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New Universe map unearths 300,000 more galaxies
AFP ^ | 2/19/19 | Staff

Posted on 02/19/2019 5:35:02 PM PST by Openurmind

The known Universe just got a lot bigger.

A new map of the night sky published Tuesday charts hundreds of thousands of previously unknown galaxies discovered using a telescope that can detect light sources optical instruments cannot see.

The international team behind the unprecedented space survey said their discovery literally shed new light on some of the Universe's deepest secrets, including the physics of black holes and how clusters of galaxies evolve.

"This is a new window on the universe," Cyril Tasse, an astronomer at the Paris Observatory who was involved in the project, told AFP.

"When we saw the first images we were like: 'What is this?!' It didn't look anything at all like what we are used to seeing."

https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/new-universe-map-unearths-300000-more-galaxies-doc-1dl6xk1

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


TOPICS: Astronomy; Education; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; lofar; science; stringtheory
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1 posted on 02/19/2019 5:35:02 PM PST by Openurmind
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To: Openurmind

They are just going to keep on finding them, I reckon.


2 posted on 02/19/2019 5:35:58 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Openurmind

Unearths ???

How about the word “reveal” 300,000 more galaxies.

Geez...


3 posted on 02/19/2019 5:38:05 PM PST by Popman
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To: SamAdams76

The “edge” just keeps getting farther away. :)


4 posted on 02/19/2019 5:40:00 PM PST by Openurmind
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To: SamAdams76

How much more research funding is this discovery good for?

300,000 more galaxies, ought to at least take 2,000 degreed monkeys banging away on keyboards...


5 posted on 02/19/2019 5:41:15 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Openurmind

Only 999,999,700,000 to go.


6 posted on 02/19/2019 5:41:20 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Openurmind
I was sure they were there years ago, just couldn't prove it.        full disclosure, I thought there were 300,051
7 posted on 02/19/2019 5:41:50 PM PST by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: Openurmind

There is a giant mirror at the edge of the universe that makes the space appear to be even larger...


8 posted on 02/19/2019 5:41:55 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Popman

They were found below the turtles.


9 posted on 02/19/2019 5:42:21 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Openurmind

Good news for folks in the franchise industry.


10 posted on 02/19/2019 5:44:32 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: a fool in paradise

You need to get out more.


11 posted on 02/19/2019 5:45:10 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: a fool in paradise

“He also made the stars.” — Genesis 1:16b


12 posted on 02/19/2019 5:50:00 PM PST by salmon76 (Heaven has a wall, a gate and a strict immigration policy. Hell has open borders.)
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We’re the only ones in the universe of course...


13 posted on 02/19/2019 5:52:09 PM PST by afterhoursarmory
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To: salmon76

Punch in “Genesis” into Bing and see what you get. The first link is to the group. The Bible link is not even on the first page. Amazing.


14 posted on 02/19/2019 5:53:46 PM PST by Fungi
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To: salmon76

Punch in “Genesis” into Bing and see what you get. The first link is to the group. The Bible link is not even on the first page. Amazing.


15 posted on 02/19/2019 5:53:50 PM PST by Fungi
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To: a fool in paradise

Modern cosmology is something I enjoy. It’s interesting to perceive even this iota of God’s thinking.


16 posted on 02/19/2019 5:54:13 PM PST by onedoug
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To: salmon76

And He made a lot of them...


17 posted on 02/19/2019 5:56:23 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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To: TexasGator

In Pascal’s time it was argued against the bible that God promised Abraham his descendants would be innumerable, like the stars; but men could count all the stars and they were not innumerable.

I guess that argument falls flat these days...


18 posted on 02/19/2019 6:01:29 PM PST by CondorFlight
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To: Openurmind

“The heavens declare the glory of God...”


19 posted on 02/19/2019 6:09:11 PM PST by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Openurmind

I’m just itching to build a 10’ radio telescope.


20 posted on 02/19/2019 6:12:43 PM PST by Openurmind
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