04.04.10-Fermi: Einstein Still Rules.
We just cant seem to get enough of NASAs Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. The successor to the late Compton observatory that was de-orbited in 2002, Fermi has already pinpointed over 1,000...
View Article11.05.10: Ancient Galaxy Mergers.
Astronomers may have found a cosmological missing link in the realm of galactic evolution. The early universe was a crowded place; galaxy mergers must have been much more common in the primeval...
View Article16.05.10- Gliese 710: A Future Stellar Threat?
Gliese 710 inbound…(Credit: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey). Our quiet corner of the local galaxy may be in for a future interloper. A possible solar system side-swipe comes in the form of Gliese 710,...
View Article13.02.11: A Monster in M87.
Anatomy of a Beast. (Credit: NASA/Chandra Observatory). Take look at the image above. This was taken by NASAs Chandra X-Ray observatory of the heart of the M87 galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Well...
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