Showing posts with label ASTROPHYSICS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ASTROPHYSICS. Show all posts
Thursday, February 19, 2015

TWO VIEWS OF CERES

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FROM:  NASA  These two views of Ceres were acquired by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Feb. 12, 2015, from a distance of about 52,000 ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

THE FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICIST INVESTIGATES THE UNIVERSE

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Scientist who helped discover the expansion of the universe is accelerating Breakthrough Prize winner ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

NASA VIDEO | SWIFT: A DECADE OF GAME-CHANGING ASTROPHYSICS

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

NSF SUPPORTS DIVERSITY WITH ASTRONOMY PROGRAM

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Making stars Astronomy program provides tools, support to enhance diversity October 7, 2014 Lik...
Monday, July 14, 2014

NSF-FUNDED SCIENTIST LOOKS AT WHY GALAXIES CHANGE

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Exploring dramatic changes in galaxies Scientist hopes to uncover physical process behind the chang...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

500 YEARS TO EARTH: PLANET FOUND IN THE 'HABITABLE ZONE'

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FROM:  NASA  Kepler-186f resides in the Kepler-186 system about 500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. The system is al...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

SUPERCOMPUTERS PREDICT SIGNS OF BLACK HOLES CONSUMING STARS

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Right:  Black Hole Caught in a Stellar Homicide.  This computer-simulated image shows gas from a star that is ripped apart by tidal forces...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

AN ALIEN'S LOOK AT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

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FROM: NASA 　 Dust Models Paint Alien's View of Solar System Dust in the Kuiper Belt, the cold-storage zone that includes Pluto...
Sunday, April 8, 2012

ANTARCTIC TELESCOPE SUPPORTS EXPLANATION OF DARK ENERGY FORCE

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FROM NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Credit: Daniel Luong-Van, National Science Foundation NSF-funded 10-meter South Pole Telescope in Ant...