- Gigantic Loop of Black Holes and Neutron Stars
- Unusual Hollow Discovered on Mercury
- 'Junk DNA' Defines Differences Between Humans and Primates
- Dark Side Of The Moon --Does It Hint at a "Giant Impact"?
- Image of the Day: Strange Glowing Shell of an Exploding Star
- From the X Files: "Giordano Bruno's Legacy" --Vatican New Views on Extraterrestrial Civilizations
The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth & Beyond |
| Gigantic Loop of Black Holes and Neutron Stars Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:28 AM PDT Arp 147 contains the remnant of a spiral galaxy (right) that collided with the elliptical galaxy on the left. This collision has produced an expanding wave of star formation that shows up as a blue ring containing in abundance of...   |
| Unusual Hollow Discovered on Mercury Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:00 AM PDT NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has discovered strange hollows on the surface of Mercury. Images taken from orbit reveal thousands of peculiar depressions at a variety of longitudes and latitudes, ranging in size from 60 feet to over a mile across and...  |
| 'Junk DNA' Defines Differences Between Humans and Primates Posted: 26 Oct 2011 12:20 AM PDT Scientists believed for years that the vast phenotypic differences between humans and chimpanzees would display significantly different genetic makeups. However, when their genomes were later sequenced, researchers were surprised to learn that the DNA sequences of human and chimpanzee genes...  |
| Dark Side Of The Moon --Does It Hint at a "Giant Impact"? Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:42 AM PDT It sounds like a Buck Rogers plot, or a rave remix of Pink Floyd, but it a fascinating story from our very nearest astronomical neighbor. The Japanese SELENE mission (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer) has probed the far side of the...  |
| Image of the Day: Strange Glowing Shell of an Exploding Star Posted: 26 Oct 2011 12:14 AM PDT Chandra X Ray Space Observatory has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant known as N63A,...  |
| From the X Files: "Giordano Bruno's Legacy" --Vatican New Views on Extraterrestrial Civilizations Posted: 26 Oct 2011 12:08 AM PDT The chief astronomer of the church that burned Giordano Bruno at the stake in 1600 says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of extraterrestrial civilizations perhaps more evolved than humans. "In my opinion this...  |
| You are subscribed to email updates from The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel -Your Daily Dose of Awe: Science, Space, Tech To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
Visit zooey for Daily Updated Hairstyles Collection
