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Image of the Day
6 hours ago
Image of the Day
Here's a colorful cosmic Easter egg to start off your holiday weekend! The Egg Nebula, seen here in a view from the Hubble Space Telescope, is a "preplanetary nebula," or a cloud of dust and gas ejected from a dying star and illuminated by the star's last bit of light.

Source Feed: Space.com



The Sky This Week from April 19 to 28
11 hours ago
A waning gibbous Moon passes close to both Jupiter and Saturn in this week’s morning sky; meanwhile, Mars crosses an open star cluster the evening of April 26.

Source Feed: News

Three renowned climbers feared killed in major avalanche in Canada
11 hours ago
Three renowned climbers feared killed in major avalanche in Canada
Three renowned mountain climbers are feared to have died after an avalanche in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjorg Auer were attempting to scale a challenging route up the east face of Howse Peak in Alberta's Banff National Park, Canadian officials said.The group was last heard from on Tuesday morning, when Mr Roskelley spoke to his father, John Roskelley, himself a world-renowned climber.Search efforts began on Wednesday when the climbers...

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This 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Restomod Is A Showstopper
Yesterday
This 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Restomod Is A Showstopper
Case and point, this 1957 Cadillac Eldorado SeVille restomod currently listed by Streetside Classics. Finished in Bright Ruby Red and detailed with polished chrome work elevates this iconic design to new levels. Its creators were careful not to detract away from the timeless styling of the Eldorado, and have instead exaggerated its highly fashionable character.

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Lori Loughlin’s Daughter Reportedly Under Criminal Investigation in College Cheating Scandal
Yesterday
Lori Loughlin’s Daughter Reportedly Under Criminal Investigation in College Cheating Scandal
Frazer Harrison/GettyJust days after Lori Loughlin pleaded not guilty in the college admissions bribery scam, media reports suggest one of her daughters could be next to face a criminal probe.Loughlin and her designer husband Mossimo Giannulli are each accused of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering after allegedly paying $500,000 for each of their daughters to be USC rowing recruits despite neither being active in the sport. Each count carries a maximum...

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Scammers preying on Notre-Dame donors, France warns
Yesterday
Scammers preying on Notre-Dame donors, France warns
Fraudsters are taking advantage of the Notre-Dame fire to fool donors into handing over cash believing they are helping to rebuild the gutted Paris cathedral, officials have warned. The French Heritage Foundation, which has so far collected more than 13 million euros ($14.5 million) from individual donors to help restore the gothic landmark, said any phone or email appeals were fake. "A number of scams have been flagged to us both in France and abroad," the foundation said Wednesday,...

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'I wanna be dead': Teen obsessed with Columbine posted dark thoughts online
Yesterday
'I wanna be dead': Teen obsessed with Columbine posted dark thoughts online
The Florida teenager whose purported fascination with the 1999 Columbine school massacre sparked a massive hunt for her this week appears to have kept an online journal peppered with violent imagery and awash in despair, anger and suicidal thoughts. An online journal written by someone who identified herself as "Sol Pais" - the teenager who authorities said was found dead on Wednesday - included entries that alluded to "plans" that would lead to the author's death, though they did not...

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Astronomers observe star reborn in a flash
9/14/2016
An international team of astronomers using Hubble have been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed. Now the star is cooling again, having been reborn into an earlier phase of stellar evolution. This makes it the first reborn star to have been observed during both the heating and cooling stages of rebirth. read more

Source Feed: (e) Science News - Astronomy & Space
Categories: astronomy & space


NASA sees Tropical Depression Rai over Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
9/13/2016
After Tropical Depression 19W moved ashore in central Vietnam NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the system and found some powerful thunderstorms over Thailand, Vietnam and Laos capable of dropping heavy rainfall. read more

Source Feed: (e) Science News - Astronomy & Space
Categories: astronomy & space

Explaining why the universe can be transparent
9/13/2016
Two papers published by an assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside and several collaborators explain why the universe has enough energy to become transparent. read more

