Archive for July 17th, 2012

Milky Way galaxy will collide with Andromeda

July 17, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) some time ago issued a surprising statement, which is about the Milky Way galaxy will collide with the Andromeda galaxy. But the collision will not occur in the near future. Major impacts are expected to occur in the next 4 billion years.

Andromeda galaxy

Andromeda galaxy

NASA concluded that based on the results of observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope. The data from the world’s largest space telescope showed that the Andromeda galaxy is moving quickly now towards the Milky Way.
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Milky Way galaxy color is snow white

July 17, 2012

There is not a real photograph of the Milky Way that is able to take by humans. However, the results of research conducted by Jeffrey Newman, University of Pittsburgh scientists announced that the Milky Way galaxy color is snow white. The Milky Way galaxy is where our Earth located.

The Milky Way color

The Milky Way color

Results were expressed in a meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 219 in Texas, the United States. Newman said that the best description he can give is to describe the color of snow in early spring. Milky Way is like having a grain Read the remainder of this entry »