Fw: Dazzling new Hubble picture / Theory on Jupiter's formation / New class of objects

[LARRY KLAES]

----- Original Message ----- From: NewsAlert To: Newsalert Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 12:45 PM Subject: Dazzling new Hubble picture / Theory on Jupiter's formation / New class of objects             NEWSALERT: Friday, March 4, 2005 @ 1746 GMT   ---------------------------------------------------------------------            The latest news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now +++ MERCURY-GEMINI PIN COLLECTION: Framed tribute to the pioneers! U.S. Store: http://www.astronomynowstore.com/us/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=235 HUBBLE SEES IMPENDING DESTRUCTION OF GALAXY ------------------------------------------- What happens when a galaxy falls in with the wrong crowd? The irregular galaxy NGC 1427A is a spectacular example of the resulting stellar rumble. Under the gravitational grasp of a large gang of galaxies, called the Fornax cluster, the small bluish galaxy is plunging headlong into the group at nearly 400 miles per second.    http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0503/03hubble/ JUPITER'S FORMATION LINKED TO PRIMITIVE METEORITES -------------------------------------------------- The process that formed the giant planet Jupiter may also have spawned some of the tiniest and oldest members of our solar system -- millimeter-sized spheres called chondrules, the major part of the most primitive meteorites. As witnesses to the early history of the solar system, chondrules may provide important clues to how the planets formed.    http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0503/03jupiter/ DISCOVERY POINTS TO NEW CLASS OF OBJECTS ---------------------------------------- Astronomers at Sweet Briar College and the Naval Research Laboratory have detected a powerful new bursting radio source whose unique properties suggest the discovery of a new class of astronomical objects. The researchers have monitored the center of the Milky Way Galaxy for several years and reveal their findings in the journal Nature.    http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0503/03object/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------                   A DIGITAL RECORD OF SPACE HISTORY  Visit the Astronomy Now Store for a full listing of space DVD discs.            New digital transfers offer the ultimate record                    of the Apollo Moon landings.                http://www.astronomynowstore.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AOL USERS --------- The links below make it easier for AOL users to reach our stories. <a href="">HUBBLE' href=''>http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0503/03hubble/">HUBBLE SEES IMPENDING DESTRUCTION OF GALAXY</a> <a href=""http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0503/03jupiter/">JUPITER'S" href="">http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0503/03jupiter/">JUPITER'S FORMATION LINKED TO PRIMITIVE METEORITES</a> <a href="">DISCOVERY' href=''>http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0503/03object/">DISCOVERY POINTS TO NEW CLASS OF OBJECTS</a> <a href="">astronomy/' href=''>http://astronomynowstorecom">ASTRONOMY NOW STORE</a>