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Massive Explosion a Universe Far Far Away
The most massive explosion ever recorded anywhere in the universe, occurred sometime after September 15, 2008. 12.2 billion light years from earth, a super massive star exploded and then possibly imploded to a black hole. Incredibly intense gamma ray radiation was released, traveled across space and time to be recorded by the GLAST research satellite.
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Monday, March 2, 2009
The Pinwheel Galaxy, a huge spiral galaxy containing more than one trillion stars, has had its portrait taken at multiple wave lengths and the results are stunning. Read on to learn more about this amazing star system and see stunning images viewed through the world's greatest telescopes.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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