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A Swarm Of Ancient StarsParis, France (SPX) Dec 09, 2010 We know of about 150 of the rich collections of old stars called globular clusters that orbit our galaxy, the Milky Way. This sharp new image of Messier 107, captured by the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile, displays the structure of one such globular cluster in exquisite detail. Studying these stellar swarms has revealed much about the history of our galaxy and how stars evolve. The globular cluster Messier 107, also known as NGC 6171, is a ... read more |
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  NASA's Spitzer Reveals First Carbon-Rich Planet Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich world e ... more | .. |
 Astronomers Discover New Planet In Planetary System Very Similar To Our Own An international team of astronomers has discovered and imaged a fourth giant planet outside our solar system, a discovery that further strengthens the remarkable resemblances between a distant plan ... more | .. |
  A Softer Landing on the Moon Getting something onto the surface of the Moon intact is always a challenge. Gravity pulls you in. There's no atmosphere to slow you down. Parachutes don't work. Your only hope is to use thrusters t ... more | .. |
  So You Think You Can Solve A Cosmology Puzzle Cosmologists have come up with a new way to solve their problems. They are inviting scientists, including those from totally unrelated fields, to participate in a grand competition. The idea is to s ... more |
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  New bacteria found living on Titanic wreck A new bacteria has been found in the wreck of the Titanic, growing in "rusticles," icicle-like structures on the ship's rusting iron, Canadian researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Heat Helped Hasten Beginnings Of Life There has been controversy about whether life originated in a hot or cold environment, and about whether enough time has elapsed for life to have evolved to its present complexity. But new res ... more | .. |
  Comparison Of Dark Energy Models Physicists at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Department of Physics at Northeastern University have made a comparison of a number of competing dark energy m ... more | .. |
  Dawn On A Smooth And Steady Course Dawn is maintaining its smooth and steady course through the solar system as it gradually closes in on Vesta. With the utmost patience and persistence, it continues thrusting with its ion propulsion ... more |
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 New Observations Of Exploding Stars Reveal Pauses, Flickers And Flares Astronomers have traced the waxing and waning light of exploding stars more closely than ever before and seen patterns that aren't yet accounted for in our current understanding of how these eruptio ... more | .. |
  Solar Observation Mission Celebrates 15 Years On December 2, 1995, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory or SOHO was launched into space from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas IIAS rocket. The joint ESA/NASA project began its work observing the s ... more | .. |
  Geminids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA Baby, it's cold outside - but you can still enjoy the best meteor shower of the year. The 2010 Geminid meteor shower promises to be lively, with realistic viewing rates of 50-80 meteors per hour and ... more | .. |
 Robotic Excavations Could Help Get Helium 3 From Moon To Earth Former ISRO Chairman Madhavan Nair has outlined the possibility of getting Helium-3, found on the moon, through "robotic excavations" to earth, in an attempt to resolve the planet's future energy ne ... more |
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 Super-Earth Has An Atmosphere, But Is It Steamy Or Gassy In December 2009, astronomers announced the discovery of a super-Earth known as GJ 1214b. At the time, they reported signs that the newfound world likely had a thick, gaseous atmosphere. Now, a team ... more | .. |
 Dark Matter Could Transfer Energy In The Sun Researchers from the Institute for Corpuscular Physics (IFIC) and other European groups have studied the effects of the presence of dark matter in the Sun. According to their calculations, low mass ... more | .. |
US space agency finds new form of life... on Earth Bacteria that thrive on arsenic have been scooped from a California lake, a discovery that redefines the building blocks of life and offers new hope in the search for other organisms on Earth and beyond. ... more | .. |
 Research Discovers Life Built With Toxic Chemical NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of Mono Lake in California ... more |
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  Cassini Returns Images Of Bright Jets At Enceladus NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30. NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus ... more | .. |
  Study Predicts Distribution Of Gravitational Wave Sources A pair of neutron stars spiraling toward each other until they merge in a violent explosion should produce detectable gravitational waves. A new study led by an undergraduate at the University ... more | .. |
 From Toxicity To Life: Arsenic Proves To Be A Building Block Arsenic - an element that triggers death for most Earthly life forms - is actually allowing for bacterium to thrive and reproduce. In a study that may prompt the rewriting of textbooks, a team of as ... more | .. |
 The Universe Does Think Small The biggest galaxies in the universe are elliptical galaxies. The largest of these hold over one trillion stars according to astronomical census takers, compared to 400 billion in our Milky Way. ... more |
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 First Super-Earth Atmosphere Analyzed The planet GJ 1214b was discovered in 2009 using the HARPS instrument on ESO's 3.6-metre telescope in Chile. Initial findings suggested that this planet had an atmosphere, which has now been confirm ... more | .. |
 Arsenic-Eating Bacteria Points To New Types Of Life One of the basic assumptions about life on Earth may be due for a revision. Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that thrives on poisonous arsenic, potentially opening up a new pathway for ... more | .. |
 US space agency finds new form of life... on Earth Bacteria that thrive on arsenic have been scooped from a California lake, a discovery that redefines the building blocks of life and offers new hope in the search for other organisms on Earth and beyond. ... more | .. |
 Discovery Triples Number of Stars In Universe Astronomers have discovered that small, dim stars known as red dwarfs are much more prolific than previously thought - so much so that the total number of stars in the universe is likely three times ... more |
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