Towards the Edge of the Known Universe
Mapping the position of 1.6 million galaxies within 1.3 billion light-years of the Milky Way reveal they cluster like grains of dust on a spider's web.
Apr 10, 2012
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Michael Manning
Six Exotic Planetary Nebulae in the Milky Way Galaxy
Located from two thousand light-years to seven thousand light-years from Earth are some visually spectacular planetary nebulae in our Milky Way Galaxy.
Apr 4, 2012
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Michael Manning
Seyfert Galaxy Cores Fluctuate Weekly
Seyfert galaxies fluctuate with startling rapidity at intervals of a few weeks. The rotational velocities of Seyferts are thirty times faster than normal.
Mar 10, 2012
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Michael Manning
Colliding Galaxies are Common in Deep Space
The NGC 2207 Galaxy is distorted by a smaller nearby galaxy, IC 2163, resulting in gas and stars flung into space, yet, galaxy collisions are quite common.
Mar 6, 2012
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Michael Manning
M83-NGC 5236, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
The M83 galaxy is the closest and brightest spiral galaxy in the night sky and is visible with a small telescope in the constellation of Hydra.
Jan 7, 2012
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Michael Manning
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