Massive supernova visible from Earth
September 9th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) A supernova millions of light years away from the Earth has become visible with a pair of binoculars.Star-gazers will be watching the most visible exploding star ... Read more...
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“Betelgeuse - second sun for Earth” story untrue
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22 (ANI): Experts have said that Betelgeuse, the giant red star in the constellation of Orion, will not explode next year.
Earlier, FoxNews.com had said that the star had already become ... Read more...
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Dying star coughs out dust cloud`
January 17th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Astronomers on the look out for black holes have stumbled on a star that was fading with a whimper rather than a bang.
Astronomers first spotted the supernova ... Read more...
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A better way to accurately measure dark energy identified
January 14th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Type la supernovae are currently the best way to measure dark energy because they are visible across intergalactic space. Also, they can function as 'standard candles' in distant ... Read more...
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Cosmic link to calcium in our bones discovered
May 20th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): The calcium in our bones has a cosmic link, according to a new study.Astronomers have come across a new type of supernova, which they believe may be the ... Read more...
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New laser technique may help find supernovas
August 12th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a laser technique that, in combination with standard techniques, would help to find supernovas.To find a supernova, the new ... Read more...
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Mystery stellar explosion may have marked unusual death of carbon-rich star
June 2nd, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): A new research by astrophysicists at the University of Warwick, UK, has discovered that a mystery stellar explosion recorded in 2006 may have marked the unusual death ... Read more...
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Dark phantom energy maybe causing accelerated expansion of the Universe
October 22nd, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A team of cosmologists from the University of the Basque Country has determined that the accelerated expansion of the Universe can be explained by dark phantom energy.To ... Read more...
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Patch-up telescope sees first detail of star beyond galaxy
May 28th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by admin
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Garching (Germany), May 28 (DPA) Scientists in Germany who devised a way to hook up two powerful telescopes in stereo have observed for the first time the details of a star outside ... Read more...
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Fresh evidence suggests supernovae are firing out cosmic rays
March 10th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by admin
London, March 10 (ANI): Research regarding a star that died 340,000 years ago has provided fresh evidence that the energetic particles known as cosmic rays are being fired out by supernovae.According to ... Read more...
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‘Cosmic Cannonball’ discovered moving at 3 million miles per hour
November 29th, 2007 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 29: Astronomers have discovered one of the fastest moving (neutron) stars with NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
Known as RX J0822-4300, this 'cosmic cannonball' was observed over a period of about ... Read more...
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