These great hollow globes of artificial super-metals, and artificial transparent adamant, ranged in size from the earliest and smallest structures, which were no bigger than a very small asteroid, to spheres considerably larger than the Earth. (Olaf Stapledon, STAR MAKER)
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Beyond Far Centaurus
A favorite A.E. van Vogt title (title, alas he often had better book and story titles than actual tales!) is Far Centaurus. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day takes us beyond Far Centaurus, to NGC 4945 in the constellation of Centaurus. What energetic madness lies at the core of this Seyfert galaxy? Can we get beyond the blue event horizon?
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