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Super-sharp radio 'eye' remeasuring the universe
— 20 Feb 2011 16:06 | AstronomyUsing the super-sharp radio 'vision' of astronomy's most precise telescope, scientists have extended a directly-measured 'yardstick' three times farther into the cosmos than ever before,…
Surprise: Dwarf galaxy harbours supermassive black hole
— 9 Jan 2011 19:13 | AstronomyThe surprising discovery of a supermassive black hole in a small nearby galaxy has given astronomers a tantalising look at how black holes and galaxies may have grown in the early history…
Astronomers use moon in effort to corral elusive cosmic particles
— 1 Dec 2010 18:35 | AstronomySeeking to detect mysterious, ultra-high-energy neutrinos from distant regions of space, a team of astronomers used the Moon as part of an innovative telescope system for the search.…
Young-star discovery hints magnetism common to all cosmic jets
— 26 Nov 2010 19:34 | AstronomyAstronomers have found the first evidence of a magnetic field in a jet of material ejected from a young star, a discovery that points toward future breakthroughs in understanding the…
Astronomers discover most massive neutron star yet known
— 28 Oct 2010 14:51 | AstronomyAstronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have discovered the most massive neutron star yet found, a discovery with strong and wide-ranging impacts…
Radio astronomers develop new technique for studying dark energy
— 22 Jul 2010 11:08 | AstronomyPioneering observations with the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have given astronomers a new tool for mapping large cosmic structures.…
Astronomers discover new star-forming regions in Milky Way
— 27 May 2010 14:10 | AstronomyAstronomers studying the Milky Way have discovered a large number of previously-unknown regions where massive stars are being formed. Their discovery provides important new information…
Astronomers discover clue to origin of Milky Way gas clouds
— 27 May 2010 11:41 | AstronomyA surprising discovery that hydrogen gas clouds found in abundance in and above our Milky Way Galaxy have preferred locations has given astronomers a key clue about the origin of such…
Giant intergalactic gas stream longer than thought
— 5 Jan 2010 13:04 | AstronomyA giant stream of gas flowing from neighbour galaxies around our own Milky Way is much longer and older than previously thought, astronomers have discovered. The new revelations provide…
Radio-telescope measurements advance frontier physics
— 2 Sep 2009 11:40 | AstronomyScientists using a continent-wide array of radio telescopes have made an extremely precise measurement of the curvature of space caused by the Sun's gravity, and their technique promises…