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Starlike objects with a compact structure and high redshift corresponding to velocities approaching the speed of light. Implied distances run into billions of parsecs. making them the most distant and luminous objects in the universe, millions of times brighter than normal galaxies

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  • What is astronomy
    Astronomy is the study of outer space. The planets, the moons, the sun and other stars, galaxies, etc. all fall under astronomy. However, astrophysics should not be confused ...
  • What did Galileo have to do with astronomy
    Galileo Galilei (Italian pronunciation: http://wiki.answers.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Italian; 15 February 1564 http://wiki.answers.com/#cite_note-birthdate-3 - 8 January 1642 ...
  • How does astronomy benefit society
    Benefits of Astronomy . Many developments in optics come from astronomy. The Galilean refracting telescope and the Newtonian reflecting telescope form the basis of pretty much ...
  • Why did Egyptians study astronomy
    The Ancient Egyptians, like many other early civilisations, were very interested in observing the night sky. It is likely that the Egyptians began to study the stars around ...
  • Astronomy about you
    Astronomy is about looking at the night skies to see stars, planets, meteors, comets and other phenomenons. It is not to be confused with astrology which is about trying to ...
  • What is Pensacola in astronomy
    This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. (November 2007)
  • Where did Copernicus study astronomy
    Copernicus went to Krakow Academy, which was founded in 1364 by Casimir II the Great, King of Poland and was the second oldest university in Central Europe, one of the oldest ...
  • Astronomy is the study of what
    You should study astronomy because it gives you updates on our world, universe, and what other objects besides stuff in our solar system are there.
  • What is an example for astronomy
    Astronomy is looking at stars or planets or phenomenons in the night sky. Just going outside on a clear night and looking at the stars is basic astronomy.
  • Astronomy is a branch of
    Astronomy is the branch of science that concerns itself with the study of what exists outside of our home planet and solar system. I have to say it is a major branch of science.

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    PARACELSUS, Five Hundred Years: Three American Exhibits. Bethesda, Maryland: Published by the Friends of the National Library of Medicine, Inc., for the Hahnemann University ...

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  • The hearts of space | Bad Astronomy
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  • A dying star with the wind in its hair | Bad Astronomy
    I’ve been doing this astronomy thing for a while, OK? I’ve seen galaxies, clusters, stars, planets… so many I’ve lost count. So it’s hard to find something I’ve never seen before, or even heard of before. So when astrophotographer Adam Block sent me a note about the nebula Abell 31 , my first reaction was, "Say what now?", and then I clicked on the picture, and my second reaction was "What the ...
  • Are You Listening to Astronomy.FM?
    Are you listening to Astronomy.FM? If not, you should join the audience of over 25,000 listeners in 85 countries who are enjoying this amazing free service. Astronomy.FM is billed as “The only all-Astronomy radio station in the Known Universe.” You can listen on-line anytime, as it is streaming 24 hours a day and it includes [...]
  • Warrensburg astronomy buff has a comet to call his own
    From childhood Fred Bruenjes has carried on a romance with the cosmos, and last week the sky rewarded his infatuation with the gift of something shiny:
  • Q&BA: Why spend money on NASA? | Bad Astronomy
    During last week’s Q&BA live video chat session on Google+, I got the question, "Why spend money on NASA when we need that money here on Earth?" This is a common question, and very apropos given the terrible budget news we got about NASA earlier today. So I put my answer up on YouTube . We’ll be hearing this argument a lot in the upcoming budget battles, and hopefully this’ll help show why we ...
  • Astronomy a draw for young and old
    The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club hosts star parties in an effort to get more people interested in the hobby.
  • 12 beautiful new astronomy images
    Take a look at a dozen beautiful astronomy images that have been released in the past couple of months by NASA and the European Space Agency. They appear in an automated slideshow.
  • Astronomy program planned
    Enjoy astronomy and watching the night’s sky? If so, a newly formed Astronomy Association through The Nature Institute in Godfrey has a special program coming up that you won’t want to miss.
  • Importance of astronomy highlighted
    MUSCAT - The increasingly important role that astronomy plays in everyday life was underlined as the 10th Arab Conference on Space Sciences and Astronomy opened here on Sunday.
  • White House asks for brutal planetary NASA budget cuts | Bad Astronomy
    The White House has released its Presidential budget request for fiscal year 2013 today, including the budget for NASA , and as usual there is some good news and some bad. But the good news is tepid, and the bad news is, well, pretty damn bad. I can lay some of this blame at NASA’s feet — a long history of being over budget and behind schedule looms large — but also at the President himself ...
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