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• 2012: the End of the World

  
  IENACE — Authority: 142
  Many people seem to believe that the year 2012 end of the world disaster is truly going to happen. Will it? And what will it bring? There are many theories that occur about this. Some people believe that the earth is going to be torn apart by some sort of spatial object. This could be a so-called black hole coming ...
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• Sky gazers can expect celestial fireworks Tuesday

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Sky gazers can look forward to an exhibition of celestial fireworks over the next two days as the night sky will be lit up by the Leonid meteor showers expected to peak Tuesday.The Leonid showers, known for their outbursts over the period 1998-2002, are the most famous meteors observable ...
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• Leonid meteor shower’s best viewing before dawn on November 17

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Washington, November 14 (ANI): Reports indicate that this year, the Leonid meteor shower best viewing will be in the hours before dawn on November 17.But, there is uncertainty on the intensity of this year’s shower. Viewers will definitely see a dozen or more meteors per hour. Some astronomers predict, however, that ...
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• Lithium clue for planet-hunters

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 508
  Astronomers may have found a way to identify those Sun-like stars most likely to harbour orbiting planets.
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• Exoplanets Clue To Suns Curious Chemistry

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 154
  A ground-breaking census of 500 stars, 70 of which are known to host planets, has successfully linked the long-standing "lithium mystery" observed in the Sun to the presence of planetary systems. Using ESOs successful HARPS spectrograph, a team of astronomers has found that sun-like stars that host planets have ...
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• Congratulations Steve!

  
  Professor Astronomy's Astronomy Blog — Authority: 116
  Image Credit: Steven DeGennaro Today, we astronomers are honored to welcome yet another newly-minted PhD into our midst: Steven DeGennaro.  Steve is a graduate student here at the University of Texas at Austin , and this afternoon he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation.   Steve is in the ...
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• New type of supernova found

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 508
  Astronomers examining data from a supernova first observed in 2002 have determined that it represents a new class of rapidly exploding star.
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• International Year of Astronomy: Pope: faith and reason complementary – Foster’s Daily Democrat

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 159
  The PilotInternational Year of Astronomy: Pope: faith and reason complementaryFoster’s Daily DemocratThe pope met with astronomers from around the world as part of events marking the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy and celebrating the 400th …Awe for creation, pursuit of truth benefits science, pope ...
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• A bitter retirement

  
  Professor Astronomy's Astronomy Blog — Authority: 116
  Image Credit: James Liebert Those of you who regularly read my blog know that I often write about colleagues who are moving on to the next step in their careers, be it postdoctoral researchers who get jobs as professors, or graduate students who finish their PhDs (one of those is coming up later this week, ...
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• Shedding Light On The Cosmic Skeleton

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 154
  Astronomers have tracked down a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. The discovery, made possible by combining two of the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world, is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant ...
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• Cosmic rays likely powered by exploding stars and stellar “winds”

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Washington, November 3 (ANI): In a new research, astronomers have solved a 100-year old mystery of the origin of cosmic rays, by finding evidence which indicates that cosmic rays are likely powered by exploding stars and stellar “winds”.Astronomers came across the evidence using the VERITAS telescope array.VERITAS ...
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• The Daily Habit: Science

  
  The 115- Fear and Loathing in America: Random Babble from the Red-Eyed Counterculture — Authority: 140
  Science Sees Blast from the Past http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091029/sc_nm/us_star  
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• Stellar blast is record-breaker

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 508
  Astronomers have confirmed that an exploding star spotted by Nasas Swift satellite is the most distant cosmic object to be detected by telescopes.
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• A prized lecture

  
  Professor Astronomy's Astronomy Blog — Authority: 116
  Image Credit: McDonald Observatory Today we were treated to a lecture in memory of Antoinette de Vaucouleurs , who was an astronomer here at the University of Texas at Austin for 25 years.  She is well-known for extensive work on the photometry and radial velocities of galaxies, often collaborating with her ...
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• U-Va., U-Md. Astronomers Find Saturn Ring

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 968
  Three astronomers from the Washington region, following in the footsteps of no less illustrious a predecessor than Galileo, have discovered a new ring around the planet Saturn.
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• Ancient Supernova

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 159
  Astronomers have found the most ancient and distant supernova– a star that detonated just 3 billion years after the Big Bang. The new technique they used to find it may reveal many other ancient supernovae… read the full article
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• Is Unknown Force In Universe Acting On Dark Matter?

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 154
  Astronomers have found an unexpected link between mysterious dark matter and the visible stars and gas in galaxies that could revolutionize our current understanding of gravity. The finding suggests that an unknown force is acting on dark matter.
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• Orionid Shower Light Up The Sky

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  By Madhuri Dey Oct. 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Orionid meteor shower took place on Wednesday from 1 a.m. in the morning. The viewing time was the same, irrespective of the time zone. The meteors were visible till well into dawn.This annual meteor shower takes place every year when the earth passes through bits of rocks ...
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• Scientists find 32 new planets

  
  iKUWADERNO.com — Authority: 131
  iKUWADERNO.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – European astronomers announced they had found 32 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system and said on Monday they believe their find means that 40 percent or more of Sun-like stars have such planets.The planets range in size from about five times the size of Earth to ...
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• 32 new planets found

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 508
  European astronomers have found at least 32 new planets, bringing the number of known planets outside our solar system to more than 400.
  4 weeks ago

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