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Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star

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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted itself to smithereens.
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NASA's Swift Satellite Catches Supernova

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Astronomy news // 22 May, 2008 01:01:00
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Thanks to NASA's Swift satellite, astronomers have seen a star actually blow up. The discovery is due to Swift's capabilities and some alert astronomers, but also a bit of good luck.

Dusty Galaxies

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Astronomy news // 18 May, 2008 01:13:00
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Astronomers use a new model of dust in galaxies to remeasure the total energy output of stars in the universe.

A Super Solar Flare

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Astronomy news // 11 May, 2008 01:05:00
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In September 1859, a solar flare erupted so intense that the explosion itself was visible to the human eye. Could it happen again?

XMM-Newton discovers part of missing matter in the universe

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Astronomy news // 04 May, 2008 09:18:00
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ESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has been used by a team of international astronomers to uncover part of the missing matter in the universe.

Galaxies Gone Wild

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Astronomy news // 27 April, 2008 09:13:00
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Today, in celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 18th launch anniversary, 59 views of colliding galaxies constitute the largest collection of Hubble images ever released to the public. This new Hubble atlas dramatically illustrates how galaxy collisions produce a remarkable variety of intricate structures in never-before-seen detail.

The Moon and the Magnetotail

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Astronomy news // 16 April, 2008 05:39:00
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"Earth's magnetotail extends well beyond the orbit of the Moon and, once a month, the Moon orbits through it," says Tim Stubbs, a University of Maryland scientist working at the Goddard Space Flight Center. "This can have consequences ranging from lunar 'dust storms' to electrostatic discharges."

Scientists Simulate Triple Black Hole Merger

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Astronomy news // 08 April, 2008 05:18:00
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A team of scientists have created a simulation which shows three black holes colliding. The results hint at gravity waves and evidence of black holes.

Cosmic engines surprise XMM-Newton

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Astronomy news // 07 April, 2008 07:19:00
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XMM-Newton has been surprised by a rare type of galaxy, from which it has detected a higher number of X-rays than thought possible. The observation gives new insight into the powerful processes shaping galaxies during their formation and evolution.

Smallest Known Black Hole Identified

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Astronomy news // 01 April, 2008 09:22:00
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A black hole that is less than 4 times as massive as the Sun, and barely 15 miles across, has been discovered by NASA astronomers.

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