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Ring Nebula's true shape revealed: A distorted jelly doughnut
Looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to nebulae. From here on Earth, the well-studied Ring Nebula looks like a fiery, slightly misshapen ring with fuzzy edges and a hole in its center. But using data collected from the Hubble Telescope,...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tylenol (drug), Doughnuts
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Leasing The Sun: Solar Panels For The Rest Of Us
The Hartford CourantThe same pathway that has put many in the seat of a new car — the lease — is taking off as a financial vehicle for homeowners who don't have tens of thousands of dollars sitting around to buy a rooftop solar-panel system outright. And in...Tags: Finance, Credit and Debt, Renewable Energy, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Energy
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Sun fires off fourth major solar flare of the week--more expected
There she goes again! The same region of the sun that brought you three powerful solar flares in a 24-hour span from Sunday night to Monday evening let loose Tuesday night with another explosive flash of ultraviolet radiation and sent tons of its own...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA, Solar Storms (2012)
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Three massive solar flares in 24 hours -- are more on the way?
The sun put on another fireworks display Monday evening, releasing a dramatic flash of ultraviolet radiation and sending solar matter hurtling through space. It was the third major solar flare in 24 hours and the most powerful of 2013. The solar flare...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Solar Storms (2012)
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Solar flare double whammy: 2 biggest flares of year within 24 hours
The sun erupted for the second time in less than 24 hours Monday morning, releasing the most powerful solar flare so far of 2013. Monday's solar flare, which peaked at 9 a.m. Pacific time, came just 14 hours after the second largest solar flare of 2013,...
Tags: NASA, Solar Storms (2012)
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Mysterious hydrogen clouds detected in space, puzzling scientists
Here's a new mystery for space observers: Astronomers have recently discovered a series of hydrogen clouds floating in a starless stretch of space between the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies. The clouds are enormous, or relatively small, depending...
Tags: Entertainment, Radio, Science and Technology, Science
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Astronomer studied moonlight night Stonewall shot
Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An astronomer says his calculations about the exact position of a full moon one night in 1863 would help explain how Confederate Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was felled by friendly fire in the Civil War. The legendary... -
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system — almost
It was welcome news to Earthlings: The Voyager 1 spacecraft had seemingly crossed a momentous threshold and become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space. "Voyager 1 has left the solar system," the American Geophysical Union declared...
Tags: Monte Morin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Voyager Program, Science and Technology, NASA
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Our Friendly Skies - April 2013
The April sky April is upon us. That means a last opportunity for some early evening viewing of some of the famous winter constellations like Orion, while familiar spring and summer constellations rise earlier each evening to take their place. Let’...
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Cassini report: Saturn's rings glint with water, may have birthed moon
Saturn’s rings may be vintage jewelry as old as the solar system, and they’re practically sparkling with water ice, according to data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The findings, released this week in the Astrophysical Journal, give...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA
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Space telescope astrophysicist probes space, spreads the word
Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well. For two years, Kalirai, an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, worked...
Tags: Applied Physics, Research, Science and Technology, NASA, Space Programs
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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: Applied Physics, Higgs Boson Search, Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology, Cosmology
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