Daily Archives: April 7, 2009

Quintessence of Dust

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Invader Xan

Every once in a while, I see a picture that simply stuns me. I have to say, this is one of them. A gorgeous Hubble image of NGC 7049, in the constellation of Indus. It’s also a Brightest Cluster Galaxy … Continue reading →

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Fun with micrometeorites…

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Invader Xan

I have to hand it to BBC News, their headline of “Tiny rock excites astrochemists” amused me so much, I just had to take a look at the story. It concerns a micrometeorite dubbed MM04 — a 150 micron basaltic … Continue reading →

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Merrily merrily merrily merrily

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Invader Xan

Life is but a dream

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