Category Archives: Space

Galactic Geysers Mapped(link)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Enormous outflows of charged particles from the centre of our Galaxy, stretching more than halfway across the sky and moving at supersonic speeds, have been detected and mapped with CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes radio telescope. Recent observations of the phenomenon were … Continue reading →

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Supernova Progenitor Found

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Type Ia supernovae are violent stellar explosions. Observations of their brightness are used to determine distances in the universe and have shown scientists that the cosmos is expanding at an accelerating rate. But there is still too little known about … Continue reading →

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Lichen Can Survive in Space: New Light on Origin of Life

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

You can freeze it, thaw it, vacuum dry it and expose it to radiation, but still life survives. ESA’s research on the International Space Station is giving credibility to theories that life came from outer space — as well as … Continue reading →

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We are On Collision With Andromeda Galaxy

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

NASA astronomers can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our galaxy, Sun, and solar system: the titanic collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy.The Milky Way is destined to change drastically … Continue reading →

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