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Supercomputer models universe
Scientists have released what they say is the most accurate simulation of the universe to date that will provide a new benchmark for cosmological studies. Physicists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said the so-called Bolshoi supercomputer simulation is the most accurate and detailed cosmological simulation to date and is a powerful tool for understanding cosmic mysteries such as galaxy formation, dark matter and dark energy. |
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ALMA Cycle 0 Early Science Underway
The NRAO is proud to announce that ALMA officially began Early Science Operations on schedule on Friday, 30 September. An NRAO press release provides additional information on this historic ALMA achievement, including images and HD video The first astronomical images from ALMA are also on line Thirteen of the state-of-the-art antennas built by General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies are in the array that has initiated Early Science on the Chajnantor plateau in Chile ALMA Opens Its Eyes The most powerful millimeter/submillimeter-wavelength telescope in the world opens for business and reveals its first image. Humanity’s most complex ground-based astronomy observatory, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), has officially opened for astronomers. The first released image, from a telescope still under construction, reveals a view of the Universe that cannot be seen at all by visible-light and infrared telescopes. Thousands of scientists from around the world competed to be the first few researchers to explore some of the darkest, coldest, farthest, and most hidden secrets of the Cosmos with this new astronomical tool. “We are living in a historic moment for science and particularly for astronomy, and perhaps also for the evolution of humanity, because we start to use the greatest observatory under construction at the moment,” said Thijs de Graauw, ALMA Director  |
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NASA eyes asteroid's close encounter with Earth NASA is about to begin detailed observations of an asteroid nearly twice as wide as Canada's largest stadiums, scheduled to pass between the Earth and the moon's orbit next Tuesday.
The 400-metre-wide space rock known as 2005 YU55 will make its closest approach to Earth at 6:28 p.m. ET on Nov. 8. At that point, it will be just 324,600 kilometres away from Earth or roughly 85 per cent of the distance between the Earth and the moon. The last time an asteroid this big came this close to Earth was in 1976. |
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We have seen several time-lapse views of Earth from the International Space Station, but this may well be the best. Recorded from August to October, 2011, this HD footage has been smoothed, retimed, denoised, deflickered, cut, etc, and then coupled with music by Jan Jelinek. It gives you a pretty splendid view of the aurora borealis from orbit (how often have you seen that?)..
A Brief, Wondrous Tour of Earth (From Outer Space) |
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