Astronomers come closer to understanding source of cosmic rays
February 17th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): New images from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are helping astronomers take a step closer to understanding the source of cosmic rays, which are some of the universe's ... Read more...
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Astronomers spot ‘fossil’ fireballs from supernovae
January 9th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 9 (ANI): Studies of two supernova remnants using the Japan-US Suzaku observatory have revealed never-before-seen embers of the high-temperature fireballs that immediately followed supernovae explosions."This is the first evidence of ... Read more...
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Symmetry of supernova’s remnants can reveal how the star exploded
December 18th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 18 (ANI): A new study of images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory on supernova remnants shows that the symmetry of the remnants, or lack thereof, reveals how the star exploded.This ... Read more...
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Mysterious supernova remnant puzzles astronomers
June 10th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Astronomers have been puzzled about the origin of a supernova remnant in space, which has a very different look.This object, known as SNR 0104-72.3 (SNR 0104 for ... Read more...
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Stars in Tarantula Nebula carve out super bubbles
December 12th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): NASAs Chandra X-Ray Observatory has detected a massive number of stars in the Tarantula Nebula, which are producing intense radiation and searing winds of multimillion-degree gas that ... Read more...
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Light echoes solve mystery of famous supernova
December 4th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Astronomers have gathered new evidence with the help of light echoes that has helped solve the mystery of a famous supernova.According to a report in New Scientist, ... Read more...
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Akari uncovers secrets of the cold and dusty Universe
November 20th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Nov 20 (ANI): The Akari infrared surveyor, a Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency mission with ESA (European Space Agency) participation, is uncovering a number of secrets of the cold and dusty ... Read more...
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Infrared echoes give clues to supernova’’s first moments
October 2nd, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 2 (ANI): Using data from NASA''s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have determined that hot spots near the shattered remains of an exploded star are echoing the blast''s first moments.
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Astronomers re-discover youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way
June 11th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Amsterdam, June 11 (ANI): Astronomers have re-discovered one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1000 years ago.The supernova ... Read more...
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