News articles tagged with 'luminous'
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IU astronomer's discovery poses challenge to galaxy formation theories
— 10 Apr 2009 17:23 | AstronomyA team led by an Indiana University astronomer has found a sample of massive galaxies with properties that suggest that they may have formed relatively recently. This would run counter…
Astronomers re-discover an ignored celestial gem
— 10 Jun 2008 10:30 | AstronomyESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has re-discovered an ignored celestial gem. The object in question is one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way,…
VLT images nebulae in Carina constellation
— 30 May 2008 15:57 | AstronomyOn the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Very Large Telescope's First Light, ESO is releasing two stunning images of different kinds of nebulae, located towards the Carina constellation.…
Most powerful supernova ever found
— 17 Oct 2007 14:24 | AstronomyAstronomer Robert Quimby has done it again. Found the most luminous supernova ever, that is. Quimby discovered the current record holder, supernova 2006gy, last year as part of his…
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