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RIT scientists use supercomputers to 'see' black holes(Rochester Institute of Technology)
scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology have won time on one of the fastest computers in the world in their quest to "shine light" on black holes and test unexplored aspects of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The team is also collaborating with scientists at other institutions to create an open toolkit and cyberinfrastructure to model black holes, neutron stars and accretion disks.
Eurekalert.org Monday, October 19, 2009The 2009 Orionid Meteor ShowerCaused by debris from Halley's Comet, the 2009 Orionid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday, Oct. 21st, and forecasters say it could be an unusually good show.
NASA Monday, October 19, 2009Astronomers Find 32 New PlanetsThe
scientists added evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop.
NPR Monday, October 19, 2009Dozens of discoveries vault known exoplanet tally over 400A suite of some 30 newly discovered planets in other solar systems, unveiled today, brings the catalogue of such extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, to more than 400. [More]
Scientific American Monday, October 19, 2009If Your Dream Is To Boldly Go, 32 More Planets FoundEuropean astronomers have discovered new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Six of the newly found planets are several times bigger than Earth, increasing the population of so-called super-Earths by more than 30 percent.
NPR Monday, October 19, 2009If Your Dream Is To Boldly Go, 32 More Planets Have Been FoundEuropean astronomers have discovered new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Six of the newly found planets are several times bigger than Earth, increasing the population of so-called super-Earths by more than 30 percent.
NPR Monday, October 19, 2009Scientists spot 32 new planetsEuropean
scientists have discovered 32 more planets orbiting stars in the same way that Earth orbits the sun.
iol.co.za Monday, October 19, 20092 NASA satellites see Tropical Storm Neki form in the Central Pacific(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Storm Neki formed today about 830 miles southeast of Johnston Island in the Central Pacific Ocean. NASA's QuikScat and Aqua satellites quickly captured and analyzed winds and temperatures in Neki, enabling forecasters to see the storm strengthening.
Eurekalert.org Monday, October 19, 2009'We are blown away by the data returned'A Nasa satellite that hurtled into a Moon crater on an exploratory mission sent back "exciting" images from every phase of its flight and subsequent crash.
iol.co.za Monday, October 19, 200932 New Exoplanets FoundParis, France (SPX) Oct 20, 2009 - At the international ESO/CAUP exoplanet conference in Porto, the team who built the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, better known as HARPS, the spectrograph for ESO's 3.6-metre telescope, have
reported on the incredible discovery of some 32 new exoplanets, cementing HARPS's position as the world's foremost exoplanet hunter.
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