Hey Space Placers!
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Left: This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows an infrared view of a sky area in the constellation Ursa Major. Above: After masking out all known stars, galaxies and artifacts and enhancing what's left, an irregular background glow appears. This is the cosmic infrared background (CIB); lighter colors indicate brighter areas. The CIB glow is more irregular than can be explained by distant unresolved galaxies, and this excess structure is thought to be light emitted when the universe was less than a billion years old. Scientists say it likely originated from the first luminous objects to form in the universe, which includes both the first stars and black holes.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (Goddard)
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Here is a VERY interesting news story on the possibility that primordial black holes could be the mysterious dark mater.
Be sure to click on the links in the article to get more background information.
I might FINALLY have clear skies to see Mars tonight. Wish me luck.....
Sky Guy in VA
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