NMT Astro Cafe

Monday, February 20, 2012

The circled object is an unusually powerful X-ray source; is it an intermediate mass black hole from a captured galaxy?

News 02.13.12

GALEX to be decommissioned

Hello all,

I found these different sites picking a list of the top news in astronomy for the 2011

Do we want to vote which one we think is the most important? If so please use the comment tool in the blog.

We talked about some of these during last semester. Others may be worth talking about next semester.

Could not help but noticing that water on Mars is still in the top of the hit parade! ;o)

Some interesting news, especially given how long these rovers have
outlasted their initial mission.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/dec/HQ_11-403_Mars_Rover_Gypsum.html

I'm sure someone else may have already sent these your way, but here are some news
blurbs from the last couple days.

Planet in Habitable Zone
http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-telescope-confirms-alien-planet-habitable-zone-162005358.html

Largest-Yet Black Holes
http://www.nature.com/news/record-breaking-black-holes-fill-a-cosmic-gap-1.9553

Shared by Phil.

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I was looking for a picture of the rock but could not find one :P