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Astrophysics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their ...

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Astrophysics People have gazed at the stars, given them names, and observed their changes for thousands of years. NASA joined the ancient pursuit of ...

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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center astrophysicist wins Heineman prize
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By Lee Roop, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A NASA scientist at Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center has won a national award for her work in astrophysics. Dr. Chryssa Kouveliotou is the 2012 recipient of the Dannie Heineman prize in ...

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Report: NASA Should Participate in Dark Matter-Mapping Mission
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The panel said that while participating in Euclid would advance dark-matter research, identified as a key priority in the most recent decadal survey of proposed astrophysics missions, it is no substitute for WFIRST. Euclid, the panel said, ...

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Photo of the Week - Milky Way in High Resolution
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A team of scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) has produced the highest resolution map of the Milky Way's magnetic field by using more than 41000 measurements from 26 projects, as reported in Gizmag.com.
Scientists map Milky Way's magnetic field in highest resolution yetGizmag
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BU Astrophysicist Leads Team That Discovers "Sloshing" Gas in Galaxy Cluster
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Newswise — Boston—Boston University astrophysicist Elizabeth Blanton led a team of researchers in the discovery of vast clouds of hot gas "sloshing" in Abell 2052, a galaxy cluster located about 480 million light years from Earth.

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High Planetary Tilt Lowers Odds for Life?
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"Axial tilt, or obliquity, is a crucial parameter for climate and the possible habitability of a planet," said Rene Heller, a postdoctoral research associate at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam, Germany. Heller was the lead author on ...

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Jackpot: astronomers tag Goldilocks planet
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“This was expected to be a rather unlikely star to host planets,” said Vogt, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC. “Yet there they are, around a very nearby, metal-poor example of the most common type of star in our galaxy.
Two planets around twin suns foundHindustan Times
Fourth potentially habitable planet is discoveredAFP
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High-precision map of Milky Way's magnetic fields charted
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Researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory, led by the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA), used the database they created and were able to apply information theory techniques to produce the map, Tracy Clarke, a member of the research team, ...
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Mysterious death of astrophysicist shocks Oxford
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LONDON (Reuters) - The case of an Oxford University astrophysicist who was found dead in mysterious circumstances took a dramatic twist on Friday when his wife said she believed the death was an accident and not murder as initially suspected.
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NASA Marshall Researcher Dr. Chryssa Kouveliotou Receives 2012 Dannie Heineman ...
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Dr. Chryssa Kouveliotou, an astrophysicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Dannie Heineman prize in astrophysics, jointly awarded each year by the American Institute of Physics ...
Astrophysicist Chryssa Kouveliotou Wins 2012 Dannie Heineman PrizeNewswise (press release)

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Brightest Galaxy Ever Seen With Gravity Lens Shines in Hubble Photo
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A fluke of astrophysics has revealed what scientists are calling the brightest galaxy ever seen through a cosmic "zoom lens," NASA officials say. The distant galaxy is 10 billion light-years from Earth and was spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope ...

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