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Categories: astronomy & space

NASA's THEMIS sees Auroras move to the rhythm of Earth's magnetic field
9/13/2016
The majestic auroras have captivated humans for thousands of years, but their nature -- the fact that the lights are electromagnetic and respond to solar activity -- was only realized in the last 150 years. Thanks to coordinated multi-satellite observations and a worldwide network of magnetic sensors and cameras, close study of auroras has become possible over recent decades. Yet, auroras continue to mystify, dancing far above the ground to some, thus far, undetected rhythm. read more

Source Feed: (e) Science News - Astronomy & Space
Categories: astronomy & space

Discovery nearly doubles known quasars from the ancient universe
9/12/2016
Quasars are supermassive black holes that sit at the center of enormous galaxies, accreting matter. They shine so brightly that they are often referred to as beacons and are among the most-distant objects in the universe that we can currently study. New work from a team led by Carnegie's Eduardo Bañados has discovered 63 new quasars from when the universe was only a billion years old. (It's about 14 billion years old today.) read more

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Categories: astronomy & space

Astronomers discover rare fossil relic of early Milky Way
9/8/2016
Terzan 5, 19 000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer) and in the direction of the galactic centre, has been classified as a globular cluster for the forty-odd years since its detection. Now, an Italian-led team of astronomers have discovered that Terzan 5 is like no other globular cluster known. read more

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Categories: astronomy & space

Reconciling dwarf galaxies with dark matter
9/7/2016
Dwarf galaxies are enigmas wrapped in riddles. Although they are the smallest galaxies, they represent some of the biggest mysteries about our universe. While many dwarf galaxies surround our own Milky Way, there seem to be far too few of them compared with standard cosmological models, which raises a lot of questions about the nature of dark matter and its role in galaxy formation. read more

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Categories: astronomy & space


NASA science flights study effect of summer melt on Greenland ice sheet
9/7/2016
Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne survey of polar ice, is flying in Greenland for the second time this year, to observe the impact of the summer melt season on the ice sheet. The IceBridge flights, which began on August 27 and will continue until September 16, are mostly repeats of lines that the team flew in early May, so that scientists can observe changes in ice elevation between the spring and late summer. read more

Source Feed: (e) Science News - Astronomy & Space
Categories: astronomy & space

Dwarf Planet Lacks Atmosphere, Glimpse Suggests
11/27/2012
Dwarf Planet Lacks Atmosphere, Glimpse Suggests
Recent observations of the dwarf planet Makemake indicate that it lacks a significant atmosphere and reflects about as much sunlight as dirty snow.

Source Feed: NYT > Astronomy and Astrophysics



GREEN; Progress in Fight to Keep Night Skies Dark
10/18/2012
A "dark skies" movement, aimed at increasing the public's appreciation for stargazing, has gained strength in recent years, while cities are noticing that turning off streetlights can save money.

Source Feed: NYT > Astronomy and Astrophysics

Another Moon on Pluto Has Astronomers Aglow
7/13/2012
Pluto is still not a planet, but it does boast an impressive entourage. Astronomers said Wednesday that they had spotted a fifth moon orbiting Pluto, which they already knew had four. The discovery, made with the Hubble Space Telescope, gives Pluto more moons than Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars combined.

Source Feed: NYT > Astronomy and Astrophysics

Seven Scientists Win Kavli Prizes
5/31/2012
The work of the winning scientists spanned the outer reaches of the solar system and penetrated the inner workings of brain circuits and nanotubes.

Source Feed: NYT > Astronomy and Astrophysics


Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula
This incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's 29th anniversary in space. The nebula, created by a binary star system, is one of the many objects that Hubble has demystified throughout its productive life. This new image adds to our understanding of the nebula and demonstrates the telescope's continued capabilities.

Source Feed: Astronomy News -- ScienceDaily



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