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1. Taking The Pulse Of A Supernova – NGC 4490

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   ... some 24,000 light years as they face each other showing off their numerous star-forming regions. But where there is life… There is death. Let's put our finger right on the pulse of a supernova. ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

2. The Crab Nebula

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   The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova noted by Earth-bound chroniclers in 1054 A.D., is filled with mysterious filaments that are are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than ... Monday, 01 March 2010

3. All-Sky Radio Image in 60 Seconds, No Moving Parts

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   ... Cassiopeia A – a bright radio source created by a supernova explosion about 300 years ago – at the upper-left in the image. The plane of our Milky Way galaxy can also be seen passing by both ... Sunday, 21 February 2010

4. NASA's Chandra Reveals Origin Of Key Cosmic Explosions

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   Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2010 - New findings from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided a major advance in understanding a type of supernova critical for studying the dark energy that astronomers ... Wednesday, 17 February 2010

5. NASA's Chandra Reveals Origin Of Key Cosmic Explosions

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   Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2010 - New findings from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided a major advance in understanding a type of supernova critical for studying the dark energy that astronomers ... Wednesday, 17 February 2010

6. Merging White Dwarfs Set Off Supernovae

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   New results from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory suggests that the majority of Type 1a supernovae occur due to the merger of two white dwarfs. This new finding provides a major advance in understanding ... Wednesday, 17 February 2010

7. Closing In On The Source Of Cosmic Rays

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   Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 17, 2010 - New images from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope show where supernova remnants emit radiation a billion times more energetic than visible light. The images bring ... Tuesday, 16 February 2010

8. Sources of Cosmic Rays Found? Fermi Telescope Closes In

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   ... the source of the Universe's most energetic particles. The images show where supernova remnants emit radiation a billion times more energetic than visible light. “Fermi now allows us to compare emission ... Monday, 15 February 2010

9. Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – February 12-14, 2010

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   ... suitable for all optics and take an adventure towards one of the best supernovae remnants in the night sky. Along the way, we'll explore some of the history and mystery behind these objects, so dust ... Thursday, 11 February 2010

10. GRB Central Engines Observed in Nearby Supernovae?

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    SN 2009bb (Image Credit: NASA, Swift, Stefan Immler) Are the relativistic jets of long gamma ray bursts (GRBs) produced by brand new black holes? Do some core-collapse supernovae result in black holes ... Thursday, 04 February 2010

11. Pretty Picture of the Week: NGC 3603

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    ... three so-called Wolf-Rayet stars — extremely bright and massive stars that will do the supernova gig relatively soon. The Bad Astronomer tells it way better than I, so go check out his gigantisized blog ... Wednesday, 03 February 2010

12. Long Anticipated Eruption of U Scorpii Has Begun

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    ... for the next few months trying to unlock the mysteries of white dwarfs, interacting binaries, accretion and the progenitors of Type IA supernovae. One of the remarkable things about this outburst is it ... Thursday, 28 January 2010

13. Astronomers Find Rare Beast By New Means

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    Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2010 - For the first time, astronomers have found a supernova explosion with properties similar to a gamma-ray burst, but without seeing any gamma rays from it. The discovery, ... Wednesday, 27 January 2010

14. Supernova or GRB? Radio Observations Allow Astronomers to Find Unusual Object

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    Core-collapse supernova explosion expelling nearly-spherical debris shell. CREDIT: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF For the first time, astronomers have found a supernova explosion with properties similar to ... Wednesday, 27 January 2010

15. Astronomers Simulate How White-Dwarf Stars Merge And Go Supernova

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    Garching, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2010 - Supernovae are spectacular events: Suddenly somewhere in the heavens a "new star" lights up and shines as bright as a whole galaxy consisting of billions of stars. ... Thursday, 07 January 2010

16. Why Won't the Supernova Explode

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    Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 08, 2010 - A massive old star is about to die a spectacular death. As its nuclear fuel runs out, it begins to collapse under its own tremendous weight. The crushing pressure inside ... Thursday, 07 January 2010

17. Another Antimatter Supernova Discovered

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    Here's another extremely explosive supernova that can be chalked up to the production of antimatter in the core of the star: Y-155. These types of supernova explosions – which can be ten times ... Thursday, 07 January 2010

18. Supernova Simulations Point to White Dwarf Mergers

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    Type Ia supernovae, some of the most violent and luminous explosions in the Universe, have become a handy tool for astronomers to measure the size and expansion of the Universe itself. Because they explode ... Thursday, 07 January 2010

19. Into the Heart of Darkness

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    ... or almost two weeks. Such a deep observation has given scientists an unprecedented view of the supernova remnant near Sgr A* (known as Sgr A East) and the lobes of hot gas extending for a dozen light years ... Tuesday, 05 January 2010

20. Chandra Stares Deep into the Heart of Sagittarius A*

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    ... or almost two weeks. Such a deep observation has given scientists an unprecedented view of the nearby supernova remnant, known as Sgr A East, and the lobes of hot gas extending for a dozen light years ... Tuesday, 05 January 2010