Astronomers find brightest, youngest millisecond pulsar

Astronomers have found the brightest and youngest example yet of a fast-spinning star, suggesting that the extremely luminous versions of these super-dense objects may be far more common than thought. The spinning star, a millisecond pul [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Astronomers find brightest, youngest pulsar ever

Astronomers have found the brightest and youngest example yet of a fast-spinning star, suggesting that the extremely luminous versions of these super-dense objects may be far more common than thought. The spinning star, a millisecond pul [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Young, nearby supernova dazzles scientists

The discovery, announced on Wednesday, was made in what was believed to be the first hours of the rare cosmic explosion using a special telescope at the Palomar Observatory near San Diego and powerful supercomputers at a government labora [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Youngest Extra-Solar Planet Discovered

A huge planet which is six times the mass of Jupiter has been discovered lately. It is the youngest extra-solar planet weighing about 1.9x1027 kg, is only 35 million years old and revolves around a young active central star at a very clo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Astronomers discover youngest planet orbiting a solar-type s...

Researchers say the giant planet, named BD+20 1790b, is 35 million years old and six times the mass of Jupiter. It is situated 83 light years away from Earth and is the youngest planet orbiting a star of a similar size to the sun, the as [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Hot, Young Stars and More

In this composite image, Chandra X-Ray Observatory data (blue) is combined with visible-light data from the Hubble Space Telescope (red and green) to reveal a divided neighborhood in the nearby M33 galaxy which houses some 200 huge, hot s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Supernova Remnant Is Young and Quick

About a century ago, the light from the explosion of a star within our galaxy swept past Earth. No one noticed. Such explosions, called supernovas, can shine brightly in the night sky. But this dying star was close to the center of the [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Changing Physics -- Was physics different when the universe ...

The physics worked differently when the universe was young—before the first stars and certainly before the first physicists. Well, Stephon Alexander of Penn State says, yes, it’s likely that the rules governing particles a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

Large amounts of active galactic nuclei, or supermassive bla...

Supermassive black holes grow more rapidly in young galaxy clusters, according to new results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These "fast-track," supermassive black holes can have a big influence on the galaxies and clust [...]

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