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Deep Space
Cosmic Evolution
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Estrellas con Metales Pesados Producen Planetas como la Tierra
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
09/29/11 |
| Examinando la riqueza de los datos del telescopio Kepler, los astrónomos han visto una correlación positiva entre la composición estelar y la formación planetaria, una correlación que podría afectar la manera en que buscamos vida en el universo. |
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Galaxy Growth is Slow and Steady
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
09/16/11 |
| ESA´s Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that galaxies
do not need to collide with each other to drive vigorous star birth. |
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Cosmic Crashes Forge Gold
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
09/12/11 |
| Scientists have identified the cosmic source of the heaviest chemical elements, such as lead and gold. |
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Our Galaxy's Ticking Time Bombs
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
09/07/11 |
| Some stars may be held up by their rapid spins, and slowing down could mean exploding like a supernova. |
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Simulating the Milky Way
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
08/31/11 |
| Scientists have created the first computer simulation of a spiral galaxy that matches our own Milky Way. |
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Fueling New Stars in the Milky Way
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
08/28/11 |
| The Milky Way will have the fuel to continue forming stars, thanks to massive clouds of ionized gas raining down from its halo and intergalactic space. |
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The Supernova of a Generation
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
08/27/11 |
| Astronomers have caught a supernova very soon after it exploded. Scientists are now scrambling to study it with as many telescopes as possible. |
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The Coolest Class of Stars
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
08/25/11 |
| Scientists have discovered the coldest class of star-like bodies, with temperatures as cool as the human body. |
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Interstellar Crashes Could Toss Out Habitable Planets
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
08/23/11 |
| A new study indicates that our solar system might be unusual in the Universe. Using a new computer model, the researchers showed that habitable worlds are likely to be thrown out of forming planetary systems when collisions occur between the system and clumps of material in space. |
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