Tag Archives: The Universe

SCIENCE : Dark Energy’s Fingerprint Found in Distant Galaxies

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

This image was produced by combining a dozen NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory observations made of a 130 light-year region in the center of the Milky Way. When microwaves created by the Big Bang pass through large galaxies, they appear to … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July Fireworks

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Celestial Stripe. This image of a delicate ribbon of gas, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, reveals a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago. Photo courtesy of … Continue reading →

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