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Astronomers Discover Part of The Milky Way Where There Are No Young Stars
Astronomers Discover Part of The Milky Way Where There Are No Young Stars
A team of astronomers has discovered a wide expanse of space in the center of the
Milky Way where there are no young stars. This stellar desert is 8,000 light years from the
galactic center - and the area does not produce new stars hundreds of millions of years.
In a study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a team
of astronomers led by Noriyuki Matsunaga, the University of Tokyo, described this desert place
as a stellar empty. Their analysis shows that a considerable portion of Internal Far disk space
has no young star, and has been so for a long period.
There are billions of stars in our galaxy, some young and some old. By measuring the
distribution of these stars, astronomers can better understand how the Milky Way formed and
evolved.
A type of star in particular Cepheid, is among the newest of our galaxy, dating between
10 and 300 million years (compared to our Sun, which is about 4.6 billion years old, they are
new). The Cerfeidas are easily detectable because they pulsate in a predictable pattern.
Furthermore, these pulse cycles allow astronomers estimate the distance and their age.
Unfortunately, find Cerfeidas inside the Milky Way is difficult because of interstellar
dust that blocks our view. To peek at the region and see if there Cerfeidas Disk Extreme
Internal space, Matsunaga and his team made infrared observations in the region using a
Japanese telescope located in South Africa. They then found that there is hardly Cerfeidas
there, which was a surprise to them.
Previous work of astronomers revealed that there were some Cerfeidas in the center
of the Milky Way at a distance region about 150 light-years. But now they have discovered that
outside this region there is a large "Cerfeidas desert" in a span 8,000 light years away from the
galactic center. To put into perspective, the Milky Way has an extension of 100 thousand light
years. That is, space as hell without any company. It's a little scary to think about it.
Interestingly, the discovery coincides with the radio astronomers work, which also
found that young stars were born in that region. Later on, astronomers will study the
movement and the chemical composition of new Cerfeidas to better understand the formation
and evolution of the Milky Way - and for what reason there is this barren core.
Astrônomos descobrem parte da Via Láctea onde não há estrelas jovens
Um tipo de estrela em particular, a Cefeida, está entre as mais novas de nossa galáxia,
datando entre 10 e 300 milhões de anos (comparado com nosso Sol, que tem
aproximadamente 4,6 bilhões de anos, elas são novas). As Cerfeidas são facilmente
detectáveis, pois elas pulsam em um padrão previsível. Além disso, esses ciclos de pulsação
permitem que astrônomos estimem a distância e idade delas.
Infelizmente, achar Cerfeidas no interior da Via Láctea é difícil, por causa da poeira
interestelar que bloqueia nossa visão. Para espreitar essa região e ver se há Cerfeidas no Disco
Extremo Interno do espaço, Matsunaga e sua equipe fizeram observações no infravermelho na
região usando um telescópio japonês localizado na África do Sul. Eles, então, descobriram que
dificilmente há Cerfeidas por lá, o que foi uma surpresa para eles.
President Juan Manuel Santos and number one guerrilla, Tymoshenko will sign the
pact in a solemn act in Cartagena. Agreement must still be approved by Colombians plebiscite
on the 2nd of October.
The Colombian government will sign on Monday (26/09) the historical peace
agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in an attempt to put an
end to 52 years of armed conflict.
Reached in August in Havana, after years of negotiations, the agreement will be signed
in a solemn ceremony in Cartagena, northern Colombia, by Colombian President Juan Manuel
Santos, and the number one of the FARC, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, known as Timoshenko.
In a statement Sunday, Santos said that the signing of the pact will start "to build
peace" in Colombia, but that should last a long time, "because rebuild a country that was so
struck, who suffered so much for so long, is not something we can do from night to day. "
On Friday, the FARC announced that its leaders ratified unanimously the agreement,
which includes the abandonment of arms with the guerrilla and its transformation into a
political movement. The new club must hold ten seats in Congress, according to provide the
peace pact.
After the signing, the agreement must still be approved by Colombia in a referendum
scheduled for next October 2. To be valid, requires the participation of more than 13% of
voters, 4.5 million people. All research design the victory of "yes" in the referendum.
On Sunday, another guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), announced
that it will stop offensive actions on October 2 to facilitate the participation of Colombians in
the plebiscite. Pablo Beltrán, member of the central command of the guerrillas, said that while
the ELN is critical to the peace process, the group will not be an "obstacle" to the government
and the FARC.
In more than 50 years, the conflict in Colombia, the longest in America, has killed
220,000 people and left more than 6 million IDPs.
The date chosen for the signing, September 26, following the day of St. Peter Claver
(1581-1654), "a great defender of human rights." He was a missionary and Spanish Jesuit priest
who dedicated his life to the defense of the slaves in Cartagena, the main port slave of
America at the time when the country was a colony of Spain. And therefore he is known as
"the apostle of the slaves."
