News tagged with spiral structure
A galaxy cluster gets sloshed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like wine in a glass, vast clouds of hot gas are sloshing back and forth in Abell 2052, a galaxy cluster located about 480 million light years from Earth. X-ray data (blue) from NASA's Chandra ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Testing the spiral density wave theory
Spiral galaxies are one of the most captivating structures in astronomy, yet their nature is still not fully understood. Astronomers currently have two categories of theories that can explain this structure, ...
May 30, 2011 |
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Image: Spiral extraordinaire
Scientists have yet to discover what caused the strange spiral structure.
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Scientists generate rotating electron beams
A team of EU-funded scientists has come up with a way of generating rotating electron beams. The technique, described in the journal Nature, could be used to probe the magnetic properties of materials and co ...
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Herschel Opens Its Infrared Eyes
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Herschel Space Observatory has snapped its first picture since blasting into space on May 14, 2009. The mission, led by the European Space Agency with important participation from NASA, ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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