This blogs main purpose is to
facilitate interaction between the
host of this blog, Mr Alan Withers, and the
students of science at DSB International School, Mumbai. Fostering an ongoing interest in science and developing critical thinking is also a an important aim of this blog.
Science blog returns
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Mr Alan is ill
Unfortunately I won't be back at DSB until next Monday due to illness.
I've posted everyones work to do on the relevant year page.
means X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton it's originally used as an X-ray obervetory the andromeda is a spiral galaxy aproximetly 2.5 millions light years away in the constelation andromeda
Felix---No, Andromeda as in astronomy. Karlo, See above, Lea beat you to itbut I will give you 1 point for getting what Lea got wrong. Can you guess what that was? Mr A
The XMM-Newton (X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton) is an orbiting X-ray observatory, named in honor of Sir Isaac Newton.
ReplyDeletewe use the XMM-newton to observe gamma rays
ReplyDeleteAndromeda is a constellation in the northern sky. (a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere)
ReplyDeleteLea, I'll give you 2 out of three for these answers. Which one is wrong?
ReplyDeleteMr A
Umm...i think the '' why is XMM-Newton used?'' im looking for it
ReplyDeleteXMM-Newton observatory have been used to probe the evolution of dark matter
ReplyDeleteLea, partly correct----please explain further and give at least one other reason for using Xrays to observe the universe.
ReplyDeleteMr A
what is andromeda? - An asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and clusters of white flowers
ReplyDeleteXMM-Newton
ReplyDeletemeans X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton
it's originally used as an X-ray obervetory
the andromeda is a spiral galaxy aproximetly 2.5 millions light years away in the constelation andromeda
Felix---No, Andromeda as in astronomy.
ReplyDeleteKarlo, See above, Lea beat you to itbut I will give you 1 point for getting what Lea got wrong. Can you guess what that was?
Mr A