Herschel telescope ready to shift science into high gear

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HERSCHEL TELESCOPE READY TO SHIFT SCIENCE INTO HIGH GEAR
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The Herschel telescope's highest resolution instrument will begin
observing the infrared universe this month after operations were suspended
in August due to faulty electronics, according to the mission's project
scientist.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/31herschel/


STELLAR MOSH PIT RESOLVES A MYSTERY
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For almost 50 years, astronomers have puzzled over the youthful appearance
of stars known as blue stragglers. Blue stragglers are the timeworn
Hollywood starlets of the cosmos: They shine brightly, they are older than
they appear, and they have, disconcertingly, gained mass at a late stage
of life.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/02bluestraggler/


VAMPIRES AND COLLISIONS REJUVENATE STARS
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Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered two distinct
kinds of "rejuvenated" stars in the globular cluster Messier 30. A new
study shows that both stellar collisions and a process sometimes called
vampirism are behind this cosmic "face lift."

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/02hubble/


SUZAKU FINDS FOSSIL FIREBALLS FROM SUPERNOVAE
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Studies of two supernova remnants using the Japan-U.S. Suzaku observatory
have revealed embers of high-temperature fireballs that immediately
followed the explosions. Even after thousands of years, gas within these
stellar wrecks retain the imprint of temperatures 10,000 times hotter than
the sun's surface.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/02suzaku/

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