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Hubble discovers new galaxy cluster

Hubble discovers new galaxy cluster

Hubble BoRG 58 Survey Field. The composite image at left, taken in visible and near-infrared light, reveals the location of five tiny galaxies clustered together 13.1 billion light-years away. The...

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Black hole jets observed

Black hole jets observed

Radio imaging by the Very Long Baseline Array (top row), combined with simultaneous X-ray observations by NASA's RXTE (middle), captured the transient ejection of massive gas "bullets" by the black...

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Big fat galaxy cluster discovered

Big fat galaxy cluster discovered

El Gordo Galaxy Cluster; Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J. Hughes et al; Optical: ESO/VLT & SOAR/Rutgers/F. Menanteau; IR: NASA/JPL/Rutgers/F. Menanteau The biggest and hottest galaxy cluster in the distant universe has been...

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Leaping Lizards and Self-righting Robots

Leaping Lizards and Self-righting Robots

Female Ground Agama (Agama aculeata) in the Kalahari Desert via Shutterstock Combining the efforts of students and teachers in multiple disciplines can bring about advantageous consequences. The separation between biology...

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An Ichthyosaur and other Tales

An Ichthyosaur and other Tales

A very well preserved specimen of ichthyosaur called Stenopterygius, filling a dolphin-style niche, as well as being viviparous, described by Michael Maisch, from the Jurassic rocks of Lower Saxony via...

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Brucellosis is an ancient disease

Brucellosis is an ancient disease

This vertebra, about 1,000 years old, was ravaged by brucellosis. Photo by G.L. Kohuth Once again, new technology and procedures have allowed modern science to unlock the secrets of the...

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A brighter, more reliable future with LED lighting

A brighter, more reliable future with LED lighting

Three light-emitting diode lamps via Shutterstock The light-emitting diode (LED) is not a new invention. First created in 1927, they have slowly become an integral part of our daily lives....

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'Penguin' mini-sub will explore ocean depths

'Penguin' mini-sub will explore ocean depths

Credit: © TU Berlin A mini-submarine shaped like a penguin has been created to explore life 6,000 metres under the sea. The yellow Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) has been developed...

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Collecting comet samples

Collecting comet samples

A comet is visible (in blue at the centre) as it approaches Earth via Shutterstock Around 2014, one of those orbiting comets will come close enough for a real grab...

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