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6.10.14

Imagens do Mundo - Maui, Hawaii.

Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii.
 
Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii.

White River Falls, Oregon - Estados-Unidos

White River Falls, Oregon
White River Falls, Oregon

Imagens do Mundo - Blue Lake - Colorado - Estados-Unidos

Blue Lake, Colorado
 
Blue Lake, Colorado

Imagens do Mundo - Winter

winter,winter.....
 
winter,winter.....

Immagini del mondo - Cinque Terre - Italia

Cinque Terre, Italy.
Cinque Terre, Italia

Imagens do Mundo - Fairy Glen, Scotland

Fairy Glen, Scotland


Fairy Glen, Scotland

Astronomy picture of the day 06-10-2014 - Space Station Detector Finds Unexplained Positron Excess

2014 October 6
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Space Station Detector Finds Unexplained Positron Excess
Image Credit & License: Ron Garan, STS-134 Crew, Expedition 28 Crew, NASA

Explanation: Where did all these high energy positrons come from? The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been meticulously recording how often it is struck by both high energy electrons and positrons since 2011. After accumulating years of data, it has now become clear that there are significantly more positrons than electrons at the highest energies detected. The excess may have a very exciting and profound origin -- the annihilation of distant but previously undetected dark matter particles. However, it is also possible that astronomical sources such as pulsars are creating the unexplained discrepancy. The topic remains a very active area of research. Pictured here, the AMS is visible on the ISS just after being installed, with a US Space Shuttle docked on the far right, a Russian Soyuz capsule docked on the far left, and the blue Earth that houses all nations visible across the background.

Playing For Change - "Back to your roots" - Video - Music - Live in Australia

"Back to your roots"
Live in Australia