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April 2008
Galileo Arrives At Jupiter
A new study looks at the formation of Jupiter's rings.
Provided by Nature
Published: April 30, 2008
black hole ejected from galaxy
A gravitational rocket propelled the monster at a speed of thousands of kilometers per second.
Provided by the Max Planck Institute, Garching, Germany
Published: April 30, 2008
2008 Eta Aquarid meteor shower
A possible flurry of "shooting stars" makes this year's Eta Aquarid meteor shower worth a look.
By Francis Reddy
Published: April 29, 2008
distant galaxies
Compact galaxies in the early universe have a much greater mass than expected.
Provided by STScI, Baltimore, Maryland
Published: April 29, 2008
NGC 6121
These objects are found to be suprisingly immature.
Provided by the Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: April 28, 2008
Auroral oval over the U.S.
The Northern Lights glimmer with an unexpected trait.
Provided by the American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Published: April 25, 2008
herschel
The Herschel spacecraft assembly has been completed.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: April 24, 2008
Hubble captures galaxies
To mark the 18th anniversary of Hubble's launch, scientists have released 59 images of galaxies merging.
Provided by Hubble ESA, Garching, Germany
Published: April 24, 2008
blazar
Michigan telescopes help give astronomers insights into blazars.
Provided by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Published: April 23, 2008
GLOBE
Observers in 62 countries contributed data on night skybrightness.
Provided by NOAO, Tucson, Arizona
Published: April 22, 2008
Earth and Moon
New research finds that the ice is more vulnerable to sunny weather.
Provided by the American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Published: April 22, 2008
Earth and Moon
New NASA Moon mission begins integration of science instruments.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: April 18, 2008
ISS
Expedition 16's Whitson hands over command of the station.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: April 18, 2008
M83
Young stars are shown growing in a new NASA image.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: April 17, 2008
light echo from a black hole
Light echo of a high-energy flash from a black hole has been observed in detail for the first time.
Provided by the Max Planck Institute, Garching, Germany
Published: April 17, 2008
Cassini
Following success at Saturn, NASA extends the Cassini mission to July 2010.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: April 16, 2008
star Iota Horologii
Astronomers 'listen' to an exoplanet-host star to find its birthplace.
Provided by ESO, Garching, Germany
Published: April 15, 2008
milky way's center
Our galaxy's giant black hole erupted 300 years ago.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: April 15, 2008
V2491 Cygni
Spot the end of a star's life.
By Michael E. Bakich
Published: April 14, 2008
Phoenix lander
NASA's Mars Phoenix trajectory manuever supports the May 25 landing.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: April 14, 2008
GRB 080319B
Hubble pinpoints record explosion and finds unexpected fading mode.
Provided by the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado
Published: April 11, 2008
The brown dwarf CFBDS J005910.83-011401.3
This finding is a new step toward filling the gap between stars and planets.
Provided by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Published: April 10, 2008
Omega Centauri
The space telescope captured a dazzling view of Omega Centauri.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: April 10, 2008
Phobos
HiRISE captured one of Mars' moons on March 23.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: April 10, 2008
Black holes in the Milky Way's heart
An RIT team simulates the first merger of three black holes.
Provided by the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
Published: April 9, 2008
A rocky planet has been discovered orbiting a star in the constellation.
Provided by University College London
Published: April 9, 2008
Earth-like planets
New laser technology could find the first planets that resemble Earth.
Provided by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: April 8, 2008
Venus Express reexamines the case for active volcanos on the cloudy planet.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: April 7, 2008
BAL quasar
The satellite is detecting more X-rays than thought possible.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: April 7, 2008
100,000 galaxies
Astronomers have produced an image containing more than 100,000 galaxies.
Provided by the Joint Astronomy Center, Hilo, Hawaii
Published: April 4, 2008
jules verne
The Automated Transfer Vehicle from the European Space Agency docks to the International Space Station on April 3, 2008.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: April 4, 2008
GRB 000131
An amateur internet telescope observes light from a stellar explosion older than Earth.
Provided by the Seeing in the Dark Internet Telescope
Published: April 2, 2008
X-ray image of the Sun
Astronomers have tracked down the starting point of the particles.
Provided by the Royal Astronomical Society, United Kingdom
Published: April 2, 2008
old galaxies
New evidence suggests old galaxies stay together and grow into large galaxies.
Provided by JAC/UKIRT in Honolulu, Hawaii
Published: April 2, 2008
HL Tau
Astronomers have found an embryonic planet.
Provided by the Royal Astronomical Society, United Kingdom
Published: April 2, 2008
The Moon and the Pleiades
Twilight sets a perfect stage Tuesday evening, April 8, when our Moon passes the beautiful Pleiades star cluster.
By Richard Talcott
Published: April 2, 2008
lowest-mass known black hole
NASA scientists identify the lowest-mass black hole known.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: April 1, 2008
yellow supergiant eclipsing binary
These new systems are the first of their kind ever discovered.
Provided by Ohio State University, Columbus
Published: April 1, 2008
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