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Searching the Night Sky for a Supernova

Posted by Warren Wong on Friday, November 5, 2010, In : supernovas

Astronomers are looking at NGC 3982 and other galaxies for a supernova to study

: If you see a supernova, it could be your big moment in life? NASA photos.

The Milky Way use to be thought of as a spiral galaxy, but recently collected data seems to suggest to astronomers that the Milky Way could in fact be a barred galaxy. Either way, the human journey to the beginning of the universe has revealed to astronomers a seeming infinity of galaxies beyond the celestial horizon we view from Ear...

Journey into the Heart of the Beehive

Posted by Warren Wong on Friday, November 5, 2010, In : Star Astronomy

: The bottom photo reminds many of bees moving around in a hive. NASA photos

The Hubble Space Telescope takes the human journey to the beginning of the universe into the beehive

We join the human journey to the beginning of the universe as it boards the Hubble Space Telescope to travel 15,800 light years (~ 4850 parsecs) into Centaurus the Centaur to globular cluster Omega Centauri to peer into the beehive and look at individual stars.The beehive as it's called was first noted by earl...

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Showing Tag: "the milky way" (Show all posts)

Searching the Night Sky for a Supernova

Journey into the Heart of the Beehive

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