All posts tagged "star"
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Ancient lone star lizard lounged in lush, tropical Texas
February 18, 2016The fossilized skull of Solastella cookei, a new genus and species of worm lizard. Credit: Michelle...
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Astronomy and Space
Star formation in distant galaxy clusters
February 14, 2016The galaxy cluster Abell 1689 as seen by Hubble. The mass in the cluster acts as...
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Technology
Math reveals unseen worlds of Star Wars
February 9, 2016Connections between the 7563 main Star Wars characters. Credit: K.Benzi LTS2/EPFL Using a new computer program,...
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Astronomy and Space
Star formation in the outskirts of galaxies
February 7, 2016Star formation in the outer spiral regions of the galaxy NGC 4625 is seen in ultraviolet...
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Astronomy and Space
The mysterious cataclysmic variable star Mu Centauri (Update)
January 27, 2016Mu Centauri. Credit: Palomar Observatory/STScI/WikiSky (Phys.org)—Located about 510 light years from the Earth, Mu Centauri is...
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Astronomy and Space
The mysterious cataclysmic variable star Mu Centauri
January 27, 2016Mu Centauri. Credit: Palomar Observatory/STScI/WikiSky (Phys.org)—Located about 510 light years from the Earth, Mu Centauri is...
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Astronomy and Space
Newly discovered star offers opportunity to explore origins of first stars sprung to life in early universe
January 21, 2016A team of researchers has observed the brightest ultra metal-poor star ever discovered. Credit: ESO/Beletsky/DSS1 +...
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Ancient Egyptian papyrus has the earliest record of ‘demon star’
January 4, 2016It’s 92.25 light-years away, and they still spotted it. Scientists studying a 3,200 year-old papyrus...
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