update0716
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"Death Star" : Galaxy black hole fires at neighbouring galaxy
17-Dec-2007: A powerful jet from a supermassive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new data from NASA/ESA observatories. This never-before witnessed galactic violence may have a profound effect o... [more]
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update0715
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Hubble finds young white dwarfs on the fast track
04-Dec-2007: These images show young and old white dwarf stars – the burned-out relics of normal stars – in the ancient globular star cluster NGC 6397. The image at left, taken by a ground-based telescope, shows t... [more]
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update0714
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Hubble astronomer turns hundreds of young eyes to the night skies
27-Nov-2007: Hubble astronomer Guido de Marchi showed the wonders of the Universe to hundreds of children at the inaugural International Space camp "Deepspace 2007" held near the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Tracking St... [more]
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update0713
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Hubblecast 10 out: A behind the scenes look at the making of the Hubble images
08-Nov-2007: Do you ever look at the beautiful images from Hubble and wonder how they were made? What exactly happens after the faint light from distant objects is detected by Hubble? How are these cosmic photons ... [more]
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update0712
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New Journal for astronomy communicators goes live!
26-Oct-2007: A new peer-reviewed journal released today by the IAU will provide astronomy communicators with important tools and innovative resources to communicate more effectively the workings of the Universe to... [more]
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