NOAO: NGC 2346 - A Cosmic Butterfly's Delicate Wings
NOAO scientists, using the Gemini Observatory 8-meter telescope in Chile, have obtained the highest resolution image ever obtained for the planetary nebula NGC 2346. Shaped like a butterfly, or an h ... more
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Distant Black Hole Wave Twists Like Giant Whip
Fast-moving magnetic waves emanating from a distant supermassive black hole undulate like a whip whose handle is being shaken by a giant hand, according to a new study using data from the National R ... more
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Identity crisis: Climate destroying wonders that gave US parks their names
In US national parks, a historical wound begins to heal
Loss and hope: US park rangers' climate crisis fight
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Huge new survey to shine light on dark matter
Around 85% of the matter in the Universe is dark, and of a type not understood by physicists. Although it doesn't shine or absorb light, astronomers can detect this dark matter through its effect on ... more
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A galaxy in bloom
The ghostly shells of galaxy ESO 381-12 are captured here in a new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, set against a backdrop of distant galaxies. The strikingly uneven structure and the ... more
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Astronomers find a massive black hole that outgrew its galaxy
Astronomers have spotted a super-sized black hole in the early universe that grew much faster than its host galaxy. The discovery runs counter to most observations about black holes, which are massi ... more
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A precocious black hole
Black holes can be found at the centres of most galaxies. Most have little mass compared with their host galaxy. ETH researchers, however, have discovered a particularly massive black hole, which cl ... more
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Student Dust Counter Provides Clues About Solar System
"We are stardust" is more than a lyric in a hit 1970's song. It's actually true. Our solar system began as flecks of star-created gas and dust that drew together to form our sun, the planets ... and ... more
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