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The good people working with the Spitzer space telescope have made a huge discovery. Spitzer sees in a number of bands of the infrared spectra some of which have never been possible to explore before. Our atmosphere absorbs a large chunk of the infrared spectra- specifically microwaves.

Spitzers position high above our atmosphere allows it to...

The Milky Way is twice the size we thought it was
University of Sydney
20 February 2008
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We were tossing around ideas about the size of the Galaxy, and thought we had better check the standard numbers that everyone uses," Professor Gaensler said. Image credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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NASA's Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) probe made its first fly-by of Mercury today and over the next few months will settle into orbit for an extended study of the planet.

Messenger is the first probe to visit Mercury since Mariner 10 back in 1975.

Because of its position in the solar...

The brightest supernova

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based telescopes have detected the brightest stellar explosion ever recorded.

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Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village...