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http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2018/hubbles-galaxy-cluster-cornucopia: Hubble’s Galaxy Cluster Cornucopia
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25 May 2018, 14:20 UTC At first glance, this image is dominated by the vibrant glow of the swirling spiral to the lower left of the frame. However, this galaxy is far from the most interesting spectacle here — behind it sits a galaxy cluster.
https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2018/7?1527168720: APEX takes a glimpse into the heart of darkness
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

Direct link APEX takes a glimpse into the heart of darkness

24 May 2018, 13:32 UTC Astronomers are hunting for the ultimate proof of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which is to obtain a direct image of the shadow of a black hole.
http://www.skatelescope.org/?p=17610: First SKA-low prototype station completed on site
Square Kilometer Array

Direct link First SKA-low prototype station completed on site

24 May 2018, 10:56 UTC In an important engineering milestone, a full station of 256 low-frequency antennas has been deployed and is undergoing tests at CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in outback Western Australia. The demonstrator, known as the Aperture Array Verification System (AAVS1) is being used to help test and finalise the design of the low frequency antennas for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), known as SKA-low.
http://www.nasa.gov/kepler/ames/kepler-begins-18th-observing-campaign-with-a-focus-on-star-clusters: Kepler Begins 18th Observing Campaign with a Focus on Star Clusters
NASA: Kepler News and Features

Direct link Kepler Begins 18th Observing Campaign with a Focus on Star Clusters

23 May 2018, 17:02 UTC On May 12, NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler began the 18th observing campaign of its extended mission, K2. For the next 82 days, Kepler will stare at clusters of stars, faraway galaxies and a handful of solar system objects, including comets, objects beyond Neptune and an asteroid closer to Earth. The Kepler spacecraft is expected to run out of fuel within several months.
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2018/e0102/: Astronomers Spot a Distant and Lonely Neutron Star
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

Direct link Astronomers Spot a Distant and Lonely Neutron Star

23 May 2018, 17:00 UTC An isolated neutron star — with a low magnetic field and no stellar companion — has been found for the first time outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/3120-droids-beat-astronomers-in-predicting-survivability-of-exoplanets: Droids beat astronomers in predicting survivability of exoplanets
Royal Astronomical Society

Direct link Droids beat astronomers in predicting survivability of exoplanets

23 May 2018, 10:20 UTC Artificial intelligence is giving scientists new hope for studying the habitability of planets, in a study from astronomers Chris Lam and David Kipping. Their work looks at so-called ‘Tatooines’, planets that orbit two stars instead of one, and uses machine learning techniques to calculate how likely such planets are to survive into stable orbits.
baeb36d3931ba20faa9616d0986c44ba: Hidden secrets
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21 May 2018, 08:20 UTC Stellar nurseries are cloudy and dusty places that shine brightly in infrared light. The G305 star-forming complex is no exception. It features a number of bright, intricate gas clouds heated by infant stars in their midst. In this spectacular image by ESA’s Herschel space observatory, these star-forming hotspots stand out in a blue tone that contrasts with the red-brownish colour of cooler regions.
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1810/: Photo Release: Hubble shows the local Universe in ultraviolet
Hubble Space Telescope News

Direct link Photo Release: Hubble shows the local Universe in ultraviolet

17 May 2018, 17:00 UTC Using the unparalleled sharpness and ultraviolet observational capabilities of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has created the most comprehensive high-resolution ultraviolet-light survey of star-forming galaxies in the local Universe. The catalogue contains about 8000 clusters and 39 million hot blue stars.
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1815/: ALMA and VLT Find Evidence for Stars Forming Just 250 Million Years After Big Bang
ESO Top News

Direct link ALMA and VLT Find Evidence for Stars Forming Just 250 Million Years After Big Bang

16 May 2018, 17:00 UTC Astronomers have used observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to determine that star formation in the very distant galaxy MACS1149-JD1 started at an unexpectedly early stage, only 250 million years after the Big Bang. This discovery also represents the most distant oxygen ever detected in the Universe and the most distant galaxy ever observed by ALMA or the VLT.
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/new-views-of-sun-2-missions-will-go-closer-to-our-star-than-ever-before: New Views of Sun: 2 Missions Will Go Closer to Our Star Than Ever Before
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Direct link New Views of Sun: 2 Missions Will Go Closer to Our Star Than Ever Before

16 May 2018, 14:07 UTC Two upcoming missions will soon take us closer to the Sun than we’ve ever been before, providing our best chance yet at uncovering the complexities of solar activity in our own solar system and shedding light on the very nature of space and stars throughout the universe. Together, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and ESA’s (the European Space Agency) Solar Orbiter may resolve decades-old questions about the inner workings of our nearest star.

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