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Time capsule of the Big Bang

By Guest PostFebruary 11, 2014Scienceandromeda galaxy, astrophysicist, big bang, dwarf galaxy, early universe, evan skillman, greek helios, helium abundance, helium atom, kristen mcquinn, large binocular telescope, lbt, leo p, Milky Way, time capsule, university of minnesota

Using one of the world’s premier telescopes, University of Minnesota astrophysicists Evan Skillman and Kristen McQuinn have discovered a priceless relic of the Big Bang in the Milky Way’s back yard.

They are part of an international team that found Leo P, a tiny galaxy in the constellation Leo that contains relatively few stars, but has large clouds of hydrogen and helium. The ratio of elements in those clouds is of great interest because it is believed to mirror conditions in the first few minutes after the Big Bang. (more…)

NASA’s Galex Reveals the Largest-Known Spiral Galaxy

By Guest PostJanuary 11, 2013Scienceall sky survey, baerbel koribalski, barred spiral galaxy, biggest stellar system, brazil, california, catholic university, cathy horellou, Chile, claudia mendes, constellation pavo, de, dimitri gadotti, disk galaxy, duilia de mello, dwarf galaxy, eli dwek, european southern observatory, fernanda urrutia viscarra, fossil record, galactic encounter, galaxy evolution explorer, galex, goddard, gravitational interaction, greenbelt, ic 4970, institute of technology, largest, milky way galaxy, mission, NASA, ngc 6872, oliveira, onsala space observatory, pasadena, rafael eufrasio, sao paulo, space flight center, spiral arms, star formation, stellar population, Sweden, two micron, united states, university, very large telescope

PASADENA, Calif. — The spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 has ranked among the biggest stellar systems for decades. Now a team of astronomers from the United States, Chile and Brazil has crowned it the largest known spiral, based on archival data from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) mission, which has since been loaned to the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Measuring tip-to-tip across its two outsized spiral arms, NGC 6872 spans more than 522,000 light-years, making it more than five times the size of our Milky Way galaxy. (more…)

Astronomy Team That Includes UCLA Finance Professor Discovers Nearby Dwarf Galaxy

By Guest PostFebruary 10, 2012Scienceaaron romanowsky, astronomer, big bang, c28 telescope, centurion 28, christine black, david martinez delgado, david reitzel, dwarf galaxy, francis longstaff, frazier park, Galaxy, gravitational attraction, gravitational tug, gravity, griffith observatory, halo population, Hubble Space Telescope, hydrogen gas, james riffle, kern county, light, light years, living fossil, michael rich, Milky Way, milky way galaxy, ngc 4449, night sky, polaris observatory association, r jay gabany, sagittarius dwarf galaxy, sky, star formation, telescope, transient stage

A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is some 12.5 million light years from Earth. The newly discovered dwarf galaxy had escaped even the prying eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope.

The research is published Feb. 9 in the journal Nature. (more…)

New Hubble Observations of Supernova 1987A Reveal Composition of ‘Star Guts’ Pouring Out

By Guest PostSeptember 4, 20101 commentScience13.7 billion years ago, astronomer, big bang, dwarf galaxy, earth, emission, hubble repair mission, Hubble Space Telescope, kevin france, large magellanic cloud, milky way galaxy, NASA, observations, richard mccray, Space, star guts, string of pearls, supernova, supernova 1987A, university of colorado at boulder

Observations made with NASA’s newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope of a nearby supernova are allowing astronomers to measure the velocity and composition of “star guts” being ejected into space following the explosion, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Time capsule of the Big Bang

NASA’s Galex Reveals the Largest-Known Spiral Galaxy

Astronomy Team That Includes UCLA Finance Professor Discovers Nearby Dwarf Galaxy

New Hubble Observations of Supernova 1987A Reveal Composition of ‘Star Guts’ Pouring Out