Tag Archives: The Astrophysical Journal

Mystery of Galaxy Evolution Revealed by Distant Cosmic Lens

Posted on October 24, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: SPACE.com  By Denise Chow, Staff Writer The most distant cosmic lens — a galaxy whose gravity warps and deflects light from an even more distant stellar nursery — has been discovered by … Continue reading →

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Did Asteroid Impacts Spark Life’s ‘Left-Handed’ Molecules?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com Contributor | SPACE.com The mysterious bias of life on Earth toward molecules that skew one way and not the other could be due to how light … Continue reading →

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‘Super-Jupiter’ Discovery Dwarfs Solar System’s Largest Planet

Posted on November 19, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com In a rare direct photo of a world beyond Earth, astronomers have spotted a planet 13 times more massive than Jupiter, the largest planet in our … Continue reading →

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