Tag Archive | "Big Bang"
Gazing into the Limits of the Universe
Astronomers have seen farther back in time and identified the earliest and youngest galactic object that can be observed in our universe. It is a galactic cluster, 10.2 billion years distant. We observe these galaxies as they were when the universe was only a quarter of its present age. This awe-inspiring discovery lies at the limit of what we will ever be are able to 'see' in the universe. Incredible!
Continue reading...Understanding Black Holes
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Black Holes have been confirmed by the tens of thousands throughout the universe. Often located at the center of large galaxies, they power star formation and are the most spectacular example of a 'singularity' - an object where the laws of nature as we understand them do not apply.
Continue reading...Peering into the Beginnings of the Universe
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Scheduled to launch in April 2009, the Herschel and Planck space telescopes bring capabilities never before available to study the origins of stars, galaxies and the universe. The expected data might revolutionize both astrophysics and philosophy.
Continue reading...Mother Earth: How the Earth Was Born
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Why are we here? As humans we have an annoying but highly important habit of not being able to just accept that things exist. Kurt Vonnegut said it best through his farcical religious leader Bokonon in Cat’s Cradle: “Tiger gotta hunt. Bird gotta fly. Man gotta
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Monday, November 2, 2009
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