Friday, August 29, 2014

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope witnesses asteroid smashup

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 02:01 PM PDT

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted an eruption of dust around a young star, possibly the result of a smashup between large asteroids. This type of collision can eventually lead to the formation of planets.

Astronomy: Radio telescopes settle controversy over distance to Pleiades

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 11:27 AM PDT

A worldwide network of radio telescopes measured the distance to the famous star cluster the Pleiades to an accuracy within 1 percent. The result resolved a controversy raised by a satellite's measurement that now is shown to be wrong. The incorrect measurement had challenged standard models of star formation and evolution.

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