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Simulation shows stars form around black holes after allGas clouds that venture near a black hole get stretched into star-forming pancakes, explaining the presence of young stars near the galactic centre
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Simulation shows stars form around black holes after all
Gas clouds that venture near a black hole get stretched into star-forming pancakes, explaining the presence of young stars near the galactic centreBreaking News - 21 August 2008Panel warns NASA is focused on short-term goals
NASA may return astronauts to the Moon, but it's going to have trouble establishing a lunar base or making the leap to Mars, says an expert panelBreaking News - 21 August 2008Iran plans to launch humans into space
The head of Iran's aerospace agency says the country plans to send a crewed rocket into space in the next 10 yearsBreaking News - 21 August 2008Galactic 'spaghetti monster' powered by magnetic fields
Long streamers of gas ejected by a galaxy called NGC 1275 can only be held together by magnetic fields, Hubble images suggestBreaking News - 20 August 2008Planets without metal cores may be bad for life
Rocky planets can form without metallic cores, a new study suggests – they would lack magnetic fields, which are crucial for life as we know itBreaking News - 20 August 2008Colour-changing skin keeps tiny spacecraft cool
Researchers have developed a skin that radiates more heat as the voltage across it increases - making it a lightweight form of refrigerationTechnology - 20 August 2008NASA to announce GLAST's new name
If you took a stab at renaming NASA's gamma-ray telescope earlier this year, now's your chance to see whether the agency took your suggestion seriously. After asking the public to suggest a new name for GLAST, NASA is set to...Blog - 19 August 2008Shock absorbers to quell NASA rocket's vibrations
Astronauts on NASA's future Ares I rocket should get a smooth ride to space thanks to a two-tiered system of shock-absorbing springsBreaking News - 19 August 2008Presidential hopefuls discuss space
As the US election heats up, aspiring presidential candidates have turned their attention to Florida, where the shuttles are launched, and are pressing to clarify their positions on space exploration.Democratic hopeful Barack Obama released a seven-page position statement (pdf) on...Blog - 18 August 2008Bloating galaxies confound astronomers
Dense, compact galaxies in the early universe more than doubled their size in a short time – astronomers are struggling to explain howBreaking News - 19 August 2008
