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  • A strange, newfound galaxy may help astronomers figure out how black holes and star formation evolved in the early universe, according to a new study. spiral galaxy, dubbed Speca, boasts fast-moving jets of particles rushing from its center, a phenomenon more commonly observed in elliptical galaxies.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • He seems to be using these ideas to demarcate his hypothetical sentences, though he is still writing in an Aristotelian fashion and developing an Aristotelian term logic (see Speca 2001 and Marenbon 2003: 50-56).

    The Statue of a Writer 2009

  • "Speca is an opportunity to investigate these details."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Speca provides astronomers with an opportunity to study the effect of the jets on a young galaxy.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • So it's intriguing, researchers said, to find a jet-spewing spiral; studying Speca could help them better understand how spirals morph into ellipticals over time.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Such a high count is rare even among ellipticals, and it provides clues about the evolution of Speca.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • In fact, Speca is just the second spiral known to have such jets. supermassive black hole at the heart of Speca.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Astronomers used a variety of telescopes to characterize Speca, finding that it boasts three pairs of lobes.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Speca - whose name is short for Spiral-host Episodic radio galaxy tracing Cluster Accretion - is found about 1.7 billion light-years from Earth.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Through his training, Speca has learned about ImPACT, a program he would like to see instituted in area schools.

    The Times Today's News 2010

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