Anticipating the dangers of space

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Astronauts and future space tourists face risks from radiation, which can cause illness and injure organs. Researchers used supercomputers to investigate the radiation exposure related to the Manned Orbital Laboratory mission, planned for the 1960s and 70s, during which a dangerous solar storm occurred. They also explored the historical limitations of radiation research and how such limitations could be addressed in future endeavors.
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Astro-ecology: Saving endangered animals with software for the stars

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A collaboration between astrophysicists and ecologists is helping to monitor rare and endangered species and stop poaching. Astrophysical software and techniques are applied to thermal infrared imagery captured by drones to automatically detect and identify animals -- even at night, when most poaching activity occurs.
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NASA Awards Prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowships

NHFP is one of the highlights of NASA's pursuit of excellence in space science.

NASA has selected 24 new Fellows for its prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP). The program enables outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research in any area of NASA Astrophysics, using theory, observation, experimentation, or instrument development. Each fellowship provides the awardee up to three years of support.

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http://hubblesite.org/news_release/news/2018-22

Deep inside Perseus A – A telescope larger than the Earth makes a sharp image of the formation of black hole jets in the core of a radio galaxy

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Researchers have imaged newly forming jets of plasma from a massive black hole with unprecedented accuracy. Radio images made with a combination of telescopes in space and on the ground resolve the jet structure merely a couple of hundred black hole radii or 12 light days from its launching site.
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A cat or a fox?

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Space Science Image of the Week: Some interstellar clouds take on interesting shapes, like in this animal-themed Gaia image of the Orion constellation
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http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/04/The_cat_in_Orion_or_was_it_a_fox

X-rays could sterilize alien planets in (otherwise) habitable zones

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Intense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study.
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Gravitational waves created by black holes in the cenetr of most galaxies

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Gravitational waves may be forged in the heart of the galaxy, says a new study.
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First age-map of the heart of the Milky Way

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The first large-scale age-map of the Milky Way shows that a period of star formation lasting around 4 billion years created the complex structure at the heart of our galaxy.
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Astronomers find 72 bright and fast explosions

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Gone in a (cosmological) flash: a team of astronomers found 72 very bright, but quick events in a recent survey and are still struggling to explain their origin.
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Is the Milky Way getting bigger?

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The galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way, may be getting even bigger, according to new research.
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