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Swift Detects X-Ray Emissions from Comets (Universe Today)
Things appeared to get a little strange in the field of X-ray astronomy when the NASA/ESA ROSAT observatory started seeing emissions from a series of comets. This discovery in 1996 was a conundrum; how could X-rays, more commonly associated with hot plasmas, be produced by some of the coldest bodies in the Solar System? In [...]
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NASA's Swift looks to comets for a cool view (PhysOrg)
NASA's Swift Gamma-ray Explorer satellite rocketed into space in 2004 on a mission to study some of the highest-energy events in the universe. The spacecraft has detected more than 380 gamma-ray bursts, fleeting flares that likely signal the birth of a black hole in the distant universe. In that time, Swift also has observed 80 exploding stars and studied six comets.
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DON NOBLE: Author mixes science, mystery in 'Space' (The Tuscaloosa News)
'Space: A Novel'Author: Roger ReidPublisher: Montgomery: June Bug Books, 2008 Cost: $19.95 (cloth)Pages: 157The young hero of Reid's second novel will be familiar to many.
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News Briefs (Jambar)
John Feldmeier, YSU assistant professor of astronomy, is part of a team of astronomers that has discovered a high-speed collision between two galaxies in the Virgo cluster. The astronomers use images taken by the wide-field mosaic imagers at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.
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NASA's Swift Looks to Comets for a Cool View (SpaceRef)
NASA's Swift Gamma-ray Explorer satellite rocketed into space in 2004 on a mission to study some of the highest-energy events in the universe.
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NASA's Swift Looks To Comets For A Cool View (SpaceDaily)
by Francis Reddy Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2008 NASA's Swift Gamma-ray Explorer satellite rocketed into space in 2004 on a mission to study some of the highest-energy events in the universe.
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Ellyce Field: Fun family picks for the week (Detroit News)
Soak up the holiday mood at the Cultural Center's 36th Annual Noel Night or at a kid-friendly production of the holiday classic story of "The Nutcracker." For dinosaur lovers, Saturday is your day at the University of Michigan Exhibit Museum's Dinosaur Discovery Day.
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Black Holes Burp Big Bubbles (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Like cosmic bubble makers, some black holes spew out behemoth blobs of hot gas into their home galaxies.
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Glittering timeline with universal appeal (Los Angeles Times)
The Griffith Observatory's Cosmic Connection exhibit links more than 2,000 pieces of celestial-themed jewelry into a 175-foot-long history of 'the march of cosmic time.' Kara Knack has stars in her eyes. And moons and suns and planets.
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Supersonic Bubbles Blown By Black Holes Regulate Size (Universe Today)
Apparently, black holes can walk and chew gum at the same time. Or at least they can chew up gas and dust and blow supersonic bubbles with it at the same time. Analysis into the formation of large bubbles of plasma formed by supermassive black holes reveals that creating the bubbles may stunt the growth [...]
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