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 | On February 1, the solar system's brightest planets appear closest together. By Francis Reddy
Published: January 31, 2008 |
 | A hyperfast star is proven to be alien to our galaxy.
Provided by the Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.
Published: January 31, 2008 |
 | Astronomers propose an astronomical test of string theory.
Provided by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Published: January 30, 2008 |
 | Linked Hawaiian telescopes catch a powerful explosion.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: January 30, 2008 |
 | MESSENGER's recent flyby of Mercury has provided scientists with an entirely new, and surprising, view of the innermost planet.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: January 30, 2008 |
 | It has been determined that there is no possibility of an impact with Earth.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: January 28, 2008 |
 | Scientists using the Arecibo telescope have found the critical ingredients for the soup of life in a galaxy far, far away.
Provided by Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Published: January 25, 2008 |
 | Astronomers uncover ancestors of Milky Way-type galaxies.
Provided by Rutgers University, New Jersey
Published: January 25, 2008 |
 | A vast cloud of antimatter in our galaxy may be traced to binary stars.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: January 24, 2008 |
 | Astronomers have predicted the existence of a planet, the first one in over 150 years.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: January 23, 2008 |
 | Arecibo Observatory finds that neutron stars can be more massive, while black holes are more rare.
Provided by Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Published: January 23, 2008 |
 | A new image reveals massive disk galaxies in the early universe.
Provided by the University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Published: January 22, 2008 |
 | The European Space Agency signed a contract to begin industrial development of its BepiColombo mission to Mercury.
Provided by the STFC, United Kingdom
Published: January 21, 2008 |
 | A new AASTA report reveals astronomy and planetary sciences have substantial impact on the state's economy.
Provided by the Alliance for the Advancement of Science Through Astronomy
Published: January 18, 2008 |
 | A new study of 'GEMS' from Hubble and Spitzer reveals cosmic fireworks fizzled out when the universe reached middle age.
Provided by McDonald Observatory, Austin, Texas
Published: January 18, 2008 |
 | A sunspot, discovered by SOHO, indicates the beginning of a new solar cycle.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: January 17, 2008 |
 | VLA images are unlocking galactic mysteries.
Provided by NRAO, Socorro, New Mexico
Published: January 16, 2008 |
 | NASA scientists predict light echoes.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: January 16, 2008 |
 | Two unusual older stars giving birth to a second wave of planets.
Provided by the University of California, Los Angeles
Published: January 16, 2008 |
 | Astronomers have found new evidence of an "inconvenient" galaxy.
Provided by the University of Alabama
Published: January 15, 2008 |
 | A rare quartet of stars may unlock secrets of stellar evolution.
Provided by the University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Published: January 15, 2008 |
 | New Chandra data reveal rapidy whirling black holes.
Provided by the Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: January 15, 2008 |
 | Our galaxy may hold hundreds of rogue black holes.
Provided by Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Published: January 14, 2008 |
 | The odds of an impact are now 1 in 10,000.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: January 14, 2008 |
 | Astronomers are using Hubble to dissect one of the largest structures in the universe as part of a quest to understand the violent lives of galaxies.
Provided by Hubble ESA, Garching, Germany
Published: January 14, 2008 |
 | This new discovery suggests major revisions to concepts of disk structure and luminosity.
Provided by NOAO, Tucson, Arizona
Published: January 11, 2008 |
 | An infalling gas cloud may spark future star formation when it hits our galaxy millions of years hence. By Francis Reddy
Published: January 11, 2008 |
 | Jet power and black hole assortment revealed in a new Chandra image.
Provided by the Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: January 11, 2008 |
 | This rare event can provide information about dark matter, dark energy, distant galaxies, and even the shape of the universe.
Provided by Hubble ESA, Garching, Germany
Published: January 11, 2008 |
 | For the first time in more than 30 years, a spacecraft has returned to Mercury, providing images from sections of the planet that have never been viewed by a spacecraft.
Provided by Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Published: January 11, 2008 |
 | New SDSS projects will explore dark energy, the Milky Way, and extrasolar planets. By Francis Reddy
Published: January 11, 2008 |
 | UKIDSS makes its first release of infrared telescope images.
Provided by the Joint Astronomy Center, Hilo, Hawaii
Published: January 10, 2008 |
 | New research shows that if our planet had been any smaller, there might not be anything living on it.
Provided by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: January 10, 2008 |
 | Have astronomers observed the aftermath of a distant planetary collision?
Provided by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: January 10, 2008 |
 | This newfound short GRB is the oldest ever discovered.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: January 9, 2008 |
 | A new double-wide image of the piece of Cygnus Loop was released.
Provided by NOAO, Tucson, Arizona
Published: January 9, 2008 |
 | Hubble finds that "blue blobs" in space are orphaned clusters of stars.
Provided by Hubble ESA, Garching, Germany
Published: January 9, 2008 |
 | Later this year, shuttle astronauts will extend the space telescope's operational life to 2013. By Francis Reddy
Published: January 8, 2008 |
 | New observations have found that hot cyclones churn at both ends of Saturn.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: January 7, 2008 |
 | Gamma-ray bursts are among the most violent and energetic events in the universe, and scientists have only recently begun to understand their origins.
Provided by the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Published: January 4, 2008 |
 | Red dust found in a planet-forming disk may harbor precursors to life.
Provided by the Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.
Published: January 4, 2008 |
| SETI@home ramps up to analyze more data in search of extraterrestrial intelligence.
Provided by the University of California, Berkeley
Published: January 3, 2008 |
 | Current knowledge of white dwarfs is being challenged by new discoveries.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: January 3, 2008 |
 | NASA is set to repair a faulty electrical connector on Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: January 2, 2008 |
 | A black hole from the "death star" galaxy fires at a neighboring galaxy.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: January 2, 2008 |
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