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Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years. One of the most studied objects in the southern sky, by 1847 the unique appearance of this galaxy had already caught the attention of the famous British astronomer John Herschel, who catalogued the southern skies and made a comprehensive list of nebulae.
Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce bioethanol. This has been suggested by two studies carried out by Spanish and Dutch researchers and published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Physical exercise is one of the most effective methods of preventing disease. The current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106[40]: 713) is devoted to this important topic.
PHILADELPHIA - An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, is taking the first step in developing a treatment for a rare genetic di
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2009 -- Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish -- virtually.
When Europe's comet chaser Rosetta swings by Earth tomorrow for a critical gravity assist, tracking data will be collected to precisely measure the satellite's change in orbital energy.
Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with colleagues in Sweden and abroad, have identified an entirely new mechanism by which a specific protein in the body inhibits formation of new
AMES, Iowa -- A researcher at Iowa State University has discovered how a group of proteins from plant pathogenic bacteria interact with DNA in the plant cell, opening up the possibility for what t
As many as 10 million people around the world suffer from cataracts.
PITTSBURGH -- The current health care debate in the United States is complicated.
New York, NY, November 5, 2009 -- Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S.
"Matter is not distributed uniformly in the Universe," says Masayuki Tanaka from ESO, who led the new study.
Every year, scientists learn something new about the inner workings of lightning.
Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky.
