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11/23/2008
In Hawaii, volcanic eruptions are among its natural wonders (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
This aerial photograph, taken in September 2008, shows fumes from the Pu'u O'o vent in the Kilauea Volcano and marks where lava flowed through a subdivision and into the sea. To see more photos online, visit hvo.wr.usgs.gov.
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11/23/2008
Red hot times on Hawaii's Big Island (The Oregonian)
Terry Richard/The OregonianA crowd gathers at the end of the trail to watch lava flow into the sea. More than two decades after reawakening, Hawaii's goddess of fire continues to belch molten rock from deep inside the earth. Ancient Hawaiians...
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11/20/2008
Submillimeter Eagle Eyes on Mauna Kea (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three observatories on Mauna Kea have come together to form the world's most powerful facility for detailed submillimeter imaging. An exploratory project, the Extended Submillimeter Array (eSMA) will explore the Universe using light that the human eye cannot see, at wavelengths around 0.8 millimeter. There are many objects in the sky that emit radiation in this submillimeter ...
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11/20/2008
Wall-E hosts tour in Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope (Geek.com)
Back in May, we reported that Microsoft Research had launched a public beta of what they called WorldWide Telescope. The software and associated web service is a makeup of images collected from ground and space based observatories around the world. One feature of the software is automated tours of the universe. Now, thanks to a [...]
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11/18/2008
Planetary 'First Family' Discovered By Astronomers Using Gemini And Keck Observatories (PhotonicsOnline)
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the Hawaiian chain, have obtained the first-ever direct images identifying a multi-planet system around a normal star.
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11/21/2008
Astronomers Catch Binary Star Explosion Inside Nebula (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers London, UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2008 The explosion of a binary star inside a planetary nebula has been captured by a team led by UCL (University College London) researchers - an event that has not been witnessed for more than 100 years.
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11/17/2008
Mauna Kea observatories combine strength (Boston Herald)
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii - Ten telescope dishes have been combined to form the world's most powerful virtual telescope atop the Big Island's Mauna Kea. Scientists have...
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11/18/2008
XMM-Newton And Integral Clues On Magnetic Powerhouses (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Paris, France (ESA) Nov 18, 2008 X-ray and gamma-ray data from ESA's XMM-Newton and Integral orbiting observatories has been used to test, for the first time, the physical processes that make magnetars, an atypical class of neutron stars, shine in X-rays.
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11/17/2008
Mauna Kea observatories combine strength (KPUA AM 670 Hilo)
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) _ Ten telescope dishes have been combined to form the world's most powerful virtual telescope atop the Big Island's Mauna Kea.
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11/17/2008
Planetary "First Family" Discovered by Astronomers Using Gemini and Keck Observatories (Kansas City InfoZine)
First direct images of a planetary familly around a normal star observed
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