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9th January 2008, 01:40pm
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by Quasar
Heidelberg Germany
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 110

The shape of the mysterious cloud of antimatter in the central regions of the Milky Way has been revealed by ESA's orbiting gamma-ray observatory Integral. The unexpectedly lopsided shape is a new clue to the origin of the antimatter.

Full story  :
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMKTX2MDAF_index_0.html

9th January 2008, 02:17pm
#2
by RedSoxpawn
UAB BLAZER International
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 32610
Cool
30th January 2008, 11:45am
#3
by tonipmct
cleveland, ohio United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 22

Did you watch the near-miss asteroid the other day?

1st February 2008, 09:12am
#4
by Quasar
Heidelberg Germany
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 110
Nope...
1st February 2008, 03:41pm
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by BILL_5666
Baltimore, Maryland United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 1193
That's pretty amazing though I don't pretend to understand much of it.
1st February 2008, 06:41pm
#6
by Charlie91
Philippines
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 870
Many sources of γ rays, and the antimatter cause is plausible.  I heard about the asteroid fly-by.  When can we say that it's a near miss, and when is the next visit?
 

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