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Oldest Alien Worlds Discovered - Born At Dawn Of Universe
A group of European astronomers has discovered an ancient planetary system that is likely to be a survivor from one of the earliest cosmic eras,
13 billion years ago.
The system consists of the star HIP 11952 and two planets, which have orbital periods of 290 and 7 days, respectively.
Mysterious Force Responsible For Accelerating
Expansion Of The Universe
The mysterious force is responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe, according to analysis of data from the 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT).
The data strongly support Einstein's cosmological constant, even though the analysis was based on only a fraction of the SPT data
collected and only 100 of the over 500 galaxy clusters detected so far.
Black Holes With No 'Table Manners' Eat Two Courses At Once!
It is still unknown how the supermassive black holes (SMBH) in galaxy centres accrete gas and grow.
Researchers from the University of Leicester (UK) and Monash University in Australia have investigated how some black holes got so big so fast that they are billions of times heavier than the sun.
Most Distant Cluster Of Red Galaxies Ever Discovered
A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant cluster of red galaxies ever observed using FourStar, a new and
powerful near-infrared camera on the 6.5m Magellan Baade Telescope.
The galaxy cluster is located 10.5 billion light years away in the direction of the constellation Leo.
It is made up of 30 galaxies packed closely together, forming the earliest known “galaxy city” in the universe.
Most Accurate Measurement Of Galaxy Distances In The Faraway Universe
Most accurate measurement yet of galaxy distances in the faraway universe have been made by astronomers working with the Baryon
Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), which is part of the third Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III).
It gives an unprecedented look at the time when dark energy turned on. Some five to seven billion years ago, the expansion of
the universe stopped slowing due to gravity and started to accelerate due to dark energy. Yet the nature of dark energy remains a
puzzle that astronomers are seeking to solve.
Cosmic Robbers: Black Hole Jets May Cause
Galaxy NGC 3801 To Die And Lose Its Stars
Armchair explorers of the cosmos can now have at their fingertips the nearly 2,000 distant planetary systems discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission.
Now available for free from the iTunes App Store, Kepler Explorer was developed through the OpenLab initiative at UC Santa Cruz,
which brought together faculty and students in astrophysics, art, and technology for a summer institute last year.
New Kepler Explorer:
View The 1,790 Distant Planetary Systems - For Free!
Armchair explorers of the cosmos can now have at their fingertips the nearly 2,000 distant planetary systems discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission.
Now available for free from the iTunes App Store, Kepler Explorer was developed through the OpenLab initiative at UC Santa Cruz,
which brought together faculty and students in astrophysics, art, and technology for a summer institute last year.
Proof Of How The Universe Is Changing
Though the universe is filled with billions upon billions of stars, the discovery of a single variable star in 1923 altered the
course of modern astronomy. And, at least one famous astronomer of the time lamented that the discovery had shattered his world view.
Bright Star In The Constellation Lyra Is Cooler Than The Human Body
The coldest class of stars have temperatures as cool as the human body.
Astronomers hunted these dark orbs, termed Y dwarfs, for more than a decade without success.
When viewed with a visible-light telescope, they are nearly impossible to see.
Thermonuclear Burning In A Neutron Star Detected For The First Time!
It's a very important discovery!
For the first time, an international team of scientists have detected all phases of thermonuclear burning in a
neutron star, located close to the center of the galaxy in the globular cluster Terzan 5.
MessageToEagle.com - Three exceptionally luminous supernovae explosions have been observed in recent years.
