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Maps Unveil the Source of Starburst Galaxy's Winds

Maps Unveil the Source of Starburst Galaxy's Winds

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group at Kyoto University has discovered that shocks are the primary energy sources that excite the galactic wind region of starburst galaxy NGC 253. Their images of the center ...


X-Ray Jets from Galaxies

X-Ray Jets from Galaxies

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some dramatic galaxies eject gigantic, collimated jets of ionized gas millions of light-years long, powered by the massive black holes at their centers. The ionized jets are detected at radio ...


Researcher uses 100,000 degree heat to study plasma

Researcher uses 100,000 degree heat to study plasma

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Using one of the greatest sources of radiation energy created by man, University of Nevada, Reno researcher and faculty member Roberto Mancini is studying ultra-high temperature and non-equilibrium plasmas ...


Galactic nuclei offer some indication of axionlike particles

Physics / General Physics

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 18

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Axionlike particles are interesting because they come up regularly when scientists study string theory. By looking at their properties, you hope to learn about string theory, or some other unified theory ...


Scientist fine-tune Hubble Space Telescope

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

A scientist at Rochester Institute of Technology has expanded the Hubble Space Telescope's capability without the need for new instruments or billions of dollars.


Black Hole

Cookie cutter in the sky: Seeing the shape of material around black holes for first time

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (27) | comments 34

Black holes can now be thought of as donut holes. The shape of material around black holes has been seen for the first time: an analysis of over 200 active galactic nuclei—cores of galaxies powered by disks ...