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The Milky Way's tiny but tough galactic neighbor

In the new ESO image, Barnard's Galaxy glows beneath a sea of foreground stars in the direction of the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). At the relatively close distance of about 1.6 million light-years, ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Crushed bones reveal literal dino stomping ground

Imagine the gruesome sound of bones snapping as a thirsty, 30-ton dinosaur tramples a heap of fresh carcasses on his way to a rapidly shrinking lake.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 7