From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Apr 01 2004 - 14:34:17 PST
Science/Astronomy:
* Cheap Communication Schemes for ET
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_targeted_040401.html With a collection of mirrors, a small laser, and a computer to run it all, a knowledgeable and entrepreneurial extraterrestrial could produce detectable signals with only as much power as a handful of batteries could supply.
* Zeroing in on the Milky Way's Black Hole
A new look deep into the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy comes closer to the central supermassive black hole than ever before, promising a way to see the very shadow of the mysterious object in coming years.
* Survey Finds Dozens of Surprisingly Small Galaxies
Miniature galaxies inhabit the central regions of two separate, huge clusters of galaxies, astronomers announced today.
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: Thu Apr 01 2004 - 14:49:49 PST
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/blackhole_mw_040401.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ras_many_galaxies_040401.html