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data from telescopes Astronomers Find Farthest Known Object
Released April 28, 2009
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galaxy IU Astronomer's Discovery Poses Challenge to Galaxy Formation Theories
Released April 10, 2009
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BLAST team prepares for launch First Results From Penn's Balloon-borne Telescope BLAST
Released April 9, 2009
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Photo of the summer Milky Way behind the Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory. Palomar Observatory Is Last Stop on 24-Hour Webcast Linking Telescopes Around the Globe and in Space
Released March 25, 2009
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pulsar illustration Arecibo Pulsar Survey is Using 50,000 PCs Worldwide to Generate Supercomputing Power
Released March 25, 2009
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Photo of Alan T. Waterman Awardee David Charbonneau. NSF Announces 2009 Alan T. Waterman Award Recipient
Released February 27, 2009
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Illustration of Charles Darwin. Scientists' Next Big Discoveries Predicted in Online Report on the 150th Anniversary of "On The Origin of Species"
Released February 12, 2009
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The Cosmic Chemistry Cycle Astronomers Unveiling Life's Cosmic Origins
Released February 12, 2009
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GDS antenna First North American Antenna Enables Next Phase in ALMA Observatory
Released February 6, 2009
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Photo of two giant elliptical galaxies that appear alike, but are very different up close. Astronomers Discover Link Between Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxy Formation
Released February 2, 2009
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Photo of the Orion constellation as seen over the Mayall 4-meter Telescope on Kitt Peak. International Year of Astronomy Kicks Off With Strong Support from the National Science Foundation
Released January 15, 2009
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formation of a massive star New Study Resolves Mystery of How Massive Stars Form
Released January 15, 2009
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spectrum Astronomers Use Gamma-ray Burst to Probe Star Formation in the Early Universe
Released January 6, 2009
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gas in distant galaxy Black Holes Lead Galaxy Growth, New Research Shows
Released January 6, 2009
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conception of Milky Way Galaxy Milky Way a Swifter Spinner, More Massive, New Measurements Show
Released January 5, 2009
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astronomy and space graphic University of Virginia to Probe Milky Way History in Sloan Digital Sky Survey III
Released December 12, 2008
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astronomy graphic Jupiter's Rocky Core Bigger and Icier, According to New Simulation
Released November 25, 2008
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Artist's conception of the multiple planet system, initially discovered with Gemini North optics. Planetary "First Family" Discovered By Astronomers Using Gemini and Keck Observatories
Released November 13, 2008
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artist's conception of multiple planet system Gemini Releases Historic Discovery Image of Planetary 'First Family'
Released November 13, 2008
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Fomalhaut b UC Berkeley Astronomers Lead Hubble Team in Capturing First Optical Photos of Exoplanet
Released November 13, 2008
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gravitational lens diagram Cosmic Lens Reveals Distant Galactic Violence
Released October 20, 2008
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Illustration and text: Great World Wide Star Count, Oct. 20 - Nov. 3, 2008, Windows to the Universe Star Count Goes Global
Released October 15, 2008
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the cosmic eye Cosmic Eye Sheds Light on Early Galaxy Formation
Released October 9, 2008
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Green Bank Telescope Fire Detection of Magnetic Field in Distant Galaxy Produces a Surprise
Released October 1, 2008
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Green Bank Telescope Young Galaxy's Magnetism Surprises Astronomers
Released October 1, 2008
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Circinus galaxy A 'Wild Cousin' Emerges From Family Tree of Exploding Stars
Released September 25, 2008
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sloan telescope BOSS: The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey
Released September 15, 2008
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Sagittarius A* New Virtual Telescope Zooms in on Milky Way's Super-massive Black Hole
Released September 3, 2008
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astronomy graphic Global Warming Greatest in Past Decade
Released September 2, 2008
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James Bullock UCI Scientists Discover Minimum Mass for Galaxies
Released August 27, 2008
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