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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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 Posted - 12/22/2004 : 19:39:41
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Yes, the Universe is Expanding.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/news/39204.html
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has discovered larger and younger than expected galaxies, researchers say.
The NASA craft, launched in April 2003, found three dozen galaxies emitting ultraviolet light at levels that would indicate stars are still forming and supernovas are still exploding.
The galaxies could be as close as 2 billion light years from Earth and may be as young as 100 million years, researchers said.
The Milky Way is 10 billion years old.
"It's like finding a living fossil in your own back yard," said Tim Heckman of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and a member of California Institute of Technology team conducting the research.
"We thought this type of galaxy had gone extinct, but in fact newborn galaxies are alive and well in the universe."
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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Posted - 12/22/2004 : 19:47:22
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quote:
"It's like finding a living fossil in your own back yard," said Tim Heckman of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and a member of California Institute of Technology team conducting the research.
he must be the janitor at johns hopkins - living fossil???
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"Baby" Galaxies
