PlanetBye

Antennae Assembly

2011-10-03T21:42:00.033+02:00

Antennae Assembly

The Antennae galaxies are among my favorite astronomical objects. I have even given this blog the nick name 'Science Antenna' with a lovely portray of the - Antennae. I was of course delighted today, when I saw that ESO's new ALMA telescope chose to publish images of the elegant galaxies dancing as the first result - the inauguration of the most impressive and highest lying! telescope on this planet.

The object consist of two galaxies merging. As they are smashing together they create billions of new stars, mostly in groups and clusters of stars. You'll even find some super star clusters as a result of this collision.

I will celebrate these events, the lovely collision AND the inauguration of ALMA, here with a series of images that I have collected over the years, starting with the latest - Antennae by ALMA! Enjoy!

Antennae Galaxies, NGC4038, NGC4039

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Visible light image: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble telescope registered the sharpest image of the Antennae galaxies until now. It is expected that a complete ALMA will provide much sharper images than today, so to better match these taken by Hubble.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration.

Antennae Galaxies as seen by around one third of the total 66 antennas comprising the ALMA telescope.

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO).

Antennae Galaxies as seen by around one third of the total 66 antennas comprising the ALMA telescope.

Credit: B. Saxton, (NRAO/AUI/NSF), ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Visible light image: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

And now some other images of the Antennae Galaxies.

This is a composite image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), the Hubble Space Telescope (gold and brown), and the Spitzer Space Telescope (red).

Credit: NASA, ESA, SAO, CXC, JPL-Caltech, and STScI.

Credit: NRAO/AUI and J. Hibbard

Flying Carpet

2011-10-03T21:40:00.001+02:00

Flying Carpet

Imagine a plastic version of this fish and you have the plastic flying carpet!

I knew it was just a matter of time before material scientists of our time rediscovered ancient Arabic knowledge. Carpets CAN fly! Duh! ;-)

Colliding Galaxies - SU Transitions

2011-09-24T14:35:00.002+02:00

SU Colliding With Its Users

Colliding Galaxies
by Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA
Arp 272

SU is going to make significant changes to their service, so much so it looses its main character all together. This means that I cannot make comments illustrated by visuals, like in this very post, communicating quite effectively across cultures and languages (at least overcoming some difficulties for those who do not master the English language to perfection). SU is on a colliding course with its own original idea - and more devastating, with its customers/users.

I do not see how I can maintain the interactions with my audience without the html I right now am using. The power of visuals seems unknown to those in power at SU.

For those who'd like to follow my discoveries on net, however reduced that will be compared to on this service, can join my circle at Google + and/or join my group Beyond Sustainability on Facebook

My more lengthy 'popular' science articles will still be published on Science 2.0. In fact there will be a weekly series of articles about Extreme Geohazards there starting next week.

I will continue to update my PlanetBye on Blogspot also, where you actually can find most of my posts here on SU + some more stuff.

Bente Lilja Bye aka Stellare

Nanotubes

2011-09-24T14:35:00.001+02:00

Nanotubes

This looks like knitting - I think I will start on a sweater or something this fall...do some nano-knitting. :-)

Solar Flare

2011-09-24T14:34:00.002+02:00

Solar Flare

In blue of course!!

Move Over!

2011-09-24T14:34:00.001+02:00

Move Over!

Just the 'tiniest bit' can now be quantified. It means a femtoscale atomic displacement.

Atronomical Gold

2011-09-24T14:33:00.001+02:00

Astronomical Gold

Neutron stars to blame?

Holy GRAIL

2011-09-24T14:32:00.001+02:00

Holy GRAIL

Totally awesome picture of the launching site for GRAIL - the instrument who'll look a bit closer at the moon.

Bugs

2011-09-24T14:31:00.000+02:00

Bugs

Photo: nutmeg

The Moon & The Telephone

2011-09-24T14:29:00.001+02:00

The Moon & The Telephone

Learn about a less known part of our science history - and be prepared for some sweet surprises.

