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Young Stars in Old Galaxies - a Cosmic Hide and Seek Game
Surprise Discovery with World`s Leading Telescopes Combining data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), a group of European and American astronomers have made an unexpected, major discovery. They have identified a huge number of "young" stellar clusters, only a few billion years old , inside an... view more... (2002-06-26)

Cluster in orbit
Following the disappointment yesterday when the first attempt to launch the first pair of Cluster satellites was postponed, hundreds of scientists and engineers throughout Europe breathed a huge sigh of relief following their successful launch today. They are now looking forward to the launch of satellites three and four in 3 weeks time.... view more... (2000-07-16)

Massive star cluster found in Milky Way
A massive cluster of red supergiants-super-sized stars on the verge of exploding-was recently discovered in the Milky Way by a group of stronomers using infrared technology to penetrate the thick dust that cloaks much of the galaxy.    view more (2006-01-10)

Magellanic gemstones in the southern sky
Hubble has captured the most detailed images to date of the open star clusters NGC 265 and NGC 290 in the Small Magellanic Cloud-two sparkling sets of gemstones in the southern sky.   view more (2006-04-18)

Hubble's sweeping view of the Coma Galaxy Cluster
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the Universe.   view more (2008-06-10)

Call 2 of Eureka cluster project CELTIC issued
Eureka cluster project CELTIC has launched its second call for new project proposals. The deadline for submission of proposal outlines is 28 April 2004. In the second phase from 21 June to 6 October 2004, full project proposals of the selected project outlines will be submitted. The start of the projects is envisaged for early 2005. The overall... view more... (2004-02-20)

New treatment effective for most severe kind of headache
A nasal spray is safe and effective at rapidly treating cluster headaches, which are considered to be the most painful kind of headache with few treatment options.   view more (2007-08-28)

Living Fossils Hold Record of 'Supermassive' Kick
The tight cluster of stars surrounding a supermassive black hole after it has been violently kicked out of a galaxy represents a new kind of astronomical object and a fossil record of the kick.   view more (2009-07-10)

X-ray satellites discover the biggest collisions in the Universe
The orbiting X-ray telescopes XXM-Newton and Chandra have caught a pair of galaxy clusters merging into a giant cluster. The discovery adds to existing evidence that galaxy clusters can collide faster than previously thought.   view more (2007-07-18)

Mechanism related to the onset of various genetic diseases revealed
Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have revealed the process by which proteins with a tendency to cause conformational diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy, familial amyloidotic cardiomyopathy, etc. finally end up... view more... (2009-09-18)

Second Cluster pair soar into the skies above Baikonur
At 17.13 local time (13.13 CEST) today, the second pair of Cluster spacecraft lifted off from pad 6 at Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz-Fregat launch vehicle. On a scorching summer afternoon, with temperatures well over 40°C, conditions were perfect for this second act in the Cluster launch drama. Topped by a giant fairing emblazoned with a... view more... (2000-08-09)

Astronomers discover dozens of mini-galaxies
A new survey made with the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) has revealed dozens of previously unsuspected miniature galaxies in the nearby Fornax galaxy cluster. They belong to a class of galaxies dubbed "ultra-compact dwarfs" (UCDs), which was unknown before the same team of astronomers discovered 6 of them in the Fornax cluster in... view more... (2004-03-25)

Stripped down: Hubble highlights 2 galaxies that are losing it
Ram pressure is the drag force that results when something moves through a fluid - much like the wind you feel in your face when bicycling, even on a still day - and occurs in this context as galaxies orbiting about the centre of the cluster move through the intra-cluster medium, which then sweeps out gas from within the galaxies.   view more (2009-09-30)

In Tarantula Territory
Famous Southern Nebula Imaged from La Silla   view more (2002-06-10)

First Cluster apogee burn completed
The long, complex process required to elongate the orbits of the first twoCluster spacecraft has begun. The Cluster mission control centre at the European Space Operations Centre(ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, has confirmed that the apogee raising manoeuvre #1was completed successfully early this afternoon. At 13.21 CEST today, the main engine of... view more... (2000-07-17)

NASA's Fermi Telescope Reveals Best-Ever View of Gamma-Ray Sky
A new map combining nearly three months of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is giving astronomers an unprecedented look at the high-energy cosmos. To Fermi's eyes, the universe is ablaze with gamma rays from sources ranging from within the solar system to galaxies billions of light-years away.   view more (2009-03-12)

Visit by Director of European Space Agency'­s Scientific Programme
Professor R M Bonnet, Scientific Programme Director at the European Space Agency (ESA), visited Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) today, Tuesday 30 January, to see a demonstration of the operations and data handling facilities for the Cluster spacecraft, which are due to be launched in the middle of this year. Cluster is a unique project... view more... (1996-02-01)

After the World Cup... the dancing continues in space
The Brazilian World Cup celebrations may have started to die down, but in space the never-ending football match between the Sun and Earth continues. And watching this match closely are Salsa, Samba, Rumba and Tango, the four satellites that make up the Cluster mission. They are performing their Brazilian dances 119 000 kilometres above our heads.... view more... (2002-07-08)

Russian State Commission clears Cluster for countdown
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Migraine treatment also appears effective for cluster headaches
Zolmitriptan nasal spray, used to treat migraine headaches, also may be safe and effective in treating painful cluster headaches.   view more (2006-09-12)
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