Space
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Brightest Galaxy In The Universe Found | Mike Wall
This artist's concept depicts the most luminous galaxy known in the universe. The object, which was discovered by NASA’s WISE space telescope, is called WISE J224607.57-052635.0 Credit: ...
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The Big Bang Is Going Down | Rick Rosner
Black hole. Credit: BoingBoing.net The Big Bang is about to collapse catastrophically, and that's a good thing March 30, 2015 (BoingBoing.net) -- First postulated in 1931, the Big Bang has been the ...
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No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning
This is an artist's concept of the metric expansion of space, where space (including hypothetical non-observable portions of the universe) is represented at each time by the circular sections. Note ...
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NASA Releases Images of 1st Notable Solar Flare of 2015 | Karen C. Fox
Jan. 13, 2015 (NASA) -- The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m. EST on Jan. 12, 2015. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of ...
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Not Written in the Stars | John Michael Greer
Aug. 7, 2013 (Archdruid Report) -- When Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed the death of God -- in less metaphorical terms, the collapse of the Christian faith that had provided the foundations for ...
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40 Million Stars Mapped In New Night Sky Census | Space.com
Color-composite image of FSR 1735. The cluster is the circular regions of stars and enhanced brightness in the center of the image. North is up and East is to the left. CREDIT: Henri Boffin, ESO ...
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Scientists Closing in on Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy | Clara Moskowitz
Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. CREDIT: Alain R. | Wikimedia Commons Apr. 6, 2012 (SPACE.com) -- Though scientists have suspected for a while that a giant ...
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Record Arctic Ice Melt Threatens Global Security (Stephen Leahy)
This data visualisation from the Aqua satellite show the maximum sea ice extent for 2008-09. Credit:NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio Sept. 15, 2011 (Inter Press Service) -- All the ...
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NASA's Cassini orbiter snaps unbelievable picture of Saturn (Mike Wehner)
Sometimes reality is just as stunning as science fiction Sept. 8, 2011 (tecca.com)-- Science fiction movies have spoiled us on high definition views of our planetary neighbors, but real-life ...
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Sun Unleashes X6.9 Class Flare (NASA)
An x-class flare began at 3:48 AM EDT on August 9, 2011 and peaked at 4:05 AM. The flare burst from sun spot region AR11263, before it rotated out of view. The image here was captured by NASA's ...
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Summer Solstice Starts with Solar Storm (Tariq Malik)
This image taken by the sun-watching SOHO observatory. CREDIT: SOHO/NASA/ESA June 21, 2011 (SPACE.com) -- The sun unleashed a powerful solar flare and eruption Tuesday (June 21) just in time for ...
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