Materials That Marvel

2011-08-27T18:24:00.001+02:00

Materials That Marvel

Nanotechnology is absolutely fascinating.

Complex patterns in liquid crystals.
Above is an images that shows how the tiles in a liquid crystal can be of many different shapes and colors, forming periodic patterns of high complexity. On nano scales!

Pregnancy & Paleontology

2011-08-27T18:23:00.001+02:00

Pregnancy & Paleontology

I just had to write that heading. Sort of an oxymoron; producing life when your so, so dead?! ;-)

Smoke Rings In Space

2011-08-27T18:21:00.000+02:00

Smoke Rings In Space

Wh00t? No smoking bans in space? Must have been a glitch by the authorities...

A Synchrotron Point Of View

2011-07-30T14:17:00.000+02:00

A Synchrotron Point Of View

Oh, I so do not want to have my eyes hard x-rayed. However, the synchrotron radiation infrastructure in Grenoble comes in handy in improving eye operations. But, by the look of it, an eye combined with that huge installation, it seems terrifying, doesn't it? :-)

Grazing Cows and Galaxies

2011-07-25T23:22:00.000+02:00

Grazing Cows and Galaxies

by Meteorologists! :-)

You know you have to read this story then.

One Million Years Without Sex

2011-07-25T23:21:00.001+02:00

A Million Years Without Sex

If they can do it, you can...had you lived that long! ;-)

Your Brain - Artistic NeuroView

2011-07-25T23:19:00.000+02:00

Your Brain - Artistic NeuroView

Dave Mosher has made an awesome collection of neuroscience art and presents it on SciAm! Lovely, Dave!

Neptune

2011-07-25T23:18:00.000+02:00

Happy Birthday, Neptune!

1 - ONE - whole year it is, then. :-)

Little Pony

2011-07-25T23:17:00.001+02:00

Stellare's Little Pony

Inspired by Xineann

...time to be childish again...

4th Of July Celebrations Of Astronomical Proportions

2011-07-04T12:29:00.000+02:00

4th Of July Celebrations Of Astronomical Proportions

The Crab Nebula was once SN1054 - a supernova that exploded on 4th of July. Hence the American Independence Day....Yes? ;-)

Ulas The Quasar

2011-06-30T13:37:00.001+02:00

Ulas The Quasar

The very distant one...

Evolution From A Brid Perspective

2011-06-30T13:36:00.001+02:00

Evolution From A Bird Perspective

Norway - LIVE - Hurtigruten

2011-06-30T13:35:00.002+02:00

Norway - LIVE!

Now - until 22. June 2011 - watch Norwegian coasts live. Includes midnight sun.

Shaping Your Brain

2011-06-30T13:35:00.001+02:00

Shaping Your Brain

Exercise, exercise - that is what will make a difference. Dave is discussing what the internet (exerciise) does to children's brains...:-)

Is it dangerously addictive? And what is addiction, really?

Brain is a muscle just like any other muscle and obviously we need to use it to grow 'strong'. Addiction in the meaning training your brain for hours shouldn't cause any worries with respect to children playing on the computer. On the contrary, it is good news.

Addiction is just another word for being able to concentrate or focus for a long time. :-)

I would turn around the 'color' of this article and say that according to the latest science we see proof that training your brain actually works. :-)

Then again, contradicting myself, the fact that we can conclude opposing claims from the same experiment underline one of my frequently used arguments concerning neuroscience -and that is that just because we see physical changes in the brain, it doesn't enable us, by scientific methods, to conclude what that means in terms of behavior or emotional results.

Nøkken - The Neck

2011-06-30T13:34:00.001+02:00

The Neck - The Water Spirit

So you do not believe in the Neck, do you? Well...if you believe in science I guess you should reconsider you convictions - those laser eyes are real, I'm telling you. :-)

Do not take my word for it, read about the Living Lasers here or here or even here. The Neck is just ONE application...

Look out for Noekken!