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- Earth-size 'diamond' in space: Remarkable white dwarf star possibly coldest, dimmest ever detected
- Organic conundrum in Large Magellanic Cloud
- 3-D map shows dusty structure of the Milky Way
| Earth-size 'diamond' in space: Remarkable white dwarf star possibly coldest, dimmest ever detected Posted: 23 Jun 2014 10:13 AM PDT Astronomers have identified possibly the coldest, faintest white dwarf star ever detected. This ancient stellar remnant is so cool that its carbon has crystallized, forming -- in effect -- an Earth-size diamond in space. The object in this new study is likely the same age as the Milky Way, approximately 11 billion years old. |
| Organic conundrum in Large Magellanic Cloud Posted: 23 Jun 2014 06:23 AM PDT A group of organic chemicals that are considered carcinogens and pollutants today on Earth, but are also thought to be the building blocks for the origins of life, may hold clues to how carbon-rich chemicals created in stars are processed and recycled in space. |
| 3-D map shows dusty structure of the Milky Way Posted: 23 Jun 2014 06:23 AM PDT Astronomers have created a detailed three-dimensional map of the dusty structure of the Milky Way – the star-studded bright disc of our own galaxy – as seen from Earth's northern hemisphere. |
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