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Wealth of new results from AKARI

Fantastic new images and clues about stars at different stages of their evolution, and interstellar material hosting black holes, are just a few of the latest results obtained by AKARI, the newest infrared sky-surveyor mission on the scene.
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Enceladus geysers mask the length of Saturn's day

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Astronomy news // 25 March, 2007 06:03:24
 In a David and Goliath story of Saturnian proportions, the little moon Enceladus is weighing down giant Saturn's magnetic field so much that the field is rotating slower than the planet. This phenomenon makes it nearly impossible to measure the length of the Saturn day using techniques that work at the other giant planets.

New Phenomena on the Sun

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Astronomy news // 21 March, 2007 06:03:58
 It's enough to make you leap out of your seat: A magnetic vortex almost as big as Earth races across your computer screen, twisting, turning, finally erupting in a powerful solar flare. Japan's Hinode spacecraft recorded just such a blast on Jan. 12, 2007.

Mars Express radar gauges water quantity around Mars south pole

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Astronomy news // 15 March, 2007 06:03:31
 The amount of water trapped in frozen layers over Mars' south polar region is equivalent to a liquid layer about 11 metres deep covering the planet.

Mars Rover Churns Up Questions With Sulfur-Rich Soil

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Astronomy news // 14 March, 2007 07:03:27
 Some bright Martian soil containing lots of sulfur and a trace of water intrigues researchers who are studying information provided by NASA's Spirit rover.

Fundamental Property of Galaxies Discovered at Keck

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Astronomy news // 06 March, 2007 07:03:47
 A new study using data collected by the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii has revealed that certain fundamental properties of galaxies have actually changed very little over the last 8 billion years, nearly half of the age of the universe.

Hubble Pans Across Heavens to Harvest 50,000 Evolving Galaxies

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Astronomy news // 06 March, 2007 01:03:18
 Several hundred images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have been woven together into a rich tapestry of at least 50,000 galaxies. The Hubble view is yielding new clues about the universe's youth, from its "pre-teen" years to young adulthood.

Hubble Pans Across Heavens to Harvest 50,000 Evolving Galaxies

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Astronomy news // 06 March, 2007 01:03:18
 Several hundred images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have been woven together into a rich tapestry of at least 50,000 galaxies. The Hubble view is yielding new clues about the universe's youth, from its "pre-teen" years to young adulthood.

Hubble Sees "Comet Galaxy" Been Ripped Apart by Galaxy Cluster

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Astronomy news // 02 March, 2007 07:03:16
 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy clusters gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years. The new observations also show one mechanism to form the millions of "homeless" stars seen scattered throughout galaxy clusters.

Hubble Sees "Comet Galaxy" Been Ripped Apart by Galaxy Cluster

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Astronomy news // 02 March, 2007 07:03:16
 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy clusters gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years. The new observations also show one mechanism to form the millions of "homeless" stars seen scattered throughout galaxy clusters.

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