Astronomers have made the most detailed study yet of an extremely massive young galaxy cluster using three of NASA’s Great Observatories. This multiwavelength image shows this galaxy cluster, called IDCS J1426.5+3508, in X-rays recorded by Chandra in blue, visible light observed by Hubble in green, and infrared light detected by Spitzer in red. is so far away that the light detected is from when the universe was roughly a quarter of its current age. This is the most massive galaxy cluster detected at such an early age.
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By Farm Supply Store Part of living on a farm means having proper fencing, though this can often entail a number of different options depending on your property and what […]
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Written by: The Farm Supply Store One of the most popular forms of home security and safeguarding animals is electric fences. It is economical, and is easier to install and […]
Read MorePlanet’s eco-system under threat of climate change
Eco-system includes flora and fauna including birds, animals, people, trees and host of other things. The whole system is intertwined. Actions of people not only affect them, they also affect […]
Read MoreGrowing worldwide population threaten biodiversity of the planet
Human overpopulation is creating many problems and causing concerns among many nations worldwide. The world population is estimated at 7.2 billion at the present and expected to grow to between […]
Read MoreCelebrate Earth Day and help the planet
Earth Day 2015 is Wednesday, April 22, 2015. It is a worldwide annual event held to support the protection of our environment. Started in 1970, the event is organized by […]
Read MoreIncreased oil and gas production and environmental concerns
The recent oil boom in the United States is due mainly to new technologies of extracting oil from shale. Hydraulic fracking technology helps to extract oil and gas trapped in […]
Read MoreDecade and half after Kyoto Protocol China agrees to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The Kyoto Protocol adopted on December 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan extending the1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which commits State Parties to cut greenhouse gas emissions. […]
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