Unlocking Cosmology With Type 1a Supernovae

Posted by brandoniswrite on January 5, 2012

New research shows that some old stars known as white dwarfs might be held up by their rapid spins, and when they slow down, they explode as Type Ia supernovae. Thousands of these "time bombs" could be scattered throughout our Galaxy. In this artist's conception, a supernova explosion is about to obliterate an orbiting Saturn-like [...]

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Tags: Cosmology, Supernovae, Type, Unlocking

KSC renovation work continuing ahead of future 21st Century spaceport role

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The Kennedy Space Center is undergoing improvements to its buildings and infrastructure, work which will continue at the spaceport through to 2013. Most of the work is taking place on the 50 year old waterway, which links the Turn Basin to the crawlerway through to both Pad 39A and 39B – the latter of which [...]

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Tags: 21st, Ahead, Century, continuing, Future, renovation, role, Spaceport, work

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