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US: Hubble: Studies of galaxy collisions
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What happens when two galaxies collide?
Astronomers have been studying the question for years and recent Hubble Space Telescope images may help supply some answers.
The galaxy under study is M82, a small nearby galaxy that crashed...
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USA: NEW HUBBLE TELESCOPE PICTURES RELEASED
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The latest images from the Hubble Telescope have produced some stunning pictures of deep space, showing a unique gallery of thousands of faint galaxies.
The pictures from the Hubble Deep Field South project have been...
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Space/USA - Colliding galaxies
New pictures of deep Space recorded by the Hubble telescope were
released in Washington DC on Tuesday (21/10), showing two
colliding galaxies, and the birth of new stars.
Stills of the galaxies;
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CAN555 NEW RADIO TELESCOPE WILL EXPLORE DISTANT GALAXIES
In Cambridge, a new radio telescope has been completed which will explore galaxies at the extremes of the universe. Lord Bertram Vivian Bowden, Minister for Education and Science and radio-astronomer Martin Ryle were present.
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SPACE: HUBBLE TELESCOPE REVEALS MORE SECRETS ABOUT UNIVERSE
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Scientists now believe the universe contains as many as 50 (b) galaxies. That's five times more than previously thought.
The discovery has been made by astronomers peering through the Hubble Space Telescope.
Scientists spent two...
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Hubble telescope captures earliest photos of universe
1. Various composite Hubble image of universe released as part of the GOODS South Field - WFC3 early release science data
2. Various close-ups of composite image
3. Specific location in wider universe where image taken
The Hubble Space...
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Newly fixed US space telescope provides sharpest photos of cosmos
1. STILL photo of roiling cauldrons of gas heated to more than 36,000 degrees Fahrenheit (19,982 degrees Celsius)
2. STILL photo of a clash among members of the Stephan's Quintet galaxy, also known as Hickson Compact Group 92, revealing...
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Hubble telescope finds infant stars in neighbouring galaxy
1. Zoom in to the nebula NGC 345. The Small Magellanic Cloud reveals an underlying population of infant stars and other fine details captured by Hubble''''s Advanced Camera for Surveys
NASA''''s Hubble telescope has found infant stars...
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CAN554 NEW RADIO TELESCOPE WILL EXPLORE DISTANT GALAXIES
In Cambridge, a new radio telescope has been completed which will explore galaxies at the extremes of the universe. Lord Bertram Vivian Bowden, Minister for Education and Science and radio-astronomer Martin Ryle were present.
1. ws radio...
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Biden Unveils Images From James Webb Space Telescope
President Joe Biden unveils one of the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, calling it a "new window into the history of our universe." The image marks the first time human beings have seen a distant galaxy...
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CLEAN : Tour of US center which will operate the James Webb Space Telescope
Images and soundbites of scientists and engineers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland as the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, was again...
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WRAP Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot win the Nobel Prize in Physics
1. Various of Stockholm skyline
2. Tilt up of exterior of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
3. Close up of sign reading "Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences"
4. Mid shot of Nobel committee
5. Audience listening
6. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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USA: HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE IMAGES
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In a timed exposure that took days, an infrared camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of the faintest and most distant objects ever sighted: galaxies of stars more than 12 (b) billion light years...
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USA: NASA: IMAGES TAKEN BY HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE UNVEILED
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NASA scientists in the United States have unveiled a new series of images taken by the Hubble space telescope - that have offered tantalising glimpses of quasars.
As the scientists have discovered, the new images raise more...
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NASA briefing on "dark energy"
1. Wide shot of panelists
2. SOUNDBITE: (English), Steve Allen, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK
"Our main news today, is that the universe is really accelerating. By using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to study giant galaxy...
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New camera on Hubble telescope proves its worth
1. Mid shot "Tadpole" galaxy
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Holland Ford, Advanced Camera for Surveys(ACS) Team Leader: "I think it is likely that astronomers will use the advanced camera to make discoveries that will change the way we view the...
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Telescope finds dozens of planets that could support life
1. Wide view of Kepler panellists
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jack Lissauer, Planetary Scientist, Kepler Science:
"Not only is Kepler-11 telling us about planetary systems of a type that we had no idea existed, but right now, it's providing...
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Briefing on latest images from Spitzer Telescope
1. Animation of Spitzer telescope, infra-red image of Milky Way
2. Wide view of news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ed Churchwell, the University of Wisconsin, Principal Investigator RCW 49:
"The Spitzer space telescope has revealed...
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GFX of baby galaxies forming
1. Graphic showing Galaxy Evolution Explorer scanning sky with ultraviolet light detectors
2. Still image of galaxy in visible and ultraviolet light
3. Normal spiral galaxy and newborn galaxy
4. Artist's impression of newborn galaxy
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USA: MARYLAND: HUBBLE TELESCOPE - MULTIPLE GALAXIES
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Astronomers have interpreted oddly shaped objects in NASA Hubble Space Telescope snapshots as strong visual evidence of multiple galaxies crashing into each other.
These smash-ups create a tangled clump of matter and...
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VOICED: In Chile desert, huge telescope begins galaxy probe
VOICED: In Chile desert, huge telescope begins galaxy probe
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USA: NASA GAMMA RAYS DISCOVERY
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NASA scientists have discovered a new class of gamma ray sources in the Milky Way galaxy.
Gamma rays, although invisible to the human eye, are the most powerful form of light - more than a hundred million times more powerful...
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The California wildfire that's ravaging the mountains north of Los Angeles drew within a half-mile of the revered Mount Wilson Observatory Monday, threatening the birthplace of modern astronomy.
HEADLINE: Raging wildfire menaces famous observatory
CAPTION: The California wildfire that's ravaging the mountains north of Los Angeles drew within a half-mile of the revered Mount Wilson Observatory Monday, threatening the birthplace...
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USA: HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SENDS BACK IMAGES OF A BLACK HOLE
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The Hubble Space Telescope has sent down images of a black hole eating a galaxy of millions and millions of stars from the centre outwards.
NASA scientists discovered the black hole at the core of Centaurus A, one of the...