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Supernova 2010dc
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They say lightning never strikes twice. But for Ipswich amateur astronomer Brendan Downs, a celestial phenomenon of a different kind has earned him notoriety for the second time. About 1.30am on May 23, Mr Downs discovered a supernova (an exploding star) in a galaxy called Pava, "tens of mill...
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Planet Hunting
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Proving that the mysteries of space attract dollars as well as enthusiasts, astronomer Christopher Tinney has picked up a million-dollar grant to search for worlds beyond our solar system.
"It's very pleasing to be successful in such a tough competition" - Dr Christopher Tinney, Ang...
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Supernova 2010eb
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A magnitude 14.7 supernova, 2010eb, was discovered by Berto Monard on the 26th May, 2010, in the spiral galaxy NGC 488 in the constellation Pisces. The supernova is located 134" West and 135" North from the center of the galaxy. Position (2000): RA 01 21 37.78, Dec +05°17'39".9 CBE...
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Titan Life
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The chemical signature of microbial life could be hidden in readings taken by the European Space Agency's Huygens probe when it landed on Titan in January, 2005.
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Possible supernova in NGC3184
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A possible magnitude 17.5 supernova was discovered on the 31st May, 2010, in the spiral galaxy NGC3184 in the constellation Ursa Major. The supernova is located 33" East and 61" North from the center of the galaxy. Position (2000): RA 10 18 19.89, Dec +41 26 28.8
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Possible nova in Vulpecula
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A possible magnitude 10.7 nova was discovered on the 27th May, 2010, in the constellation Vulpecula. Position(2000): RA = 21 22 54.48 , Dec = +25 47 29.4
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Dr Christine Thomas, from University of Liverpool, has found a previously undetected seismic layer near the Earth's core-mantle boundary.
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Helium-rich supernova
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Title: A massive star origin for an unusual helium-rich supernova in an elliptical galaxy Authors: K. S. Kawabata, K. Maeda, K. Nomoto, S. Taubenberger, M. Tanaka, J. Deng, E. Pian, T. Hattori, K. Itagaki (Version v2) The unusual helium-rich (type Ib) supernova SN 2005E is distinguished from any s...
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Possible supernova in Hercules
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A possible magnitude 15.2 supernova was discovered on the 15th May, 2010, in the galaxy 2MASX J18260988+3014148 in the constellation Hercules. The supernova is located 4" West and 2" South from the center of the galaxy. Position(2000): RA = 18 26 09.27, Dec = +30 14 12.6
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VERITAS
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The National Science Foundation has halted construction of the $13 million VERITAS mountainside telescope array after a native american Indian tribe filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the area is sacred.
The foundation said it will work with the Tohono O’odham Nation , fo...
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Whole Earth Telescope
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Astronomers Harry Shipman and Rob Lancaster stay up all night, watching the telescope at Mt. Cuba Observatory as it watches the sky. Thousands of miles away, in Texas and Arizona, professional and amateur observers are doing the same thing, using a camera attached to a telescope to take thousands o...
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A possible supernova in 2MFGC 15924
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A possible supernova in the galaxy 2MFGC 15924 Date of Discovery: 8th May, 2010 Brightness: 16.4 Mag Position(2000): RA = 21:01:44.10, Dec = -14:38:30.5 Transient SSS100508:210144-143830
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Possible nova in Pegasus
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A bright magnitude 10.8 nova or new cataclysmic variable was discovered on the 6th May 2010, in the constellation Pegasus by D. Yi (Korea). Position(2000): RA 21 38 06.571, Dec +26 19 57.33 CBET 2273 (Subscription)
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Possible nova in Scorpius
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A possible magnitude 8.6 nova was discovered on the 25th April, 2010, in the constellation Scorpius. Position (2000): RA 16 55 13.16, Dec -38 03 46.9
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Four Asteroids named
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Asteroids named after four Chinese scientists Four asteroids have been named after Chinese scientists Wu Wenjun, Jin Yilian, Wang Yongzhi, and Ye Duzheng at a naming ceremony in Beijing on May 4, 2010. They are the four winners of China's Top National Science and Technology Award (also known as Chi...
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