SPACE.com – Enigmatic cosmic rays that strike Earth with giant amounts of energy might come from hot gaseous “superbubbles” in space, a new study reveals. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Space ‘Superbubbles’ Could Spawn Energetic Cosmic Rays (SPACE.com)
Galaxy NGC 474: Cosmic Blender
What’s happening to galaxy NGC 474? APOD
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Cosmic ray hunter installed on space station (Reuters)
Reuters – Shuttle Endeavour astronauts on Thursday attached a $ 2 billion device to the International Space Station that will conduct an ambitious survey aimed at uncovering matter telescopes cannot see. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Cosmic Snake Star Pattern Now Slithering Across Night Sky (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – A giant celestial snake is slithering into view in our current night sky this spring. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy (AP)
AP – Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Ice Fishing for Cosmic Neutrinos
Scientists are melting holes in the bottom of the world. APOD
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The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula
It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. APOD
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Saturn’s Moons Engage in Cosmic Paintball Fight (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Five of Saturn’s inner moons are engaged in a cosmic paintball fight, pelting each other with particles that leave bright, colorful splotches and may be the source of a Pac-man feature on one of the satellites. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Cosmic Latte – The Color of the Universe
Cosmic Latte is the name given to the average color of universe, which I came across recently on Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. I wondered, rather pointlessly perhaps, what would its RGB code value be? Back in 2002, after computationally averaging the light emitted by 200,000 galaxies, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University...
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Fast Gas Bullet from Cosmic Blast N49
What is that strange blue blob on the far right? View full post on APOD
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What is the difference between the cosmic system and the solar system?
I’m taking a class in the astronomy department this spring and two are offered: “The Solar System” and “The Cosmic System”. What’s the difference?
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Probe may have found cosmic dust
Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the US space agency’s (Nasa) Stardust spacecraft. View full post on BBC News and Sport Search: astronomy
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