I
decided to start a news report of sorts where every Sunday I post news on
Astronomy that’s exciting and happened through the week.
1.
Hubble Finds Evidence Of
Galaxy Star Birth Regulated By Black Hole Fountain:
This
discovery explains the mystery of why many elliptical galaxies do not have a
higher rate of star birth even though there is plenty of gas present. The space
telescope of NASA’s knows as the Hubble captured blue stars forming around the
jets of black holes which are located in the centre of extra-large elliptical
galaxies. The scientist have identified this case as that of controlled
development. In this, the cycle of heating and cooling of gases keep the star
birth at bay. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2015/08/hubble-finds-evidence-of-galaxy-star-birth-regulated-by-black-hole-fountain#
2.
Astronomers Discover
Enormous Protogalaxy 10 Billion Light Years Away:
A
protogalaxy is a large mass of gas from which galaxies are thought to develop
from. This particular protogalaxy is 4, 00,000 light years across—around 4
times the size of our home galaxy. It is located between two quasars {pronounced:
kwey-zaar/kwey-saar}. Quasars are large and remote celestial object that emit
huge amounts of energy and light. If you look at a quasar through a telescope
you might not recognise it, as it looks like a star, but it is absolutely
gigantic. So gigantic that it contains massive black holes [note: I said black
holes, as in plural]. In fact, it is belied that quasars represent a stage in
the evolution of formation of galaxies.
3.
Scientists Find Evidence For
Ancient Lake In Meridiani Planum On Mars:
4. Astronomers
See Colourful ‘Owl’ In The Sky:
You
must be thinking “owl?!” That’s right I said owl but not the animal. Owl a
nickname for the little known nebula called ESO 378-1. This nebula is located
in the constellation Hydra which is around 3,250 light years away and has a
diameter of around 4 light years. I just had to include this in the
AstroCapsule because I think the picture is absolutely stunning.