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Most Powerful Eruption In The Universe Discovered |
| Astronomers have found the most powerful eruption seen in the Universe using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. A supermassive black hole generated this eruption by growing at a remarkable rate. This discovery shows the enormous
appetite of large black holes, and the profound impact they have on their surroundings - Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
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All NASA Elements In Place For Space Shuttle Return To Flight |
| NASA marked a major milestone for the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight, as the redesigned External Tank rolled out today [Jan. 6] from the barge that carried it to the agency's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla - NASA |
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Substructure Maps Show That Dark Matter Clumps In Galaxies |
| Hubble Space Telescope data, analyzed by a Yale astronomer using gravitational lensing techniques, has generated a spatial map demonstrating the clumped substructure of dark matter inside clusters of galaxies - Yale University |
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NASA Swift Mission Turns On And Sees A Blast Of Bursts |
| The NASA-led Swift mission opened its doors to a flurry of gamma ray burst action. Scientists were still calibrating the main instrument, the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT), when the first burst appeared on December 17 - NASA |
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The Distance To A Stellar Youngster |
| For the first time, astronomers in Mexico and the United States have determined the precise distance to the young star T Tauri. The newly measured parallax places the star about 460 light-years from Earth, in line with previous but less direct estimates - Astronomy |
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Radar Satellites Capture Tsunami Wave Height |
| A pair of satellites that happened to be over the Indian Ocean just after the massive Sumatran earthquake on 26 December have captured the only measurements of the
tsunamis' height in deep water. The images, which will be released within days, will help improve future forecasts of the deadly waves - New Scientist |
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The Milky Way's First Light |
| The ancient Milky Way abounded with stars a few times more massive than the Sun, say astronomers in Italy and the United States. These stars left their mark by showering their stellar companions with carbon, barium, and other elements
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NASA Goes 'Down Under' For Shuttle Mapping Mission Finale |
| Culminating more than four years of processing data, NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have completed Earth's most extensive global topographic map - NASA/JPL |
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Hubble: Keep Both Options Open |
| Even though astronomers argue the Hubble Space Telescope requires a manned servicing mission (or something similar) to make necessary repairs, yesterday, NASA approved MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) of Brampton, Ontario,
to pursue a design concept for a possible robotic mission - Astronomy |
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Astronomy Consortium Chooses Haleakala As Site For The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope |
| Today, the world's largest instrument for studying the sun and its complex magnetic field, the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) is one step closer to reality, and to
a location on Haleakala, Maui - University of Hawaii Instutute for Astronomy |
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