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AstronomyMilky Way Galaxy
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The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy - this means that it's a spiral galaxy that has a central bar shaped structure that is made up of stars. Spiral galaxies have a spiral structure that exten... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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16 January 2013
NGC 1309: Spiral Galaxy and Friends
Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; Processing - Martin Pugh
A gorgeous spiral galaxy some 100 million light-years distant, NGC 13... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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23 January 2013
Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
Image Credit & Copyright: SSRO-South, J. Harvey, S. Mazlin, D. Verschatse, J. Joaquin Perez, (UNC/CTIO/PROMPT)
Large spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is s... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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20 December 2012
M33: Triangulum Galaxy
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler, Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
Image data: Subaru Telescope, Robert Gendler, Brigham Young University Obs., Johann... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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8 November 2012
Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; Processing - Bill Snyder (Heavens Mirror Observatory)
In this stunning vista, based on image d... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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24 February 2013
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Dust and Stars
Image Credit: N. Scoville (Caltech), T. Rector (U. Alaska, NOAO) et al., Hubble Heritage Team, NASA
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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24 November 2012
NGC 1365: Majestic Spiral with Supernova
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years acr... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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14 September 2012
Elliptical M60, Spiral NGC 4647
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Giant elliptical galaxy M60 and spiral galaxy NGC 4647 do look like an odd couple in this s... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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8 February 2013
NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy
Image Credit & Copyright: Stephen Leshin, Collaboration: Deidre Hunter and LARI
Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunti... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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8 January 2013
Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 7424
Image Credit & Copyright: SSRO-South (S. Mazlin, J. Harvey, D. Verschatse, R. Gilbert) & Kevin Ivarsen (UNC/CTIO/PROMPT)
The grand, winding arm... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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11 January 2013
The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies
Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi
How do clusters of galaxies form and evolve? To help find out, astronomers continue to study the second... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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30 September 2012
A Galaxy Collision in NGC 6745
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
Acknowledgment: Roger Lynds (KPNO/NOAO) et al.
Gala... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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24 October 2012
NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda
Image Credit & Copyright: Bob and Janice Fera (Fera Photography)
The large stellar association cataloged as NGC 206 is nestled within... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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6 February 2013
The Arms of M106
Credit: Image Data - Hubble Legacy Archive, Robert Gendler, Jay Gabany, Processing - Robert Gendler
The spiral arms of bright galaxy M106 sprawl through this rem... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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28 March 2013
Unraveling NGC 3169
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona
Bright spiral galaxy NGC 3169 appears to be unraveling in this cosmic scen... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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13 October 2012
Galaxies, Stars, and Dust
Image Credit & Copyright: Ignacio de la Cueva Torregrosa (Capturandoeluniverso, A.A.E.)
Spiky stars and spooky shapes abound in this deep cosmic sky... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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2 February 2013
Herschel's Andromeda
Image Credit: ESA/Herschel/PACS & SPIRE Consortium, O. Krause, HSC, H. Linz
This infrared view from the Herschel Space Observatory explores the Andr... |
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God in Religionwhat made God?
32 Posts • 13379 Views
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What made God?
The first premise has to do with origins.
Either something always existed or there is a way something can come from nothing. Nothing is commonly thought of as a complete lack of anyt... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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28 September 2012
Stars in a Dusty Sky
Image Credit & Copyright: John Davis
Bright star Markab anchors this dusty skyscape. At the top right corner of the frame, Markab itself marks a corner... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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2 January 2013
The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens
Image Credit & Copyright: J. Rhoads (Arizona State U.) et al., WIYN, AURA, NOAO, NSF
Most galaxies have a single nucleus -- does this gal... |
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Physics & CosmologyWhere does the material from black holes go?
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A spectulation but if these black holes leading to other parts of the universe; then could they be similar to the chemical bonds of our compositon?
http://www.captai ncynic.com/reply/66347/excerp_ cosm... |
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Alternative BeliefsGod = The Universe
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Pickup, having reread your comment, aside from some errors in the science, I will have to agree with you that the motive of wanting design is to centralize the individual as the purpose of the univers... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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5 December 2012
Plasma Jets from Radio Galaxy Hercules A
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Baum & C. O'Dea (RIT), R. Perley and W. Cotton (NRAO/AUI/NSF),
and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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10 November 2012
Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660
Image Credit: Gemini Observatory, AURA, Travis Rector (Univ. Alaska Anchorage)
NGC 660 is featured in this cosmic snapshot, a sharp composite of broad a... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
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16 October 2012
A Spiral Nebula Surrounding Star R Sculptoris
Visualization Credit: ALMA Observatory (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
What's happening around that star? An unusual spiral structure has been... |
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