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Hot, dense material surrounds O-type star with largest magnetic field known
September 23, 2015
Observations using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed that the unusually large magnetosphere around an O-type star called NGC…
Saturn‘s Shock Waves to Shed Light on the Nature of Plasma and Exploding Supernovae
September 17, 2015
Due to the immensity of interstellar distances, research on the powerful shocks created by exploding stars, or supernovae,…
September launch could give rare measurements of ‘dusty plasmas’
September 7, 2015
Researchers from the University of Washington are awaiting the launch an over 50-foot-long rocket from a launch site…
The turbulent heart of the Milky Way
August 20, 2015
Who left the deep scars on the heart of our Milky Way? In their hunt for elusive clues…
The source of the sky’s X-ray glow
July 29, 2014
In findings that help astrophysicists understand our corner of the galaxy, an international research team has shown that…
Glow in Space is Evidence of A Hot Bubble in Our Galaxy
July 29, 2014
When we look up to the heavens on a clear night, we see an immense dark sky with…
NASA-funded X-ray Instrument Settles Interstellar Debate
July 29, 2014
New findings from a NASA-funded instrument have resolved a decades-old puzzle about a fog of low-energy X-rays observed…
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