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Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy

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Thunderr
- 76 days ago - sciencedaily.com

The Pinwheel galaxy is gussied up in infrared light in a new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.The fluffy-looking galaxy,(Messier 101),is dominated by a mishmash of spiral arms.In Spitzer's new view,infrared light is color coded,the galaxy sport

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Jhn Wzt (4)

Tuesday July 22, 2008, 1:22 pm
untresting thx for the post.i sure wuld wanna travel there but its abit to far away :)

Eternal Optimist (117)

Wednesday July 23, 2008, 4:58 am
Beautiful picture when enlarged. Noted with thanks Thunderr :)

Ray DeRusse (0)

Wednesday July 23, 2008, 8:00 pm
Very interesting story. Just possibly what one might expect from the harsh radiation from an evolving star. Our stellar sample similarly does not contain PAH's although it does contain some of the oxides necessary for organic material to form.

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