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Physicists have produced the first complete map of the high-energy cosmic rays that bombard the Earth from the southern sky. The researchers have discovered an excess of cosmic rays coming from ...

PASADENA, Calif.- Panoramic images of the sky obtained at Palomar Observatory are a major part of “Sky in Google Earth,” a new product released today by Google Inc. Sky in Google Earth contains images ...

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Don't miss the once-in-a-lifetime cosmic blast that could be lighting up the night sky at any moment. In February 2016, astronomers began to share the news that T CrB had entered a "phase of ...

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Angela Olinto’s new balloon experiment takes her one step closer to the unknown source of the most energetic particles in the universe. On April 25, at 10:50 a.m. local time, a white helium balloon ...