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Milky Way's center unveils supernova 'dust factory'
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ ^ | Cornell University

Posted on 03/20/2015 3:05:24 AM PDT by samtheman

Sifting through the center of the Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have made the first direct observations -- using an infrared telescope aboard a modified Boeing 747 -- of cosmic building-block dust resulting from an ancient supernova.

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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: boeing747; milkyway; supernova
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To: samtheman

I thought the center was caramel and nougat.

21 posted on 03/20/2015 12:32:22 PM PDT by dfwgator
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