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NASA Joins 'Around the World in 80 Telescopes'
A collection of NASA missions will be involved in a live event Friday, April 3, that will allow the public to get an inside look at how these missions are run.
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New Recipes for Dwarf Galaxies: Start With Leftover Gas
There is more than one way to make a dwarf galaxy, and NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has found a new recipe.
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Stellar Birth in the Galactic Wilderness
A new image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows baby stars sprouting in the backwoods of a galaxy.
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'Blue Blobs' in Space are Orphaned Star Clusters
Finding blue blobs in space sounds like an encounter with an alien out of a science fiction movie.
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Speeding-Bullet Star Leaves Streak in Sky
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has spotted an amazingly long comet-like tail behind a star streaking through space at supersonic speeds.
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GALEX Finds Link Between Big, Small Stellar Blasts
Proof that certain double star systems can erupt in full-blown explosions and then continue to flare up with smaller bursts has been spotted by the ultraviolet eyes of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.
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Older Galaxy Pair Has Surprisingly Youthful Glow →
A pair of interacting galaxies might be experiencing a 'mid-life crisis,' according to new evidence from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, Spitzer Space Telescope and a ground-based observatory. (Jan. 10)
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NASA Telescope Sees Black Hole Munch on a Star
A giant black hole has been caught red-handed dipping into a cosmic cookie jar of stars by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.
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NASA Galaxy Hunter: Black Holes Stifle Star Formation
Supermassive black holes in some giant galaxies create such a hostile environment, they shut down the formation of new stars, according to NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer findings published in the August 24 issue of Nature.
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Cartwheel Galaxy Makes Waves in New NASA Image
A new image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer completes a multi-wavelength, neon-colored portrait of the enormous Cartwheel galaxy after a smaller galaxy plunged through it, triggering ripples of sudden, brief star formation.
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NASA Telescope Reveals Nearby Galaxy's Invisible Arms
A new image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows that a galaxy once thought to be rather plain and old is actually endowed with a gorgeous set of young spiral arms.
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NASA Telescope Catches Surprise Ultraviolet Light Show
It was a day like any other for a nearby star named GJ 3685A – until it suddenly exploded with light.
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Aging Universe May Still Be Spawning Massive Galaxies
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has spotted what appear to be massive "baby" galaxies in our corner of the universe.