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Subaru Telescope Captures Images of the Stealth Merger of Dwarf Galaxies" border="0">Subaru Telescope Captures Images of the "Stealth Merger" of Dwarf Galaxies
February 8, 2012
Research by an international team of scientists has revealed a "stealth merger" of dwarf galaxies, where an in-falling satellite galaxy is nearly undetectable by conventional means yet has a substantial influence on its host galaxy. The Subaru Telescope captured high-resolution images of individual stars in a dense stream of stars in the outer regions of a nearby dwarf galaxy (NGC 4449); these outlying stars are the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host...
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The Role of Subaru Telescope in Supernova Research: A Q and A Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter
January 26, 2012
Japanese researchers have been collaborating with Dr. Saul Perlmutter, one of the Nobel Physics Laureates of 2011. Dr. Perlmutter's Supernova Cosmology Project team member, Nao Suzuki, recently interviewed Perlmutter, who discussed the role of Subaru Telescope for supernova cosmology research...
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Science Results
- Subaru Telescope Captures Images of the "Stealth Merger" of Dwarf Galaxies - February 8, 2012
- Precise Measurement of Dark Matter Distribution with Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing - January 19, 2012
- Subaru's Sharp Eye Confirms Signs of Unseen Planets in the Dust Ring of HR 4796 A - December 29, 2011
- Discovery of a Vigorous Star-Forming Galaxy at the Cosmic Dawn - December 21, 2011
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Topics
- Subaru News Expands into Social Media - February 16, 2012
- The Role of Subaru Telescope in Supernova Research: A Q and A Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter - January 26, 2012
- Dr. Iye Honored with the Medal with Purple Ribbon - November 23, 2011
- A Celebration of VIS Volunteers - November 15, 2011
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