Category Archives: Space

10 Sites That Monitor Space

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post  by Melanie Slaugh You no longer need to travel to observatories to see what is being seen through those huge telescopes. Through the internet, we have access to glimpses of the stars that we could never see with … Continue reading →

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Earliest Minerals Krotite Formed in Solar System Discovered

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

 In the May-June issue of the journal American Mineralogist, a team of scientists announced the discovery of the new mineral krotite, one of the earliest minerals formed in our solar system. It is the main component of an unusual inclusion embedded … Continue reading →

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Exotic Super-Earth:Densest Known Rocky Planet

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

An international team of astronomers have revealed details of a “super-exotic” exoplanet that would make the planet Pandora in the movie Avatar pale in comparison.The planet, named 55 Cancri e, is 60 percent larger in diameter than Earth but eight … Continue reading →

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Gravitational Tug of War Warps Spiral Shape of Galaxy

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The galaxies pairing in a new image, captured by the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope in Chile, display some curious features, demonstrating that each member of the duo is close enough to feel the distorting gravitational influence of the other. The gravitational … Continue reading →

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