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Mysterious New Object Discovered in Space
space.com ^
| 04/19/10
| Charles Q. Choi
Posted on 04/19/2010 6:20:26 PM PDT by KevinDavis
A strange and mysterious new object in space may the brightest and long-lasting "micro-quasar" seen thus far, a miniature version of the brightest objects in the universe.
The object suddenly began pumping out radio waves last year in the relatively nearby galaxy M82, some 10 million light-years away. Its discovery was announced Tuesday.
"The new object, which appeared in May 2009, has left us scratching our heads — we've never seen anything quite like this before," said researcher Tom Muxlow, a radio astronomer at the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory in England.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; haltonarp; m82; quasar; space; stringtheory; xplanets
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To: KevinDavis
Admit it, you thought you were going to see a photo of Helen Thomas
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:21:15 PM PDT
by
KansasCanadian
(The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.)
To: mrreaganaut; Las Vegas Dave; Hell to pay; kosciusko51; stainlessbanner; uscbud; blogOps; Mr Fuji; ..
For other space news go to: http://www.spacetoday.net
For a list of Private Space Companies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:21:20 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Jesus Saves... Allah Kills...)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:21:36 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Craven spirits wear their master's collars but real men would rather feed the battlefield's vultures)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:21:37 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:23:25 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: KevinDavis
Interesting story. The distances involved in space are very difficult for me to wrap my brain around. 10 million light years is a long way.
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:24:33 PM PDT
by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: KevinDavis
Since the object is 10 million light years away, doesn’t that mean it really started producing the light 10 million years ago, and we are just now seeing it? :p
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:25:24 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: KevinDavis
It’s Zero’s ego. Space is the only place big enough to hold it.
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:32:43 PM PDT
by
jeffc
(I now live in National Socialist America)
To: KoRn
Ten million and one years ago if you want to accurate.
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:32:45 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Duncan Hunter, Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachman, ...)
To: jeffc
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:42:28 PM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
("Ked Tennedy would have been plowed... I mean, proud today..." - Senator Max Baucus (Drunk-MT))
To: KevinDavis
The message that was received was “All your bases are belong to us!”
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posted on
04/19/2010 6:44:58 PM PDT
by
cork
To: KevinDavis
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04/19/2010 6:52:43 PM PDT
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Chet 99
To: KevinDavis
...Yahh...0bambis birth certificate got sucked into a black (now that’s racist) hole and was transported to the edge of the known universe....film at 11
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04/19/2010 7:08:50 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(They'll get my false teeth when they pry them from my sister's cold, dead mouth)
To: KevinDavis
It’s. ....the.......golden......arches.....ray kroc has set up shop in the heavens.
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posted on
04/19/2010 7:32:11 PM PDT
by
databoss
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
04/19/2010 7:36:30 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(My name is Obammymandius, King of kings: look upon my works ye mighty, and despair...)
To: KansasCanadian
That's funny right there. I figured when I clicked on this thread I would see her photo or at least a "IBTHTP".
BTW, IBTHTP!!!
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posted on
04/19/2010 7:39:55 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: KevinDavis
M82? There's one of these floating around in space?
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posted on
04/20/2010 9:05:37 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The Founders revolted for less.)
To: Richard Kimball
The distances involved in space are very difficult for me to wrap my brain around. 10 million light years is a long way.I feel the exact same way. I just don't 'get' astronomical measurements.
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posted on
04/20/2010 9:06:44 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The Founders revolted for less.)
To: annie laurie; garbageseeker; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Mmogamer; ...
Thanks KevinDavis, a three-list ping.
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posted on
04/20/2010 3:35:28 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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