We report far-infrared and submillimeter observations of supernova 1987A, the star whose explosion was observed on 23 February 1987 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy located 160,000 light years away. ... The intensity and spectral energy distribution of the emission suggest a dust mass of about 0.4 to 0.7 times the mass of the Sun. ... Our observations imply that supernovae can produce the large dust masses detected in young galaxies at very high redshifts. ... ADS Citation Query . ...

... 2016 February 5 . Massive Stars in NGC 6357 . ... Explanation: Massive stars lie within NGC 6357 , an expansive emission nebula complex some 6,500 light-years away toward the tail of the constellation Scorpius . In fact, positioned near center in this ground-based close-up of NGC 6357, star cluster Pismis 24 includes some of the most massive stars known in the galaxy, stars with nearly 100 times the mass of the Sun. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... A Solar Prominence from SOHO . ... A solar prominence is a cloud of solar gas held above the Sun's surface by the Sun's magnetic field. ... What would it be like to walk across Mars? ... Aurora from Space . ... But the International Space Station (ISS) orbits at nearly the same height as many auroras, sometimes passing over them, and sometimes right through them. ... A Soyuz Spacecraft Approaches the Space Station . ... Last month, a Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station...

What happens to a star heavier than five solar masses? ... Stars about ten solar masses probably behave like our five solar mass star until they reach the end of core-helium burning. ... The Crab nebula was formed after a massive explosion ripped a star apart in 1054. ... Today, the glowing outer layers of the star are still rushing away from a tiny star in the centre. ... An incredible explosion rips through the outer layers of the star, releasing colossal amounts of energy in a supernova explosion. ...

Blackholes Discussion Forum . Forums: . ... black hole pump? - sleepvark - September 3, 2014 - 21:13 UTC . ... WHAT IS Fe1 neagative?This is dark matter..... - theoracle - January 27, 2009 - 19:11 UTC . ... hbar=e^2/e0c - garrydenke - June 7, 2005 - 14:05 UTC . ... black hole theory - astronomy124 - February 24, 2005 - 04:47 UTC . ... www.astronomy.net . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

February 4, 2008 (Monday) Gabriella Sciolla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology . ... This detector, which will be operated underground in 2008-2009, will allow us to set limits on spin-dependent Dark Matter interactions using a directional detector. 4:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ... return to top . ... This seminar will briefly review the role of axions in particle and astrophysics, and will describe the progress we have made in the experimental search. 4:00 pm, 472 Willamette Hall . ...

... HIZOA J0836-43: a massive galaxy . ... The galaxy HIZOA J0836-43 was discovered by Donley et al. (2006) in the Parkes HI Survey of the Zone of Avoidance (HIZOA) and is also detected in the HI Parkes All Sky Survey (HIPASS) . ... The extended neutral hydrogen disk of HIZOA J0836-43, mapped with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, is at least 130 kpc in diameter (top panels) and rotates with over 300 km/s (bottom panels). ... today * ATNF | Parkes | ...

The HI Mass Function: Open Questions Stephen Schneider University of Massachusetts The Evolution of Galaxies through the Neutral Hydrogen Window 1 February 2008 HI Mass Functions = ­1.5 = ­1.2 Is the bright end variable? Is There One HI Mass Function? ... Also face flux-bias problems when hunting close to noise: promote more weak sources than lose stronger sources Arecibo Slice AGES HI Mass Function to Date The slope is relatively flat for the first 142 galaxies detected. ...

... Mass . 17a. Measuring Mass . ... A medium-size (1.25 inch wide) binder clip, as is used in offices to hold papers together--the type made of flat blue steel, with two wire