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Hubble spots spiral galaxy that shouldn't exist
Los Angeles Times ^ | July 18, 2012, 1:05 p.m. | Thomas H. Maugh II

Posted on 07/18/2012 5:08:07 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the oldest known spiral galaxy, a 10.7-billion-year-old anomaly that by all rights shouldn't exist. The galaxy was present in the early universe, about 3 billion years after the Big Bang, at a time when galaxies were still forming and normally looked clumpy and irregular. …

In fact, it is a so-called grand design spiral galaxy, which has prominent, well-formed spiral arms. "The fact that this galaxy exists is astounding," Law said. "Current wisdom holds that such grand design spiral galaxies didn't exist at such an early time in the history of the universe." …

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; History; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: haltonarp; hst; hubble; scientism; stringtheory
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1 posted on 07/18/2012 5:08:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

It existed Then but I wonder if it exists Now?


2 posted on 07/18/2012 5:14:37 PM PDT by montanajoe
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To: Olog-hai

Isaiah 44:24 Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;


3 posted on 07/18/2012 5:15:52 PM PDT by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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To: Olog-hai

What if the universe consists of overlapping “mini-universes”?


4 posted on 07/18/2012 5:16:03 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: montanajoe
It existed Then but I wonder if it exists Now?

Wait 10.7 billion years to find out.

5 posted on 07/18/2012 5:16:49 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Olog-hai
"Current wisdom holds... They need an editor. Should be "held."
6 posted on 07/18/2012 5:17:14 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Those who support the lesser of two evils have already succumbed to evil.)
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To: struggle

Bet there’s people living there! I would love to talk to them


7 posted on 07/18/2012 5:18:51 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Olog-hai

Didn’t have a zoning clearance?


8 posted on 07/18/2012 5:19:09 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: dirtboy

They will have to get back to me on that...


9 posted on 07/18/2012 5:19:34 PM PDT by montanajoe
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To: montanajoe

Big Bang is bull ,we only know a small bit about earth ,and nothing beyond , see a picture and make up a story


10 posted on 07/18/2012 5:19:44 PM PDT by molson209
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To: Olog-hai
"Current wisdom holds that such grand design spiral galaxies didn't exist at such an early time in the history of the universe."

That is, assuming that the standard model is correct. At one time "current wisdom" held held that everything in the sky revolves around the earth.

11 posted on 07/18/2012 5:21:29 PM PDT by nomodem
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To: Olog-hai

“Current wisdom....”

Current SPECULATION...

Fixed.


12 posted on 07/18/2012 5:21:29 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: Olog-hai

Hey, y’know that universe you got there? you didn’t build that.


13 posted on 07/18/2012 5:24:24 PM PDT by Coastie (CPO retired)
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To: molson209
We only know a small bit about most things and because of that I don't call the big bang or scientific theories in general bull because we don't know enough to say for certain one way or another..
14 posted on 07/18/2012 5:28:08 PM PDT by montanajoe
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Bet there’s people living there! I would love to talk to them

They'd love to talk to you too.


15 posted on 07/18/2012 5:30:14 PM PDT by atomic_dog
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To: Olog-hai

Guess we don’t know everything . . . yet.


16 posted on 07/18/2012 5:30:50 PM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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To: molson209

I once heard an analogy of how absurd the “Big Bang” theory is.

It would compare to blowing up a huge warehouse of metal, bolts, plastic, oil, equipment, cloth...etc etc and having all the pieces fall together creating a fully functioning Boeing 747.


17 posted on 07/18/2012 5:31:37 PM PDT by Jerry Attrick
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“That is, assuming that the standard model is correct.”

‘Zackly! Even their basic premise that the universe is 14B years old could be off by a factor of 10...or 1000.


18 posted on 07/18/2012 5:32:06 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Olog-hai

The Rosie Ruiz galaxy — it took the bus to get ahead of all the other galaxies.


19 posted on 07/18/2012 5:32:10 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (The patient is bleeding to death! Apply more leeches!)
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To: Olog-hai
it is a so-called grand design spiral galaxy, which has prominent, well-formed spiral arms

Some adolescents develop large forearms and biceps early on, same for galaxies...

20 posted on 07/18/2012 5:32:44 PM PDT by mikrofon (Astro BUMP)
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