September 2009
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Best UV view ever of Andromeda Galaxy
A new view of the Andromeda Galaxy reveals hot, young stars in ultraviolet light.
NASA’s Swift satellite acquired the highest-resolution view of a neighboring spiral galaxy ever attained in the ultraviolet, according to NASA. The galaxy, known as M31 in the constellation Andromeda, is the largest and closest spiral galaxy to our own.
“Swift reveals about 20,000 ultraviolet sources...
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System crash . flatline
A flatline is an electrical time sequence measurement that shows no activity and therefore when represented, shows a flat line instead of a moving one. It almost always refers to either a flatlined electrocardiogram, where the heart shows no electrical activity [asystole], or to a flat electroencephalogram, in which the brain shows no electrical activity [brain death].
