Scientists witness start of star's explosive death
                   
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kimatv.com     22-May-2008            

In this image provided by NASA, seemingly out of nowhere, Supernova 2008D burst onto the scene on Jan. 9, 2008. On Jan. 9, astronomers used a NASA X-ray satellite to spy on a star already well into its death throes, when another star in the same galaxy started to explode. "A star exploded right... [read full story]                    


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Usama Hasan: Ramadan confusion

guardian.co.uk     01-Sep-2008   46 related          

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