 Lenses galore -- Hubble finds large sample of very distant galaxies 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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By using the gravitational magnification from six massive lensing galaxy clusters, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided scientists with the largest sample of very distant galaxies seen to date. ... | |
The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found 18 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A European-led team of astronomers are providing hints that a recent supernova may not be as normal as initially thought. Instead, the star that exploded is now understood to have collapsed into a black hole, producing a ... | |
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