenly disappear.

Widespread, Hardworking Water on Ancient Mars

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Astronomy news // 15 July, 2008 03:27:00

Papers by Brown University scientists show that water on ancient Mars was pervasive and was working hard, changing the minerals below ground and on the surface.

A New Way to Weigh Giant Black Holes

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Astronomy news // 15 July, 2008 05:05:00

How do you weigh the biggest black holes in the universe? One answer now comes from a completely new and independent technique that astronomers have developed using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

A Telescope Made of Moondust

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Astronomy news // 13 July, 2008 09:59:00

That's the dream of Peter C. Chen, astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. And he wants to build it using lunar dustâ€”because that might just be the most economical approach.