http://www.huliq.com/tags/universe The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.huliq.com/11/70219/cosmic-eye-sheds-light-early-galaxy-formation A Cosmic Eye has given scientists a unique insight into galaxy formation in the very early Universe. http://www.huliq.com/11/70219/cosmic-eye-sheds-light-early-galaxy-formation#comments Science cosmic explosion Galaxy Universe Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:39:09 -0500 harminka 70219 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/70215/unique-multi-wavelength-portrait-star-birth Telescopes on the ground and in space have teamed up to compose a colourful image that offers a fresh look at the history of the star-studded region NGC 346. This new, ethereal portrait, in which different wavelengths of light swirl together like watercolours, reveals new information about how stars form. http://www.huliq.com/11/70215/unique-multi-wavelength-portrait-star-birth#comments Science stars Universe Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:26:36 -0500 harminka 70215 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/70066/cassini-flyby-saturn-moon-offers-insight-solar-system-history NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment that could give insight into the history of the solar system. http://www.huliq.com/11/70066/cassini-flyby-saturn-moon-offers-insight-solar-system-history#comments Science planets Saturn Universe Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:52:20 -0500 harminka 70066 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/69770/infrared-echoes-give-nasas-spitzer-supernova-flashback Hot spots near the shattered remains of an exploded star are echoing the blast's first moments, say scientists using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. http://www.huliq.com/11/69770/infrared-echoes-give-nasas-spitzer-supernova-flashback#comments Science Hot spots Universe Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:41:54 -0500 harminka 69770 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/69726/first-detection-magnetic-field-distant-galaxy-produces-surprise Using a powerful radio telescope to peer into the early universe, a team of California astronomers has obtained the first direct measurement of a nascent galaxy's magnetic field as it appeared 6.5 billion years ago. http://www.huliq.com/11/69726/first-detection-magnetic-field-distant-galaxy-produces-surprise#comments Science Galaxy magnetic field Universe Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:19:34 -0500 harminka 69726 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/69425/nasa%E2%80%99s-secret-moon-dust The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. “The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust,” says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences Institute at the University of Tennessee. http://www.huliq.com/11/69425/nasa%E2%80%99s-secret-moon-dust#comments Science dust Moon Universe Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:06:11 -0500 harminka 69425 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/69240/first-optically-active-magnetar-candidate-discovered Astronomers have discovered a most bizarre celestial object that emitted 40 visible-light flashes before disappearing again. It is most likely to be a missing link in the family of neutron stars, the first case of an object with an amazingly powerful magnetic field that showed some brief, strong visible-light activity. http://www.huliq.com/11/69240/first-optically-active-magnetar-candidate-discovered#comments Science stellar magnetism Universe Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:42:12 -0500 harminka 69240 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/69027/nasas-swift-catches-farthest-ever-gamma-ray-burst NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. The blast, designated GRB 080913, arose from an exploding star 12.8 billion light-years away. http://www.huliq.com/11/69027/nasas-swift-catches-farthest-ever-gamma-ray-burst#comments Science gamma-ray burst Universe Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:19:59 -0500 harminka 69027 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/68892/future-looks-bright-interferometry The PRIMA instrument of the ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) recently saw "first light" at its new home atop Cerro Paranal in Chile. When fully operational, PRIMA will boost the capabilities of the VLTI to see sources much fainter than any previous interferometers, and enable astrometric precision unmatched by any other existing astronomical facility. PRIMA will be a unique tool for the detection of exoplanets. http://www.huliq.com/11/68892/future-looks-bright-interferometry#comments Science telescopes Universe Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:17:32 -0500 harminka 68892 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/68886/astrophysicists-weigh-galaxys-most-massive-star Theoretical models of stellar formation propose the existence of very massive stars that can attain up to 150 times the mass of our Sun. http://www.huliq.com/11/68886/astrophysicists-weigh-galaxys-most-massive-star#comments Science Galaxy massive stars Universe Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:56:38 -0500 harminka 68886 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/68885/pulsating-stars-enable-new-precise-determination-rotation-our-galaxy New, very precise measurements have shown that the rotation of the Milky Way is simpler than previously thought. A remarkable result from the most successful ESO instrument HARPS, shows that a much debated, apparent 'fall' of neighbourhood Cepheid stars towards our Sun stems from an intrinsic property of the Cepheids themselves. http://www.huliq.com/11/68885/pulsating-stars-enable-new-precise-determination-rotation-our-galaxy#comments Science Milky Way Universe Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:53:35 -0500 harminka 68885 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/68125/accurate-speedometer-astronomy Events on a cosmic scale are often barely discernable on Earth. This explains why astronomers are currently not able to prove directly that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate, nor can they search for planets that are roughly the same size as Earth and revolve around a sun-like star. http://www.huliq.com/11/68125/accurate-speedometer-astronomy#comments Science Universe Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:12:42 -0500 harminka 68125 at http://www.huliq.com