This was the brightest optical and infrared event that mankind has ever recorded 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Munich soccer player Luca Toni celebrates after his goal during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Energie Cottbus in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008.
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Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery (L) challenges Timo Rost of Energie Cottbus during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Munich November 22, 2008.
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Anna Cappelini and Luca Lanotte of Italy perform their original dance on the second day of the figure skating Cup of Russia, the fifth leg of the ISU Grand Prix series in Moscow, on November 22, 2008.
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Presidential candidates, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (L), U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (C) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), meet onstage between back to back Republican and Democratic debates at St Anselem's College in Manchester, New Hampshire in this file image from January 5, 2008. According to a November 21, 2008 New York Times report, Clinton has accepted Obama's offer for the post of U.S. Secretary of State.
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US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) attend a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida, in this file image from October 20, 2008. Clinton has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become U.S. Secretary of State, the New York Times said on November 21, 2008.
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A boy walks through a muddy puddle of water in a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kibati, just north of the provincial capital city of Goma, on November 9, 2008. At least 100 cases of cholera have been reported in the Democratic republic of Congo's troubled eastern region, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) said on November 4, 2008."There have been 69 cases of cholera in the four displaced persons camps around Goma over the past week, and 20 in Kitchanga. In Buturande, near Rutshuru, there are five to 10 new cases per day," the medical charity said in a statement.
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GOMA, DR CONGO - NOVEMBER 10: A Congolese boy, ill with Cholera, is treated in a clinic at the Don Bosko orphanage November 10, 2008 in the town of Goma, Congo. Over 250,000 people have been displaced after fighting erupted between the rebel CNDP and the army in the last several weeks. According to reports, violence continues despite a cease fire declared by (CNDP) rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda, whose stated goal is to defend Congo's Tutsi minority from Hutu militias and to bring down a corrupt government.
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...this year's Eagles will host Tennessee Wesleyan College at 7 p.m. A homecoming king and queen will be chosen at halftime. Alex Filippenko, a world-renowned expert on exploding stars, black holes, galaxies and cosmology, will speak at Embry-Riddle at 7 p.m....
...A. Miller analyzed the data. "This was the most powerful event ever seen in human existence," enthused Bloom's coauthor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley professor of astronomy. "A star that blew up and could be seen - barely - with the naked eye on a dark, moonless...
...Adam A. Miller analyzed the data. "This was the most powerful event ever seen in human existence," enthused Bloom's coauthor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley professor of astronomy. "A star that blew up and could be seen - barely - with the naked eye on a dark,...
...pair of binoculars. The event, which occurred March 19, was 200 million times brighter than its host galaxy, according to Alex Filippenko, a University of California at Berkeley astronomer. The blasts are thought to result from the merger of two neutron stars,...
...know the supernova class to which Cassiopeia A belonged. "This is an exciting result. It is gratifying that we finally know what kind of star exploded so long ago," the 'ScienceDaily' quoted Alex Filippenko of University of California as saying. ...
...a huge red supergiant star whose core collapsed in a rare supernova referred to as Type IIb. "This is an exciting result," said Alex Filippenko of the University of California, Berkeley. "Cassiopeia A has been studied extensively with many telescopes over...
...never knew before. "Cassiopeia A has been studied extensively with many telescopes over a wide range of wavelengths," said Alex Filippenko of the University of California at Berkeley, a supernova expert who was not affiliated with the study. "It is gratifying...
...whole thing from start-to-finish on tape." Another scientist, University of California at Berkeley astronomy professor Alex Filippenko, called it a "very special moment because this is the birth, in a sense, of the death of a star." And what a death blast...
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This was the brightest optical and infrared event that mankind has ever recorded
said Bloom
in Malaysia Sun
When more of these events are detected, we will open up the possibility of studying the infant universe with this new tool.
was said
in Malaysia Sun
A star that blew up and could be seen - barely - with the naked eye on a dark, moonless night, even though seven and a half billion light years away, is just astonishing.
was said
in Malaysia Sun
It was quite an introduction to research - my heart was racing for a week. I'm glad we decided to write instead of ski!
was said
in Malaysia Sun
We conclude that the burst's extraordinary brightness arose from a jet that shot material almost directly towards Earth at almost the speed of light - the difference is only 1 part in 20 000
was said
in RedOrbit
