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... A radio galaxy is a galaxy that emits an unusually big amount of energy at radio wavelengths. ... Inside of each galaxy with an active nucleus (radio galaxies are among them) there must be a system of a "central machine" responsible for the colossal amount of the emitted energy from radio to gamma ranges. ... Sometimes a radio source in an active galaxy may flare again if the needed conditions appear (a new portion of matter would fall into the furnace of the "central machine"). ...

... GAMMA RAY BURSTS . with guest Dr. Dale Frail from National Radio Astronomy Observatory . ... Gamma-Ray Bursts . A Collection of Resources to Get Behind the Headlines . Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College & ASP) . ... This is a fine introduction to violent events in the universe by a noted astronomer, with a good section on gamma-ray bursts. ... On the Swift mission and what it is teaching astronomers about gamma-ray bursts. ... http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/bursts.html . ...

... ACS survey observations of eight clusters are scheduled for the coming week, together with follow-up NICMOS observations of a supernova detected in previous ACS images. ... The present HST program will obtain two-colour (F606W, F814W) ACS images of the central regions of 66 of the ~150 Galactic clusters, with the goals of . ... Observations of the clusters Palomar 1, NGC 1261, NGC 6838, NGC 3201, NGC 5904 and NGC 104 (47 Tucanae) are scheduled over the next week. page by Neill Reid, updated 8/3/2006...

... The search for distant objects which can be both galaxies and quasars is one of the most important problems of observational astrphysics, because it allows one to determine cosmological parameters connected with the time of appearence and evolution of stellar systems, large scale structure of the Universe. ... Radio galaxies are important objects to be studied because they are sources of infrared-optical-ultraviolet continuum, emission lines and continual radio emission. ...

... 2009 March 7 . Comet Lulin and Distant Galaxies . ... Moving rapidly against the background of stars , Lulin briefly posed with the likes of Saturn , and Regulus (Alpha Leo). But here it is seen against a field of distant galaxies. ... The largest galaxies seen left of the comet's head or coma are cataloged as NGC 3016, NGC 3019, NGC 3020 and NGC 3024 and lie at a distance of 100 million light-years or so. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... galaxies . ... space flight . exoplanets . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Why can the Hubble Space Telescope see distant galaxies but not exoplanets? ... D espite Hubble's marvelous ability to image distant galaxies, the telescope isn't able to image extrasolar planets. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 7.03.2009 . ... To reveal the faint background galaxies and trace the comet's fading tail, the remarkable picture is a blended composite of telescopic exposures aligned with the both the stars and the speedy comet . The largest galaxies seen left of the comet's head or coma are cataloged as NGC 3016, NGC 3019, NGC 3020 and NGC 3024 and lie at a distance of 100 million light-years or so. ... Publications with keywords: comet . Publications with words: comet . ...

... Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Thesis Topic: ALMACAL: the evolution of the molecular gas in galaxies using ALMA calibrator observations . ... ALMA . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... It is therefore essential to probe the evolution of cold gas over cosmic time. ... We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student who is interested in working with us in using ALMACAL to address exciting and topical science questions related to the evolution of molecular gas in galaxies. ...

... Numerical simulations of cosmic structure formation and evolution are now suggesting that a galaxy-cosmic web connection might be the key ingredient for regulating galaxy evolution, including the morphological type, star formation history and gas content. ... This is why the most basic questions remain 50 years after the first attempts to detect intergalactic gas: Is the intergalactic medium driving star formation? ... Last updated:09:26:07 05-Mar-2015 . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Colin Johnston . ... Our Galaxy . ... To locate it, look along the imaginary line between the two end stars on the leading edge of the PloughтАЩs blade (Merak and Dubhe) and Polaris (the North Star), the galaxy M82 (also known as the Cigar Galaxy) along with its companion M81, lies just off this line about a third of the way between the Plough and Polaris. €а€аAs usual, the supernova is far brighter than its home galaxy, appearing as an extra star. ...

... Research . ... A rare hybrid morphology radio galaxy . ... In this project we will be able to investigate the environmental effect on star formation and galaxy evolution in individual galaxies falling into the cluster through radio observations of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Current models of galaxy evolution regulate the star formation rates within the simulated galaxies by invoking radio-mode feedback from AGN. ... Julie.Banfield@anu.edu.au . ...

... Australian telescopes have helped the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) find thousands of new galaxies. ... Preliminary HST results were released today by NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute , as were the results from the Australian institutions. ... Called the Hubble Deep Field South , it complements the original Hubble Deep Field , another small patch in the northern sky. ... The Anglo-Australian Telescope has measured the distances of about 75 faint far-flung galaxies in the field. ...

... Astrophysics Group . ... Galaxy Formation and Evolution . ... Gas heating and outflows driven by accreting supermassive black holes (quasar phase) may affect the evolution of star formation in their host galaxy. ... The starburst galaxy M82, which expels dust and metal enriched gas out of its disk . ... The interstellar medium (ISM) plays a central role in galaxy evolution, providing the fuel for star formation and also hosting the ?fossil record? of the galaxy formation history. ...

... Our Sun is part of a huge wheel-shaped collection of stars. ... Astronomers have long suspected it was a very massive black hole, and that every galaxy had such a central mass, created early in the history of the universe. ... However, unless that object happens to be headed directly at the black hole (a relatively small target) it will just swing around and fly away again, like a comet making a pass at the Sun. The velocity acquired in falling towards the black hole also helps it escape. ...

... Special Reports Giant space cloud may be powered by black holes 17:57 23 April 2007 NewScientist.com news service David Shiga An enormous cloud of roiling plasma in space may be drawing its energy from black holes, new observations suggest. Such clouds might be sources for the mysterious particles that occasionally crash into Earth's atmosphere at ultra - high speed. ... But higher energy particles in the cloud may be able to escape, he says. ...

... The process of reducing observations from both Armagh Observatory and Nyr?l? Observatory, Jyv?skyl?, Finland, as part of a worldwide campaign to record mutual eclipses and occultations of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter in 2002-2003 was started. 14 lightcurves were obtained from data obtained at Nyr?l? Observatory, using a modification of an IDL script provided by Amir Ahmad as a prelude to reducing the Armagh data itself. ...

Hamburg/SAO Survey (HSS) for Emission-Line Galaxies - New Wide-Angle Search for Blue Compact Galaxies (BCG) . ... New project named Hamburg/SAO Survey extends study of blue compact galaxies to new large wide-angle sample based on digitized objective-prism photoplates of the Hamburg Quasar Survey (HQS). ... 60%) of observed emission-line objects in accordance to the idea of use objective-prism wide-field surveys as favorable technique to search for narrow emission-line galaxies . ...

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Quasars . Hubble Space Telescope's image of a quasar and a few spaces above it a near by star. The fuzzy object on the top is a galaxy. All objects are billions of light years away from each other. ... Scientists beleive that Quasars are located in galaxies that have black holes! They believe that the black holes provide the Quasar with its intense energy and light. Image of a quasar at the center of a galaxy. ... Therefore the density of Quasars was higher in the past. ...