Spiral galaxy

This blue light is a sign that very young, massive stars are forming. Because we see these galaxies as they were between five and ten billion years ago, we appear to be witnessing events that occurred within a few billion years after these galaxies were formed. Astronomers have also noticed that by examining the images of these distant blue galaxies, the images are frequently distorted or contain what appear to be multiple nuclei. The Milky Way, which is seen at a similar…

In the non-fiction book “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,” by Douglas Adams, there are two men, who search for the question to the answer they already have. As they journey through space and worlds they come to a realization that they have already found the question to their answer. Is life like this, do we ask ourselves the answer even though we already have the question? Could there be multiple questions for the same answer? Indeed, anything we ever contemplated of that we think is important…

Sleepless nights spent ruminating and regurgitating past events all the while ruing their aftermath often drained Surina the next morning; nonetheless, on the first full day in space, she awoke restored. Certainly, her restful sleep was not entirely due to the profound physical exhaustion from the lift off to space. Rather, after her consciousness roamed amongst the stars, she gained a fresh perspective that allowed her to rest from the burden of her sorrows for the first time in many years.…

1926. the piece consists of a wooden part that resembles the neck of a cello but has loose horsehair instead of strings. Man Ray once said, “Nature, from the sea-shell to the galaxy, is full of spirals: when I was a young man I was already obsessed by this form; when working as a draughtsman I was fascinated by curves, spirals, parabolas, hyperbolas.” (Man Ray, pg) The shot with the man (Jacques Rigaut) getting out of the car seems to lead to a hope for the viewer that the confusion of the film…

For a class session in English 101, the students visited the Poetry Center located at 1508 E Helen Street. Once everyone had arrived, we had the pleasure to be shown around by the Library Specialist, Sarah Kortemeier. Kortemeier spoke to us about the significance of the Poetry Center’s floor layout and architectural significance for the flow of individual’s visits to the building. Kortemeier also mentioned the various works of art that are located in the poetry center from various artists, even…

Aries: The Constellation and Zodiac Sign History/Astronomy: Aries (meaning “the ram” in Latin) is an ancient, mid-size constellation, actually ranked 39 out of the 88 constellations in terms of size (it takes up 441 square degrees). The constellation was catalogued by Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, in the 2nd centery. It was recognized as a constellation in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union, and, in 1930 an astronomer named Eugene Delporte defined its boundaries. When attempting to find…

1. The Earth rotates from the…………………………… a) west towards east b) east towards west c) north towards south d) south towards north 2. The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of………………….. a) 100,800 km/h b) 108,000 km/h c) 152,097,701 km/h d) 147,098,074 km/h 3. Tsunami can be cause of ……………… a) Volcano b) Avalanche c) Tornado d) Earthquake 4. Seasons happen because a) The earth’s axis is inclined by 66½° b) The earth’s revolution around the sun c) The rotation of earth d) United effect of (a) and…

The Sun, which is also called Sol, is estimated to be 4.6 billion years old with up to five billion years left in its life. It is currently in its yellow dwarf phase of life. It is located in the Milky Way galaxy in a spiral arm known as the Orion Arm. The Sun orbits the center of the galaxy at a speed of 720,000 kilometers per hour, but it takes 230 million years to make a full orbit. It has a mass that is estimated to be 1.988×1030 kg, which is 330,000 times the mass of Earth. This allows it…

The Sun, which is also called Sol, is estimated to be 4.6 billion years old with up to five billion years left in its life. It is currently in its yellow dwarf phase of life. It is located in the Milky Way galaxy in a spiral arm known as the Orion Arm. The Sun orbits the center of the galaxy at a speed of 720,000 kilometers per hour, but it takes 230 million years to make a full orbit. It has a mass that is estimated to be 1.988×1030 kg, which is 330,000 times the mass of Earth. This allows it…

The term “alien” deters people from even considering the existence of these beings due to the extremes and stereotypes placed on them through science-fiction movies and comics. An alien is not an evil, manipulative race that is trying to conquer the earth, which is portrayed in nearly all of the alien resources that are in the world today, but instead a living being with the same curiosity as ourselves. The stereotypical alien is too far-fetched for universal acceptance, but the reality of…