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Shadows of Jupiter and Missing Matter No More PDF Print E-mail
Written by Nathaniel Whitehead   
This newsletter we have some very exciting news for all you space enthusiasts out there. Astronomers have discovered some secrets of the shadowy rings of Jupiter, some of the universe’s mysterious missing matter has been found, researchers are saying it is snowing in Mercury’s core, astronomers at the McDonald Observatory have observed a new type of pulsating carbon white dwarf, NASA and JPL have announced that we all get a chance to send our name to the Moon and beyond, and we have a link to a wonderful talk given by Brain Cox on the CERN super collider. So without further ado…
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Cosmic Webs and Young Supernova PDF Print E-mail
Written by Nathaniel Whitehead   
Once again we have some incredible news to bring to you from the plurality of sources streaming on the online superhighway. The Hubble Space Telescope has found yet more of the missing baryonic matter and is investigating the “cosmic web”, astronomers have used carbon monoxide in a distant galaxy to probe the residual heat from the big bang in the early universe, astronomers using Chandra have discovered the remnant of the youngest supernova in our galaxy, Mars is much colder below ground than once previous thought, and we have a very exciting talk to tell you about taking place at the North Houston Astronomy Club. So let’s jump into it…
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From Phoenix to Black Holes.... PDF Print E-mail
Written by Nathaniel Whitehead   
 
Well surely we have all heard about the exciting and problem free landing of the Mars Phoenix Lander on one news channel or another and rightly so, the mission is gearing up and ready to complete its science goals, with the possibility that it has already completed its chief goal. Also we have news of the discovery of a strange and very large ring around a dead star, the discovery of an important link between galaxy’s spiral arms and the super-massive black holes at their center. Also we have a fantastic talk to share with you that was given at the North Houston Astronomy Club. So let’s get into it shall we…
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