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A distant quasar house

Tags: Astronomy

The host galaxy of the most distant quasar known may have been detected.

Hubble. Is. Back!

The Hubble Space Telescope is officially back in operation after its repairs in May.

Hundreds reported a massive explosion in the sky over Ireland

Tags: Astronomy

Astronomy Ireland has received hundreds of reports of a brilliant exploding fireball in the sky.

Planet Formation and Interstellar Winds

Tags: Astronomy

An unexpected kink in the debris disk surrounding a young star may also be due to the motion of the infant system through insterstellar gas.

A Quantum Quandary

Tags: Physics

There is a particular sequence of measurements that results in a quantum system being stymied by indecision.

Unexpectedly Large Black Holes and Dark Matter

Tags: Astronomy

Astronomers think they will be able to “see” a supermassive black hole in a galaxy 55 million light years away.

Spitzer Space Telescope Finds Planet Smash-Up Sending Vaporized Rock, Hot Lava Flying

Tags: Astronomy

The Spitzer Space Telescope has found evidence of a high-speed collision between two burgeoning planets around a young star which left vaporized rock and flying lava in the wake.

Titan is a Gas

Tags: Astronomy

Recent published results concerning Titan and its methane atmosphere and lakes.

Kepler works!

The Kepler Mission confirms that it is able to detect extrasolar planets.

LHC First Run Parameters

Tags: Physics

CERN has decided to do the first run for the Large Hadron Collider with an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam.

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