RT @cynthialawson: I can no lo…
by Greg on Jul.27, 2010, under Science Life
RT @cynthialawson: I can no longer say I have never seen someone clipping their nails on the subway. Disgusting! #newyorkerswithoutmanners
After this weekends run in wit…
by Greg on Jul.27, 2010, under Science Life
After this weekends run in with police for taking recreational pics on the subway, it might be easier to start taking photos from the sky.
That gr8 new scientist article…
by Greg on Jul.26, 2010, under Science Life
That gr8 new scientist article on social networking finally solves a mystery that has baffled me all year: the popularity of jersey shore
Who would have thought that cl…
by Greg on Jul.25, 2010, under Science Life
Who would have thought that climate change legislation would be one of the things congress failed to act on? Another pathetic response…
The weather outside is ….wea…
by Greg on Jul.23, 2010, under Science Life
The weather outside is ….weather…
I hope with all my heart that …
by Greg on Jul.23, 2010, under Science Life
I hope with all my heart that Ricky Gervais replaces Steve Carell on the office.
One of the more challenging th…
by Greg on Jul.23, 2010, under Science Life
One of the more challenging things this summer has been the humid sweat soaked commute being capped off by an AC-less lab with many servers
The mets need to start wearing…
by Greg on Jul.22, 2010, under Science Life
The mets need to start wearing 2 black armbands to commemorate the death of their season and relevancy.
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Little Galaxy With a Tail
This infrared portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, reveals stars and dust in this galaxy as never seen before. T The image shows the main body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is comprised of the "bar" and "wing" on the left and the "tail" extending to the right. The bar contains both old stars (in blue) and young stars lighting up their natal dust (green/red). The wing mainly contains young stars. The tail contains only gas, dust and newly formed stars. Spitzer data has confirmed that the tail region was recently torn off the main body of the galaxy. Two of the tail clusters, which are still embedded in their birth clouds, can be seen as red dots. The data in this image are being used by astronomers to study the lifecycle of dust in the entire galaxy: from the formation in stellar atmospheres, to the reservoir containing the present day interstellar medium, and the dust consumed in forming new stars. The dust being formed in old, evolved stars (blue stars with a red tinge) is measured using mid-infrared wavelengths. The present day interstellar dust is weighed by measuring the intensity and color of emission at longer infrared wavelengths. The rate at which the raw material is being consumed is determined by studying ionized gas regions and the younger stars (yellow/red extended regions). The Small Magellanic Cloud, and its companion galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud, are the two galaxies where this type of study is possible. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI
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