Em declaração neste domingo, Santos destacou que a assinatura do pacto dará início
"à construção de paz" na Colômbia, mas que deve durar muito tempo, "porque reconstruir um
país que foi tão golpeado, que sofreu tanto durante tanto tempo, não é algo que se pode fazer
da noite para o dia".
Na última sexta-feira, as Farc anunciaram que seus líderes ratificaram por unanimidade
o acordo, que contempla o abandono das armas pela guerrilha e sua transformação em
movimento político. A nova agremiação deve ocupar dez assentos no Congresso, segundo
prevê o pacto de paz.
Após a assinatura, o acordo ainda deverá ser referendado pelos colombianos num
plebiscito marcado para o próximo dia 2 de outubro. Para ser validado, exige a participação de
mais de 13% dos eleitores, 4,5 milhões de pessoas. Todas as pesquisas projetam a vitória do
"sim" na consulta popular.
Neste domingo, outra guerrilha, o Exército de Libertação Nacional (ELN), anunciou que
irá interromper as ações ofensivas em 2 de outubro para facilitar a participação dos
colombianos no plebiscito. Pablo Beltrán, integrante do comando central da guerrilha, disse
que, embora o ELN seja crítico ao processo de paz, o grupo não será um "obstáculo" para o
governo e as Farc.
A data escolhida para a assinatura, 26 de setembro, segue o dia de São Pedro Claver
(1581-1654), "um grande defensor dos direitos humanos". Ele foi um missionário e sacerdote
jesuíta espanhol que dedicou sua vida à defesa dos escravos em Cartagena, principal porto
negreiro da América na época em que o país foi colônia da Espanha. E, por isso, ele é
conhecido como "apóstolo dos escravos".
Australia 'walk' and position the country on the map will be corrected
The movement of tectonic plates of the Earth's surface did Australia moved. The
country was "born" to the north and its location on maps and GPSs will have to be rectified.
According to Folha de S.Paulo, the plates are under Australia move with great speed,
moving the country to the north 6.85 centimeters each year, with a micro clockwise rotation.
According to geological standards, this movement is happening too fast.
Despite the drive people can not feel, unlike the Global Positioning System (GPS). Thus,
the longitudes and latitudes of Australia will be reconfigured.
Austrália ‘anda’ e posição do país no mapa será corrigida
De acordo com a Folha de S.Paulo, as placas que estão sob a Austrália se movimentam
com muita velocidade, deslocando o país ao norte 6,85 centímetros a cada ano, com uma
micro rotação em sentido horário. Segundo os padrões geológicos, essa movimentação é
acontece com muita velocidade.
Over a hundred million viewers are watching on Monday (26) the debate that pits the
two presidential candidates in the United States.
The duration is one hour and thirty minutes, but the first of three debates between
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, which takes place tonight at Hofstra University in New York
state, with an expected audience of 80 to 100 million viewers, has everything to be one of the
crucial moments of the campaign for the succession of Barack Obama to the White House.
With a small lead in national polls, but behind the opponent, also by a few points in
the states that will define the election in November as Florida, Ohio and Nevada, Hillary must,
according to sources of the Democratic campaign, focusing his criticism on Trump personality .
The candidate will attempt to show that it does not have the necessary balance to be
president and the danger they pose for the world if it becomes commander in chief of the
most powerful military on the planet. At the same time, Clinton must convince voters that,
although not Obama, but has charisma and is both the most competent candidate as the most
trusted to take the reins in Washington. Trump already is unpredictable.
Trump must maintain control
A duração é de apenas uma hora e trinta minutos, mas o primeiro dos três debates
entre Hillary Clinton e Donald Trump, que acontece hoje à noite na Universidade de Hofstra,
no estado de Nova York, com uma audiência esperada de 80 a até 100 milhões de
espectadores, tem tudo para ser um dos momentos cruciais da campanha para a sucessão de
Barack Obama à Casa Branca.
Com uma pequena vantagem nas pesquisas nacionais, mas atrás do adversário,
também por poucos pontos, nos estados que definirão as eleições em novembro, como
Flórida, Ohio e Nevada, Hillary deve, segundo fontes da campanha democrata, concentrar suas
críticas na personalidade de Trump.
A candidata tentará mostrar que ele não tem o equilíbrio necessário para ser
presidente e o perigo que pode representar para o mundo caso se torne comandante-em-
chefe das forças armadas mais poderosas do planeta. Ao mesmo tempo, Hillary precisa
convencer os eleitores de que, embora não seja Obama, tem sim carisma e é tanto a candidata
mais competente quanto a mais confiável para tomar as rédeas em Washington. Já Trump é
imprevisível.