Astrophile: Hobbyist stakeout solves dwarf star enigma
Newscientist - Fri 24 May 13Amateur observations have bested the Hubble telescope, shoring up the leading explanation for the process that lights up the most common type of black hole
Citizen science measures up
ABC Science - Fri 24 May 13VOLUNTEER FORCE: Citizen scientists have helped solve a decades-old puzzle by assisting astronomers to make the most accurate distance measurements yet for an important star system.
Twin Stars Are Closer to Earth Than Thought
Discover Magazine - Thu 23 May 13Imagine if you could see a car's headlights from more than 20 miles away. Those must be some headlights! It might even throw your whole understanding of headlights into question – how could ...
Accurate distance measurement resolves major astronomical mystery
Phys.org - Thu 23 May 13(Phys.org) —Sometimes astronomy is like real estate—what's important is location, location, and location. Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars ...
Accurate distance measurement resolves major astronomical mystery, SpaceDaily - Tue 28 May 13Accurate distance measurement resolves major astronomical mystery, e! Science News - Thu 23 May 13
Accurate distance measurement resolves major astronomical mystery, ScienceDaily - Thu 23 May 13
Accurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery, Newswise - Thu 23 May 13
Refined distance measurements rescue a threatened theory
Ars Technica - Thu 23 May 13New radio measurement of SS Cygni could help solve a troubling mystery.
Star Mystery Solved: Stellar Twins Closer to Earth Than Thought
SPACE.com - Thu 23 May 13The twin stars of SS Cygni are hundreds of light-years closer to Earth than thought.
High School Math Solves Astronomical Mystery
Laboratory Equipment - Fri 24 May 13Sometimes astronomy is like real estate – what's important is location, location and location.Read more about High School Math Solves Astronomical MysteryComments
U Alberta teams with citizen researchers 370 light years from Earth
SpaceDaily - Tue 28 May 13Edmonton, Canada (SPX) May 28, 2013 A University of Alberta physicist brought together back-yard astronomers and professionals to confirm the mysterious behaviour of two stars more than 300 ...
U Alberta teams with citizen researchers 370 light years from Earth, Phys.org (news wire) - Thu 23 May 13Astronomers team up with the public to solve decade old puzzle
SpaceDaily - Tue 28 May 13Perth, Australia (SPX) May 28, 2013 An extremely precise measurement of the distance to a star system has finally allowed astronomers to solve a decade-old puzzle, confirming understanding ...
Astronomers team up with the public to solve decade old puzzle, Labspaces.net - Fri 24 May 13Mystery Of Nearby SS Cygni Star System Finally Resolved
RedOrbit - Thu 23 May 13John P. Millis, PhD for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online In 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope measured the distance to a nearby star system known as SS Cygni. Composed of a low-mass main ...