Thursday, February 13, 2014

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


First global geologic map of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede details an icy world

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 11:45 AM PST

Scientists have crafted the first global geologic map of Ganymede, illustrating the varied geologic character of the solar system's largest moon.

Four unknown galaxy clusters containing thousands of galaxies discovered 10 billion light years from Earth

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:24 AM PST

Four unknown galaxy clusters each potentially containing thousands of individual galaxies have been discovered some 10 billion light years from Earth. An international team of astronomers used a new way of combining data from the two European Space Agency satellites, Planck and Herschel, to identify more distant galaxy clusters than has previously been possible. The researchers believe up to 2000 further clusters could be identified using this technique, helping to build a more detailed timeline of how clusters are formed.

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