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Catastrophic event in early Universe could explain why galaxies like our Milky Way stop growing
Daily Mail ^
| 6:59 PM on 10th March 2010
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 03/11/2010 11:52:14 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
A 'catastrophic event' halted the birth of new stars in an infant galaxy 10 billion years ago, scientists revealed today.
They believe this may explain why early giant galaxies similar to our own Milky Way didn't just keep on expanding after they had formed.
The team from Durham University, observed the massive galaxy, called SMM J1237+6203, as it would have appeared just three billion years after the Big Bang when the Universe was a quarter of its present age.
An artist's representation showing outflow from a supermassive black hole inside the middle of a galaxy. Scientists believe debris from such a black hole or winds from dying stars caused a huge surge of energy that scattered star-forming gasses
According to their findings the galaxy exploded in a series of blasts trillions of times more powerful than any caused by an atomic bomb. The blasts happened every second for millions of years, the scientists said.
The explosions scattered the gas needed to form new stars by helping
it escape the gravitational pull of the galaxy, effectively regulating
its development.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; cosmos
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Yep, too much gas will do that to ya...............
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posted on
03/11/2010 11:54:28 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Education makes people easy to lead, difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
03/11/2010 11:56:53 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
A 'catastrophic event' halted the birth of new stars in an infant galaxy 10 billion years ago, scientists revealed today. They believe this may explain why early giant galaxies similar to our own Milky Way didn't just keep on expanding after they had formed. Yet the Sun is 4.5 billion years old, so somehow star formation carried on in the Milky Way.
This just doesn't make sense.
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posted on
03/11/2010 11:57:08 AM PST
by
dirtboy
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well, everyone knows the universe is only 6800 years old anyway....
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posted on
03/11/2010 11:57:08 AM PST
by
starlifter
(Sapor Amo Pullus)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well, everyone knows the universe is only 6800 years old anyway....
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posted on
03/11/2010 11:57:38 AM PST
by
starlifter
(Sapor Amo Pullus)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Wow. I really wanted to know why our galaxy wasn’t growing properly. I couldn’t sleep at night with worry. Now I can. Blessed relief at last.
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posted on
03/11/2010 11:58:45 AM PST
by
central_va
( http://www.15thvirginia.org)
To: Red Badger; NormsRevenge; Fred Nerks; Marine_Uncle
In the comments they are talking about :
The Philadelphia experiment
Maybe marine_uncle knows something about it,...since it is his home turf....LOL!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
So are they sure it was ten million years ago and not seven million or seven thousand?
2 Peter 3:8 With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
Someone do the math please.
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posted on
03/11/2010 12:04:10 PM PST
by
HighlyOpinionated
(SPEAK UP REPUBLICANS, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU YET! IMPEACH OBAMA!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
According to their findings the galaxy exploded in a series of blasts trillions of times more powerful than any caused by an atomic bomb.I hate it when that happens.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
pretty explosive post.
wow.
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posted on
03/11/2010 12:08:06 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: GreenHornet
It's damn scary to watch it in your neighborhood....
But....The Big Bang we are told was created from a primordial atom
That's from the comments....
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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03/11/2010 12:11:06 PM PST
by
arthurus
("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Bush’s fault?
More proof of Global Warming?
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posted on
03/11/2010 12:13:16 PM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: dirtboy
To: NormsRevenge
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"A 'catastrophic event' halted the birth of new stars in an infant galaxy 10 billion years ago, scientists revealed today." But new stars are being formed every day. Stars of every age are represented in the Universe. Blue Giants are among the youngest. This is known because blue = very hot (think gas flame on your oven) = very high mass (think extreme gravitational pressure) = rapid nuclear burning = short life.
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03/11/2010 12:27:27 PM PST
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ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: GreenHornet; Revolting cat!
According to their findings the galaxy exploded in a series of blasts trillions of times more powerful than any caused by an atomic bomb. "The Big Bang was an inside job!" - Rosie O'Donut
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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03/11/2010 1:54:59 PM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
(No more RINOS; I will vote my conscience, even if I have to write "Sarah Palin" on the ballot!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; ...
Thanks Ernest_at_the_Beach. I wonder why it seemed a little crowded in here.
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03/11/2010 2:46:25 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Freedom is Priceless.)
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