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January 2012
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“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t...
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9 Most Fascinating Galaxies of our Universe
the-star-stuff:
1. The Sombrero Galaxy
2. Black Eye Galaxy
3. 2MASX J00482185-2507365 occulting pair
4. The Whirlpool Galaxy
5. Grand Spiral galaxy
6. Galaxy NGC 1512
7.Galaxy NGC 3370
8. M81
9. Hoag’s Object
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