Tag Archives: Outer Space

Should Pluto’s 5th Moon Make It a Planet?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Francie Diep, SPACE.com Staff Writer | SPACE.com Scientists on Wednesday (July 11) announced the discovery of a fifth moon orbiting Pluto in a major solar system find. But while many … Continue reading →

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40 Million Stars Mapped in New Night Sky Census

Posted on June 26, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… And if you think that’s interesting, just think: God made all of those stars, and billions more like them (some of which are a hundred times larger than our Sun) in just 6 days! Now that’s interesting. And … Continue reading →

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European Telescope Pierces Into Heart of Massive Galaxy

Posted on June 26, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com – Mon, Jun 25, 2012 A recent photo of the colossal Centaurus A galaxy pierces through thick clouds of cosmic dust to reveal a clear view of its … Continue reading →

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NASA Voyager 1 Spacecraft Nears Interstellar Space

Posted on June 19, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a new environment more than 11 billion miles from Earth, suggesting that the venerable probe is on the cusp of … Continue reading →

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New Milky Way Photo Captures 1 Billion Stars

Posted on March 29, 2012 by The Great One

Fascinating stuff! TGO Note: Click on image to enlarge Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff, Space.com | SPACE.com More than a billion stars blaze bright in a new photo of our Milky Way galaxy snapped by an … Continue reading →

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Andromeda Galaxy’s Exotic X-Ray Signal Actually a Bright Black Hole

Posted on February 27, 2012 by The Great One

I wonder if hundreds of millions or maybe billions of years down the road this will be our fate; our entire solar system “swallowed” by a black hole? If we don’t destroy ourselves first, odds are our existence will end … Continue reading →

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Hubble telescope zeroes in on green blob in space

Posted on January 10, 2011 by The Great One

Incredibly interesting and fascinating stuff! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer WASHINGTON – The Hubble Space Telescope got its first peek at a mysterious giant green blob … Continue reading →

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First glimpse of a planet from another galaxy

Posted on November 19, 2010 by The Great One

The study of cosmology is one of the most fascinating of all the sciences. I can only imagine what discoveries will be made in the next hundred years and beyond, as our technology advances at a geometric rate. TGO Refer … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Galaxies Found Packed in Busy Cosmic Clusters

Posted on June 1, 2010 by The Great One

For anyone interested in astronomy, check out this article… I found it quite interesting and educational. TGO Refer to story below. Source: SPACE.com SPACE.com Space.com Staff Tue Jun 1, 11:00 am ET A mind-boggling new image of space packed with thousands of tiny dots … Continue reading →

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