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Makemake: Dwarf Planet Bucks Naming Trends
Celestial bodies are most often named after Greek and Roman gods, but Mount Olympus only has so many residents. So what is an astronomer to do when he or she discovers something new out in the void of space? The answer lies not off the coast of the Aegean, but in the South...Is this the brightest star in the galaxy? Celestial body blazes with light of...
"While the existence of the star was already known, scientists were not able to calculate its brightness until NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope pierced the dust in the surrounding nebula with its infrared eyes. ...
The Earth is Screaming... Literally
Not in a figurative sense, either. Our planet is quite literally emitting a deafening scream. Were they not blocked by our hardworking ionosphere, these sounds would drown out all of our own radio signals. So... Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin
"It's just a matter of time before Earth's twin can be found, scientists say. And they believe it is surely hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Momentum is building: Just last week, astronomers...Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places
Japanese astronomers are looking for life in space. Let's hope they don't find King Ghidorah."Japan's biggest astronomical observatories are teaming up for an unprecedented quest to find out whether there is life in outer space.The project, led by Japanese astronomers, will... Astronomers spy small planet around dim star
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA planet three times the size of earth, and only 3,000 light years away is an amazing discovery. Though it is no known if it can sustain life, a find regardless."... Tiniest extrasolar planet discovered
The newly-found planet is relatively Earth-sized, which is cool because researchers think it's more likely to host life."Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet orbiting a normal star - a distant... Major NASA Announcement, Supernova found in Our Galaxy
Major NASA Announcement , Object found in Our Galaxy
We will post a streaming link when NASA Listen Here The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its... Astronomers spot Milky Way`s youngest supernova
"Named G1.9+0.3, the supernova in the constellation Sagitarius is some 140 years old and was detected through radio and X-ray telescopes, since the original, dazzling explosion was hidden from view by a dense field of gas and dust near the galaxy center, where it took...Solar System's 'look-alike' found
This is somewhat amaming news, where another looks alike solar system has been discovered. The search of extra terrestrial intelligents still progressive. May be there will be life in beyond our planet."They found two planets that were close matches for Jupiter and Saturn... Peanut-Stars | New Discovery Of Double Star Systems :: Oblate Spheroid
"Peanut-Star System - In a repeating cycle, one star moves to the front and blocks our view of the other. From Earth, the star system brightens and dims, as we see light from two stars, then only one star. The two... Astronomers see 'youngest planet'
Astronomers may have discovered a planet that is less than 2,000 years old - making it the youngest planet in our entire solar system."The ball of dust and gas, which is in the process of turning into a Jupiter-like...The end is near... well, in 7.6 billion years
Paris (ANTARA News) - The big news: Earth is doomed to fry and then be gobbled up by the dying Sun.But don't blow your savings on an Apocalypse Party just yet, for astronomers say the planet's demise is 7.6 billion years away.The unusual calculations appear in the British...It's OK to Stare: Scientists OGLE New Planets
Astronomers have discovered two new planets in a distant solar system that resemble our neighbors Jupiter and Saturn, using a technique called gravitational microlensing. "The two planets were revealed when the star...Near Earth Asteroid Zooms Past the Earth
"Asteroid 2007 TU24 passed within about 540,000 kilometres, or 1.4 lunar distances, of Earth, reaching its closest approach at 3:33 a.m. ET. The asteroid is roughly 250 metres in diameter and somewhat asymmetrical,...
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