Galaxies

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• Cosmic fruit machine matches galactic collisions

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  A new website will give everyone the chance to contribute to science by playing a cosmic fruit machine and compare images of colliding galaxies with millions of simulated images of galactic pile-ups.
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• Star Birth Dominates Energy Production in Ultra-Luminous Galaxies

  
  Astroengine.com — Authority: 114
  Artists impression of an ultra-luminous galaxy heating the surrounding dust (JAXA/ISAS/LIRA) In the early 1980’s, NASA’s Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) detected a number of unknown objects lurking in the depths of the cosmos. At the time, these IRAS objects stirred speculation in the press. Were the ...
  20 hours ago

• We have a winner – and more to come!

  
  Just One More Game — Authority: 405
  Thanks to everyone who’s followed @justonemoregame on Twitter, and RTweeted the magic message to enter our baby Galaga competition . Last night, I placed the names into the baby bath of fortune ™ – and drew one out. Congrats to @spadgy_OTA! The winner of the baby Galaga cab, signed by new Galaga ...
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• Huge Steam Sale Going On Now!

  
  Platform Nation — Authority: 514
  If you’re a fan of Lucasarts or THQ, today is your Christmas. Steam currently has the entire catalog of Lucasarts and THQ titles available for $49.99 each. That’s a ridiculous value! The Lucasarts pack includes: Armed and Dangerous Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ...
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• NASA telescope makes first detection of gamma-rays from microquasar

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, November 27 (ANI): NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic microquasar.The microquasar is a binary system known as Cygnus X-3.The system pairs a hot, massive star with a compact object - either a neutron star or a black ...
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• NASA’s new space telescope to start hunt for stealth asteroids

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, November 27 (ANI): NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is all set to start its hunt for stealth asteroids.According to a report in New Scientist, WISE, which headed to the launch pad last week, will map the entire sky in infrared. It will spot everything from nearby cool, failed stars to ...
  2 days ago

• How YOU can check out cosmic crashes

  
  Skymania News | Space headlines — Authority: 119
  Space fans can today play a cosmic fruit machine to help astronomers understand the biggest pile-ups in the universe. A new website produced by scientists at Oxford and in the US lets the "gamblers" bring up photos of dramatic collisions between galaxies. Astronomers say the "game" will deliver them the real ...
  5 days ago

• Now, web users can play ‘cosmic slot machine’ to study colliding galaxies

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new website will give everyone the chance to contribute to science by playing a ‘cosmic slot machine’ and compare images of colliding galaxies with millions of simulated images of galactic pile-ups.These collisions, which astronomers call ‘galactic mergers’, could be the key to ...
  5 days ago

• Try Your Hand At Galaxy Zoos New "Slot Machine"

  
  Universe Today — Authority: 666
  Heres your chance to play online slot machines without risking your life savings. Plus its an opportunity to contribute to a citizen science project that is sure to revolutionize our understanding of galaxy mergers. Galaxy Zoo s newest project asks for help in looking at colliding galaxies , and uses a tool akin ...
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• Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 553
  This image of the central parts of Centaurus A reveals the parallelogram-shaped remains of a smaller galaxy that was gulped down about 200 to 700 million years ago.A new technique using near-infrared images, obtained with ESO’s 3.58-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT), allows astronomers to see through the opaque ...
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• Dark galaxy may be crashing into Milky Way

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, November 23 (ANI): New calculations by a team of astronomers have indicated that a dark galaxy may be crashing into our own Milky Way. In 2008, a cloud of hydrogen with a mass then estimated at about 1 million suns was found to be colliding with our galaxy. Now, according to a report in [...]
  6 days ago

• Ring of Stars in Centaurus A Uncovered

  
  Universe Today — Authority: 666
  Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is one of the most studied objects in the Southern sky, because it is the giant elliptical galaxy with the closest proximity to our own Milky Way . It lies 11 million light years away from the Milky Way, and is believe to have merged with another gaseous galaxy about 200 to 700 million ...
  6 days ago

• Ride in style with the Star Wars Galaxies Premium Adventure Pack

  
  Be The Gamer — Authority: 160
  Sony Online Entertainment has a Star Wars Galaxie s package available for purchase now that offers some pretty compelling incentives. Of course you get the game and all three expansions: Jump to Lightspeed, Rage of the Wookiees , and The Trials of Obi-Wan , but the in-game bonus items are what really make it ...
  6 days ago

• Ride in style with the Star Wars Galaxies Premium Adventure Pack

  
  Massively — Authority: 682
  Sony Online Entertainment has a Star Wars Galaxie s package available for purchase now that offers some pretty compelling incentives. Of course you get the game and all three expansions: Jump to Lightspeed, Rage of the Wookiees , and The Trials of Obi-Wan , but the in-game bonus items are what really make it ...
  6 days ago

• Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine

  
  SciNewsBlog — Authority: 136
  Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2009) — A new technique using near-infrared images, obtained with ESOs 3.58-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT), allows astronomers to see through the opaque dust lanes of the giant cannibal galaxy Centaurus A, unveiling its "last meal" in unprecedented ...
  6 days ago

• Star Wars Galaxies: User-created content sets the bar for MMOs

  
  Multiplayergames.com — Authority: 137
  Image from http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/index.vm Players who haven’t tried their hand yet in Star Wars Galaxies can now download the Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures Premium Pack Plus, directly from Steam or Direc2Drive . This compilation includes the original game, ...
  6 days ago

• A Glorious Dawn

  
  Rainbow of Chaos — Authority: 424
  This video went viral in the skeptical community a couple of weeks ago and whilst I was aware of it, I didn’t have time to watch it until last night.  It is part of The Symphony of Science a musical project by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. A still ...
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• Giant cannibal galaxy observed having its “last meal” by astronomers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Munich, November 21 (ANI): Astronomers, using European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) 3.58-meter New Technology Telescope (NTT), are seeing through the opaque dust lanes of the giant cannibal galaxy Centaurus A, unveiling its “last meal” in unprecedented detail - a smaller spiral galaxy, currently twisted and ...
  1 week ago

• A Galaxy of Disappointment – 1UP.COM

  
  OnlyDedicatedServers.com — Authority: 147
  A Galaxy of Disappointment – 1UP.COM Tags: PC Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures (PC) Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (PC) Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (PC) It’s easy to forget Star Wars Galaxies still exists these days. Most fans have long since given up Modern Warfare 2 ...
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• SOE says SW Galaxies is three million strong and growing

  
  Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  ... a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around ... SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities ...
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