galaxies Archive
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Everything You Need to Know About the Milky Way
Posted on September 14, 2012 | 13 Comments, -
A Piece of Armagh on the Moon: Image of the Month
Posted on August 23, 2012 | 2 CommentsOnce, about four billion years ago, an asteroid about a kilometre and a half across fell on our Moon.It fell unwitnessed by the brooding, lifeless Earth which loomed large in […] -
Eternity in 365 days
Posted on January 23, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Universe is 13.75 billion years old.It is easy to say, but what does that mean in Earthly terms?Let’s squeeze the whole history of the Universe into a year! […] -
Why We Will Never Conquer Space
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 20 CommentsSpace will never be conquered! Sad, but true. Let me explain how I’ve reached this conclusion. Planet Earth is big! The furthest you can travel from home across the […] -
Secrets of a Starburst Galaxy
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 CommentStudying galaxies and clusters in many wavelengths of light tells astronomers more than a single image ever could. Imaged with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in […] -
NGC 1672 and the Only Joke in Astronomy
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 1 CommentHere is possibly the only joke in all of astronomy. Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The first one goes up to the bar and asks for two drinks, […]