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Articles tagged Galaxy: 9
Ka Chun Yu – Origins of the Galactic Center star cluster
Posted 11/25/2015 by
Kim Evans
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60 Minutes in Space - October 2015 Ka Chun follows up with a story on the star cluster at the center of our galaxy.Astronomers know that there is a dense cluster of stars orbiting the black hole, Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way. But they have long puzzled as to how this cluster ended …
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Ka Chun Yu talks about the birth of planets (60 Minutes in Space, September 2015)
Posted 10/14/2015 by
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A recent image released from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array has provided astronomers with amazing new detail into how planets form. Ka Chun talks about this new image and the features that have scientists intrigued. Links to Ka Chun's stories: Hunting for planets in the HL Tau di…
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Dimitri Klebe Charts the Slow Death of the Universe (60 Minutes in Space, August 2015)
Posted 09/10/2015 by
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Dimitri wraps up with a look at a study that’s charting the slow death of the Universe. An international team of astronomers studying more than 200 000 galaxies has measured the energy generated within a large portion of space more precisely than ever before. This represents the most comprehensive a…
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Ka Chun Yu on What Type of Galaxy is the Most Habitable (60 Minutes in Space, August 2015)
Posted 09/10/2015 by
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Ka Chun looks at recent research into which type of galaxy is most likely to host complex life in the universe. Links to Ka Chun's stories: Which Galaxies Are the Most Habitable? Giant Galaxies May Be Better Cradles for Habitable Planets 60 Minutes in Space - Scientists from the Space Sciences Dep…
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Ka Chun Yu looks at a young Jupiter 100-million Light Years Away (60 Minutes in Space, August 2015)
Posted 09/10/2015 by
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Ka Chun talks about the recent announcement of the discovery of the exoplanet 51 Eridani b by the Gemini Planet Imager. This exoplanet, which is 100 light-years away, shares many of the characteristics of an early Jupiter and could help scientists understand how the solar system formed. Links to K…
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60 Minutes in Space April 2015 – Black Holes, Quasars, and Colliding Galaxies (1)
Posted 05/11/2015 by
Kim Evans
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Ka Chun begins with a story on active galaxies. An active galaxy has a black hole at its center which pulls galactic material inwards towards the central black hole. This central engine radiates out a lot of energy forming bright quasars with powerful jets of particles and energy.Links to Ka Chun's…
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60 Minutes in Space March 2015 –Rare Dwarf Galaxies, Mysterious Star-Forming Clusters, Cosmic Lenses, and Colliding Stars
Posted 04/01/2015 by
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For the second half of his presentation, Dimitri focuses outside our galaxy to discuss how scientists discovered two rare dwarf satellite galaxies orbing the Milky Way using data from the Dark Energy Survey.Moving from dwarf galaxies to star clusters, Dimitri talks about a newly-discovered massive s…
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60 Minutes in Space March 2015 –Q&A
Posted 04/01/2015 by
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Question and answer session from 60 Minutes in Space for March 2015.Links to Dimitri's stories: Dawn mission New Examination of Trans-Neptunian Objects Suggests Two Planets Lurk in Outer Solar System Rosetta Spacecraft Sees Its Shadow on a CometScientists find rare dwarf satellite galaxy candidates …
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60 Minutes in Space January 2015 – The Hubble Space Telescope's 25th Anniversary
Posted 02/05/2015 by
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60 Minutes in Space January 2015 – The Hubble Space Telescope's 25th AnniversaryDimitri Klebe’s final story for January’s 60 Minutes in Space wraps up with a look at the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s “first light”. Links to this story: Hubble 25th Anniversary The Pa…
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