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Diamond 'Super-Earth' May Not be Quite as Precious.
A planet 40 light years from our solar system, believed to be the first-ever discovered planet to consist largely of diamond, may in fact be of less exquisite nature, according to new research led by University of Arizona astronomy graduate student Johanna Teske.
Deep Space Photography Winner: Adam Block
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is proud to present the winning images of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013. This free exhibition showcases some incredible images of the sky, ranging from within our solar system to far into deep space. The transit of Venus, comets, nebulae, aurorae and more can be found in the images on display.
Asteroid Belt Found Around Vega
A UA-led team of astronomers has discovered inner asteroid belts and outer comet-filled belts similar to the arrangement found in our solar system around nearby stars Vega and Fomalhaut. A wide gap between the inner and outer belts strongly hints at the existence of yet undiscovered planets circling the bright stars.
Scientists Make Highest Resolution Photos Ever of the Night Sky
A team of University of Arizona astronomers has produced the clearest visible- light pictures of stars and an exoplanet ever taken, using an adaptive-optics system to take out the blurring effects of Earth’s atmosphere.
Incredible technology: How to see an invisible black hole
Black holes are essentially invisible, but astronomers are developing technology to image the immediate surroundings of these enigmas like never before. Within a few years, experts say, scientists may have the first-ever picture of the environment around a black hole, and could even spot the theorized "shadow" of a black hole itself.
Government shutdown halts testing of instrument for James Webb Space Telescope
The testing of one of four instruments for a large-scale telescope was put on pause last week due to the federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1.
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