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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:14:14 GMT

Astronomers working with the Subaru Telescope have released these new images of a "fireworks display" in a near-infrared image of the Helix Nebula, showing comet-shaped knots within.

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A Fireworks Display in the Helix Nebula

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:15:00 GMT

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, July 3, 2009 Source: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan - Comments The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae to Earth, at a distance of only 710 light years away.

A 4th of July Eagle

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:28:28 GMT

Submitted by jsokol on Thu, 2009-07-02 20:44. Astrophotography and Videography Hello All, I finally managed to sneak in a little bit of imaging last Sunday night.

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Milky Way Gets A Cold Dust Map

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Using observations from the APEX telescope in Chile, this survey is the largest map of cold dust so far.

Two Stars, Two Systems?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:41:18 GMT

Imagine what space exploration would look like if the Sun were a member of a binary system.

Wild Fireworks Spotted in Space

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:03:43 GMT

The new near-infrared image of the Helix Nebula, showing comet-shaped knots within, was released July 2, 2009.

How Government's Driving Cloud Computing Ahead

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:39:37 GMT

July 4, 2009 12:01 AM Cloud computing may still be emerging as an IT delivery model, but U.S. government agencies are forging ahead with plans to adopt cloud services or build their own.

How Government's Driving Cloud Computing Ahead

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:12:11 GMT

Federal agencies are testing use cases as well as pushing standards and definitions that could help the business world.

Astronomers Discover Pair Of Solar Systems In The Making

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:14:34 GMT

Two University of Hawai'i at MA noa astronomers have found a binary star-disk system in which each star is surrounded by the kind of dust disk that is frequently the precursor of a planetary system.

Nebula Hitting The Road - A Top Story This Week - antiMUSIC

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:49:00 GMT

Nebula Hitting The Road was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (Tee Pee) Nebula have announced a full US tour that begins in August. The tour will be in support of their new LP Heavy Psych due out July 7th on Tee Pee Records. Nebula will be ...

Nebula Hitting The Road - A Top Story This Week - antiMUSIC

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:49:00 GMT

Astronomer's new guide to the galaxy: Largest map of cold dust ... - PhysOrg

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:28:00 GMT

This is a color-composite image of part of the Galactic Plane seen by the ATLASGAL survey, divided into sections. In this image, the ATLASGAL submillimeter-wavelength data are shown in red, overlaid on a view of the region in infrared light, from the ...

Binary planetary systems caught in the act of forming

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:38:51 GMT

Astronomers have discovered a young binary system where both stars are surrounded by thick disks of material that are in the process of forming planets! And it's a near thing, too - this system almost didn't exist at all.

Astronomer's new guide to the galaxy: Largest map of cold dust ... - PhysOrg

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Astronomers spot a pair of solar systems in the making - Newstrack India

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:00 GMT

Washington, July 2 (ANI): Two University of Hawaii astronomers have found a binary star-disk system in which each star is surrounded by the kind of dust disk that is frequently the precursor of a planetary system, which makes them solar systems in ...

Astronomers spot a pair of solar systems in the making - Newstrack India

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:00 GMT

Comics Briefly

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:35:44 GMT

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons -- Publishers Weekly, 6/30/2009 11:09:00 AM Quebecor Leaves Bankruptcy Quebecor , the second largest commercial printing company in the world and known for printing most DC, Marvel and Image comics, has announced their reorganization plan to leave bankruptcy.

Happy Fourth of July! - Universe Today

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:49:00 GMT

Astronomers working with the Subaru Telescope have released these new images of a "fireworks display" in a?near-infrared image of the Helix Nebula, showing comet-shaped knots within. The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most ...

Happy Fourth of July! - Universe Today

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:49:00 GMT

Astronomers Discover Pair Of Solar Systems In The Making - Science Daily

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT

A binary star system consists of two stars bound together by gravity that orbit a common center of gravity. Most stars form as binaries, and if both stars are hospitable to planet formation, it increases the likelihood that scientists will discover ...

Astronomers spot a pair of solar systems in the making

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:11:40 GMT

Washington, July 2 : Two University of Hawaii astronomers have found a binary star-disk system in which each star is surrounded by the kind of dust disk that is frequently the precursor of a planetary system, which makes them solar systems in the making.

A Fireworks Display in the Helix Nebula - SpaceRef

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:16:00 GMT

The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae to Earth, at a distance of only 710 light years (219 pc) away. A new image, taken with an infrared camera on ...

A Fireworks Display in the Helix Nebula - SpaceRef

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:16:00 GMT

'Cosmic fireworks display' seen inside Helix Nebula - Newstrack India

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:22:00 GMT

Washington, July 3 (ANI): A new image, taken with an infrared camera on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, has revealed a cosmic fireworks display, in the form of tens of thousands of previously unseen comet-shaped knots inside the Helix Nebula. he ...

Incoming: Nebula at the Jackpot, August 11

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:19:33 GMT

We posted that Tee Pee Records sampler earlier this week, and no sooner does that go up than we discover that Tee Pee band Nebula is coming to town.

Wild Fireworks Spotted in Space - Yahoo News

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:00 GMT

A new image of a gaseous space nebula reveals tens of thousands of giant comet-like knots raining down in a star-spangled cosmic fireworks display. The gorgeous photograph by Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, released this week, reveals fresh ...

ESO Creates Mind-Boggling Map of the Galaxy - Softpedia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:56:00 GMT

Astronomers and astrophysicists studying stellar nurseries ? the places inside galaxies where conditions are perfect for the formation of new stars ? and crowded galactic cores will soon have at their disposal a new survey of the skies, to use in ...

Photographic investigations of the universe - Financial Times

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Astronomy is a science that in its modern form depends on an art ? photography. That we can look at images of star clusters, comets, nebulae, plasma and cometary globules thousands of light years away is thanks to the hybrid art-science work of ...

Mapping the cold universe

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:09:07 GMT

APEX telescope provides astronomers a new guide to the galaxy. Color-composite image of part of the Galactic Plane seen by the ATLASGAL survey.