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Newborn Black Holes Have Power

Initial eVLBI detection of SN 2007gr with the EVN on 6 thru 7 September 2007
01.27.10

Astronomers have found evidence that two supernovae blasts received an extra boost from newborn black holes.

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Nature's Clocks May Make 'Galactic GPS' Possible

Still from animation of pulsar rotating
01.05.10

Radio astronomers have uncovered 17 millisecond pulsars in our galaxy that could be used as a kind of "galactic GPS" to detect gravitational waves passing near Earth.

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Fermi Sees Brightest-Ever Blazar Flare

all-sky map from Fermi
12.08.09

Thanks to a series of flares that began September 15, a galaxy located billions of light-years away is now the brightest object in the gamma-ray sky.

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    Fermi Space Telescope: Exploring the Extreme Universe

    Fermi is a powerful space observatory that will open a wide window on the universe. Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of light, and the gamma-ray sky is spectacularly different from the one we perceive with our own eyes. With a huge leap in all key capabilities, Fermi data will enable scientists to answer persistent questions across a broad range of topics, including supermassive black-hole systems, pulsars, the origin of cosmic rays, and searches for signals of new physics.

    The mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed by NASA in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the United States.

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