The entire universe is built on dualism, and everything changes. After life comes death. From cells to organisms, from animals to us, from stars to galaxies, everything experiences the dynamics of birth and death. This is a change. Of course, we mourn and hold funerals for the people we love—sometimes even pets—but these are perfectly normal variations within the universe, and like us, they are also subject to society and time.
This photo shows a gamma-ray burst traveling at nearly the speed of light. Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe and occur in supernova or hypernova explosions of very massive stars.
On November 21, comet ISON entered the field of view of the STEREO-A spacecraft's H1 cameras. This field of view also captured solar storms from Mercury, Earth, and the sun. Because of the STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view, Earth was the farthest object, while Mercury was the closest. Because both had such intense light, a linear pattern appeared in the camera's detectors.
I couldn't resist sharing this article by Prof. Dr. Ethem Derman, whom I follow with great enthusiasm. He eloquently expressed my thoughts. Thank you. I read an article on this subject today and wanted to share some excerpts with you. The famous Keck Telescope, built in the US with significant contributions from a wealthy individual, costs $30.8 million annually, meaning that in one night, this telescope […]
Gamma Rays: We've already developed many conspiracy theories and possible end-of-the-world ideas. A meteorite impact, the sun becoming a red giant and engulfing the Earth, and so on. But this new idea (it's always been around, but this is the first time it's been brought up this far) is far more intriguing. Gamma Radiation Ray. Let's call it a cosmic gun. The WR 104 system is 8,000 light-years away from us. […]
On the left side of this shot, we see the California Nebula, known as NGC 1499, and on the right, the Pleiades star cluster (though it does remind me of a Greek name :)). This is not the true color of the nebula; the image is created by ionizing hydrogen atoms from the star Xi Persei, which is blue on the right. The California Nebula spans 60 light-years […]
