Gamma-ray bursts powered by strongest magnetic fields in universe
November 4th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Astronomers in the UK have seen the signature of a magnetar in 11 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed by the Swift satellite.The team, led by University of Leicester ... Read more...
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Scientists discover supernova shrapnel in meteorite
September 10th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): Scientists at University of Chicago have identified the microscopic shrapnel of a nearby star that exploded just before or during the birth of the Solar System 4.5 billion ... Read more...
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Star that was 1 mln times brighter than Sun before exploding as supernova
March 23rd, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 23 (ANI): NASAs Hubble Space Telescope has identified a star that was one million times brighter than the Sun before it exploded as a supernova in 2005.According to ... Read more...
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Mysterious flash of light may represent new class of stellar phenomena
January 7th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Scientists have said that a mysterious flash of light, detected by NASAs Hubble Space Telescope in 2006, might represent an entirely new class of stellar phenomena that ... Read more...
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