With NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers now are getting their best look at those whirling stellar cinders known as pulsars.
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The Herschel Space Observatory has snapped its first picture since blasting into space on May 14, 2009.
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Galaxies Coming of Age in Cosmic Blobs
The "coming of age" of galaxies and black holes has been pinpointed thanks to new data from Chandra.
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European Satellites Probe a New Magnetar
NASA's Swift satellite detected a rare interstellar object known as a soft gamma repeater, or SGR. The object is only the fifth confirmed SGR.
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Herschel's Cover Flips Open
The Herschel observatory has flipped its lid -- the cover protecting the telescope's instruments was successfully removed on June 14, 2009, at 2:54 a.m. Pacific Time.
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Planck Chills Out
A JPL-developed and -built cooler on the Planck spacecraft has chilled the mission's low-frequency instrument down to its operating temperature of a frosty 20 Kelvin (minus 424 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Baby Stars Finally Found in Jumbled Galactic Center
Astronomers have at last uncovered newborn stars at the frenzied center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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NASA's Fermi Telescope Probes Dozens of Pulsars
07.02.09 - With NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers now are getting their best look at those whirling stellar cinders known as pulsars.
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NASA Selects Proposals to Enhance Science Education and Outreach
06.24.09 - NASA has selected four organizations to share approximately $18 million over five years for education and public outreach activities to help inspire the next generation of science leaders and explorers.
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