quasars – Thinking Port

Scientists Found Breathable Oxygen in Another Galaxy for the First Time

February 20, 2020 admin Air, astronomy, atmosphere, galaxies, molecular, oxygen, quasars, radio astronomy, redshift, Shanghai, tech-science

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:56:58 +0000

Molecular oxygen is a key component of the air humans breathe, and now astronomers have spotted it a half-billion light years away. But don’t hold your breath for quasar whippets.

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These Dark Matter ‘Clumps’ Help Explain the Material That Makes Up Most of the Universe

January 10, 2020 admin astronomy, dark matter, dark matter halo, galaxy, gravitational lensing, hubble, jpl, quasars, space, tech-science

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:03:29 +0000

The shadowy entities are about 10,000 to 100,000 times smaller than the dark matter halo of the Milky Way.

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A Newly Discovered Type of Galaxy Keeps Producing Stars as It Dies

June 12, 2019 admin andromeda galaxy, galactic collision, mergers, milky way, quasars, star formation, stars, tech-science, university of kansas

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:52:51 +0000

‘Cold quasars’ offer an unprecedented look at the transition between active star-forming galaxies and dead galactic bodies.