NSF's public investment in science, engineering, education and technology
helps to create knowledge and sustain prosperity. Read here about the Internet,
microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries
and innovations that began with NSF support.
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Archaeology of the Stars Michigan State researcher Timothy Beers studies the formation and evolution of stars born many billions of years before the Sun Released
September 17, 2008
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Cracking the Code of Images New software easily detects pictures' hidden messages Released
July 15, 2008
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Not a Quirk But a Quark ... a Quark Star! Super-luminous stellar explosion observed via Caltech's Palomar Observatory, possibly resulting in a quark star Released
June 26, 2008
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International Gemini Observatory Captures Birth of a Supernova Stellar discovery marks a new epoc in astronomical research Released
May 28, 2008
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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released
January 30, 2008
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Search Is on for Hot Young Stars Long duration gamma-ray bursts allow astronomers to collect more information than ever imagined Released
September 21, 2007
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Planetary Construction Zone? Astronomers detect the beginnings of planet formation in a dusty disk surrounding a nearby star Released
July 5, 2007
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Gazing up at the Man in the Star?
Researchers take picture of the face of Altair, a first for a star like our own Released
May 31, 2007
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2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released
January 9, 2007
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Universe's Oldest Objects Emerge from the Background
Faint cosmic glow appears to be remnant radiation from first stars or black holes born in our universe Released
December 18, 2006
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Astronomers 'See' the Invisible
First 'direct observation' sheds new light on dark matter Released
August 21, 2006
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A Blue Ring Around the Planet Uranus
Color is attributed to forces acting on dust Released
April 6, 2006
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Sound Waves Rock a Star to Death
New model explains sound before sight Released
February 7, 2006
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Closer to Home
Discovery of small, rocky, extrasolar world suggests such planets may be common Released
January 25, 2006
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Teachers Strike Scientific Gold at Kitt Peak Workshop participants take lucky images of a brand-new supernova Released
August 26, 2005
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New Mexico Graduate Student Receives Costa Rica's Top Science Honor At 26, Esteban Araya is the youngest person to ever receive the top science award from his native Costa Rica. A graduate student in astronomy at New Mexico Tech, Araya was honored for his research into the formation of massive stars. Released
August 5, 2005
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Star Killed by Companion Bizarre remains bear silent witness Released
March 2, 2005
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VLA Probes Secrets of Mysterious Magnetar
Radio telescopes monitor the expanding fireball from a supermagnetic neutron star Released
February 18, 2005
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A New Camera for Extrasolar Planets It hasn't found planets yet—but in its first year of operation, the instrument has already proved its worth Released
January 31, 2005
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Ogling Distant Stars An NSF-funded project that monitors the brightness of stars has given astronomers a potent tool for discovering planets far beyond our part of the galaxy. We can expect to find more "exoplanets" in the decade ahead. Released
August 9, 2004
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Distant Planetary System Has "Hometown" Look After 15 years of observation and a lot of patience, the world's premier planet-hunting team found the first planetary system that reminded them of our home solar system. Released
July 30, 2004
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