11/23/2008
Galaxy collisions may cause starry arms (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The sweeping starry arms of pinwheel-shaped galaxies, such as the Milky Way, could be the shrapnel from violent collisions with other galaxies, according to research in which University of Pittsburgh astrophysicists took part.
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11/22/2008
Theory about Milky Way's formation challenged (New Kerala)
Washington, Nov 22 : A new research has challenged the existing theory about the formation of galaxies like out own Milky Way.
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11/22/2008
Local student chosen for NASA ambassadorship (The Wahpeton Daily News)
Kristin Eberhardt found a love for astronomy as a seventh grader attending Wahpeton Middle School. Her teacher went over the subject in class and Eberhardt just really liked it. She is the daughter of Daryl and Michelle Eberhardt.
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11/21/2008
Iconic Rings And Flares Of Galaxies Created By Violent, Intergalactic Collisions (Science Daily)
The bright pinwheels and broad star sweeps iconic of disk galaxies such as the Milky Way might all be the shrapnel from massive, violent collisions with other galaxies and galaxy-size chunks of dark matter. New findings challenge a longstanding theory.
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11/21/2008
Iconic rings and flares of galaxies created by violent, intergalactic collisions (EurekAlert!)
( University of Pittsburgh ) The bright pinwheels and broad star sweeps iconic of disk galaxies such as the Milky Way might all be the shrapnel from massive, violent collisions with other galaxies and galaxy-size chunks of dark matter, according to a multi-institutional project involving the University of Pittsburgh. Published in the Nov. 20 edition of the Astrophysical Journal, the findings ...
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11/21/2008
Iconic rings and flares of galaxies created by violent, intergalactic collisions (PhysOrg)
The bright pinwheels and broad star sweeps iconic of disk galaxies such as the Milky Way might all be the shrapnel from massive, violent collisions with other galaxies and galaxy-size chunks of dark matter, according to a multi-institutional project involving the University of Pittsburgh. Published in the Nov. 20 edition of The Astrophysical Journal, the findings challenge the longstanding ...
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11/21/2008
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast - November 21 - 23, 2008 (Universe Today)
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for the weekend? It's Friiiiiday and it's time to make a date with the Queen as we gather up a few more studies in the great constellation of Cassiopeia. Since we've got some dark skies ahead of us, expect to be a little more "challenged" this [...]
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11/21/2008
Valparaiso University events (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
VOLTS FOR seniors The Valparaiso Organization for Learning and Teaching Seniors has scheduled fall semester programs that will examine caste identity in India, nanotechnology research at Valparaiso University, the music of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers and a variety of additional topics.
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11/20/2008
Mystery of Rapid Star Birth Solved (SPACE.com)
Hubble resolves mystery over loner starburst galaxy; galaxy more distant than thought.
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11/21/2008
Hubble Resolves Puzzle About Loner Starburst Galaxy (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2008 Astronomers have long puzzled over why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood.
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