New Maser Measurements Trace Detail in Active Galactic Core
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Cosmic Jet Looks Like Giant Tornado in Space
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While examining a region where new stars are forming with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers found a surprise - an object that looks like a giant tornado in space...
Astronomers Spot The Great Orion Nebula's Successor
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Astronomers announced today that they have found the next Orion Nebula. Known as W3, this glowing gas cloud in the constellation Cassiopeia has just begun to shine with ne...
Spitzer Puts a New Spin on the Helix Nebula
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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a challenging stargazing target for amateur astronomers. It is one of the closest planetary nebulas - a type of nebula formed from gas eject...
There's More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye
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We tend to think of the North Star, Polaris, as a steady, solitary point of light that guided sailors in ages past. But there is more to the North Star than meets the eye ...
Scientists Find Black Hole's 'Point of No Return'
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By a score of 135 to zero, scientists using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer have compared suspected neutron stars and black holes and found that the black holes behaved...
A Planet Colder Than It Should Be
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Mercury is boiling. Mars is freezing. The Earth is just right. When it comes to the temperatures of the planets, it makes sense that they should get colder the farther away...
Galaxy's Neighboring Spiral Arm Is Closer Than Thought
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The Perseus spiral arm - the nearest spiral arm in the Milky Way outside the Sun's orbit - lies only half as far from Earth as some previous studies had suggested. An inter...
A Holiday Gift from Space: Spitzer Photographs Christmas Tree Cluster
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The signs of the holidays are all around us - wreaths on doors, twinkling lights in windows, and decorated trees in living rooms. Even outer space is joining the year-end c...
Flashes from the Past: Echoes from Ancient Supernovae
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A team of astronomers has found faint visible echoes of three ancient supernovae by detecting their centuries-old light as it is reflected by clouds of interstellar gas hun...