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Studying Storms to Improve Global Weather Monitoring
NASA studies data from three unique weather monitoring tools to help predict how storms evolve.
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Chandra Reveals Origin of Key Explosions
Chandra examines the cosmic causes that push a white dwarf "over the edge."
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Quasar Pair Captured in Galaxy Collision
Chandra records a luminous pair of quasars, clearly seen in an ongoing galaxy merger.
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Newborn Black Holes Boost Power
Astronomers have found evidence that two supernovae blasts received an extra boost from newborn black holes.
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Two Tails to Tell
Two spectacular tails of X-ray emission has been seen trailing behind a galaxy using the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Mirror Testing at NASA Breaks Superstitious Myths
In mythological times reflective surfaces like shiny mirrors were credited with the ability to look into the future. But NASA is using mirrors to look into the past.
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Peering Into the Heart of Darkness
A supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has a poor appetite for consuming matter.
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Massive Black Hole Implicated in Stellar Destruction
New results from Chandra suggest that a stellar remnant has been ripped apart by a massive black hole.
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Supernova Explosions Stay in Shape
A new Chandra study shows how the shape of supernova remnants is connected to the way the progenitor star exploded.
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Galaxy Collision Switches on Black Hole
Astronomers think that supermassive black holes exist at the center of most galaxies.
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Fermi Sees Brightest-ever Blazar Flare
Fermi's Large Area Telescope has captured images of unprecedented flares from the blazar 3C 454.3 in the constellation Pegasus, now the brightest persistent gamma-ray source in the sky.
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Ares Rocket Roll Control
The Ares I-X rocket had a "little help" in keeping on its course.
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NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology
NASA has partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems and MT Aerospace to manufacture the full-scale friction stir welded and spun formed tank dome designed for use in liquid propellant tanks.
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Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon
Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory provides clues about the workings of the mighty Crab Nebula.
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NASA 'Drops' Next Generation Robotic Lander
NASA has successfully completed a series of autonomous "drop" tests of a robotic lander test article.
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Alabama Space Grant Consortium Presents $323,000 in Scholarships, Fellowships to State University Students
At its 20th annual Fellowship/Scholarship Awards Day, the Alabama Space Grant Consortium presented some $323,000 in fellowships and scholarships to 48 undergraduate and graduate students.
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Examining the Center of the Milky Way
NASA's Great Observatories collaborate to produce an unprecedented image of the central region of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Carbon Atmosphere Discovered on Neutron Star
Evidence for a thin veil of carbon has been found on the neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant.
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Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record
The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been discovered -- about 10.2 billion light years away.
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Orionids Meteor Shower, 2009
The 2009 Orionids meteror shower lights up the sky with a better-than-usual display.